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NEW for 5/8: Georgia’s primary; Sheltering in place; Pandemic flaws

NEW for 5/8: Georgia’s primary; Sheltering in place; Pandemic flaws

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Questions and Answers about June 9 Georgia Primary Election
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Many People Appear Happy to “Remain in Place” Across the, Nation 
ANOTHER VIEW: Pandemic Shows Flaws In Many of Our Normal Approaches
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.,
FEEDBACK: Watch Out for fake Ga. Power Scam, and Be Sure To Report It
UPCOMING: Here Are Advanced Voting Sites for Gwinnett County
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Hospitality Group Launches Program To Help the Arts
RECOMMENDED: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Pickett’s Mill A Decisive Encounter in Atlanta Campaign
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us What You Can Find about This Traditional Building
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters Plan School Board District 5 Debate May 12

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by · May 8, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 4/28: Alleviating pandemic effects,  Sugarloaf and a rant

NEW for 4/28: Alleviating pandemic effects, Sugarloaf and a rant

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Creative Suggestions for Alleviating the COVID-19 Effects
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Did You Ever Go Looking for the Town of Sugarloaf in Gwinnett?
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s One Person Letting Go and Just Having a Good Rant
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc. 
FEEDBACK: Kidding Around During a Pandemic Is Unacceptable
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Rotary Seeking Food for Cooperative Ministry
NOTABLE: Kaczmarczyk Becomes PCOM Interim Chief Academic Officer
RECOMMENDED: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lawrenceville Native Bill Arp Becomes Well Known Columnist
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pretty Soon, We’re Gonna Exhaust Photos of American Lighthouses

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by · April 28, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/24:  Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

NEW for 3/24: Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Morning Commute Time in Atlanta: Strange Driving Is Normal  
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Major Widespread Shutdowns Create Another World for Most of Us
ANOTHER VIEW: You Might Be Surprised at the Ages of Founding Fathers
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Had a Relative Who Died in Philadelphia of Spanish Flu
UPCOMING: County Parks Limit Hours and Close Certain Areas During Virus
NOTABLE: Community Foundation Well on Way To Raising Fund for COVID-19
RECOMMENDED: Blue Flowers by Carola Saavedra
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Present Georgia State Capitol Opens amid Celebration in 1889
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unique Images are in This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Go Bird Walking with Southern Wings on March 28

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by · March 24, 2020 · Full issues
3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

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TODAY’S FOCUS: State of Georgia Is Usurping County Power in Monuments Legislation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Census Forms Coming Soon To Your House; Beware of Census Scams
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democracies Change; Why Does the USA Cling to Old Ideas?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: It’ll Cost you $1.20 in Postage To Mail Back in An Absentee Ballot
UPCOMING: Three CIDs Help Fund Study of 6.6 Mile Boulevard Corridor
NOTABLE: Chamber Names Paul Oh as New Manager of Community Affairs
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Helen M. Lewis Concentrates on Appalachian People
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Looks Like a Cold, Wet Area
LAGNIAPPE: A Little Bluebird Become Harbinger of Spring for Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Climate Change Discussion March 8 at Peachtree Corners Library

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by · March 6, 2020 · Full issues
2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Democrats Have a Radical Frontrunner in Bernie Sanders
EEB PERSPECTIVE: In Gwinnett, There May Be Few Republicans Running for Local Offices
ANOTHER VIEW: Storm Clouds on the Economy: Are We Close to a Major Crash?
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Early Duluth First Methodist Church Had Its Own Library 
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Gets Food Well Alliance Grant for Community Garden
NOTABLE: Duluth Cops Prizes in SFEA Event, Including Kaleidoscope Award
RECOMMENDED: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Revival Meetings in Georgia First Started in Early 19th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Product of Nature Is This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Seven Gwinnett Seniors Win DAR Good Citizen’s Award
CALENDAR: Southern Values: an Exhibit of Three Women, on Display at Hudgens Center

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by · February 28, 2020 · Full issues
2/21, full issue: Redner departs; Dems move forward; Warren’s plan

2/21, full issue: Redner departs; Dems move forward; Warren’s plan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Redner To Leave Post with Community Foundation of NE Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats Welcome Bloomberg and Slowly Move Toward Nominee
ANOTHER VIEW: Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Health Plan in Detail; No Others Have
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Troubled By President’s Attempt To Interfere with Judicial Process
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers Seeking National Anthem Performers for 2020 Season
NOTABLE: GMC Medical Foundation Soars Past $30 Million Goal to $43 Million
RECOMMENDED: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Estuaries Valuable for Crab, Fish, Shrimp and Other Shellfish
MYSTERY PHOTO: Color of Houses May Hint to Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Rose Day Coming Up February 29 at Bogan Road Community Center

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by · February 21, 2020 · Full issues
2/11: Remembering Maurice Wheeler; On government; On impeachment

2/11: Remembering Maurice Wheeler; On government; On impeachment

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Neighbor Remembers Friendship and Stories of Maurice Wheeler
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s Another Example of Us Having Too Much Government
ANOTHER VIEW: Understanding the Impeachment Results from Worldwide Media
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College 
FEEDBACK: After Brexit, England Now Holds the Trump Card on Its Future
UPCOMING: Special $2.14 Adoption Fee This Week at Gwinnett Animal Shelter
NOTABLE: State NSSAR Conference Recognized Dee Camerio for Service
RECOMMENDED: Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lookout Mountain Near Chattanooga Is a Major Tourist Attraction
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Is Something of a Walking Giant
LAGNIAPPE: Surprise Snow Brings White to Gwinnett 
CALENDAR: Discuss Afrofuturism on Feb. 15 at Lilburn library

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by · February 11, 2020 · Full issues
10/15: Annandale turns 50; A continuing objective; More

10/15: Annandale turns 50; A continuing objective; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Annandale Village in 2019 Marks 50th Year Since Its Founding
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lack of Announcements from Republicans in Gwinnett Is Ironic
ANOTHER VIEW: Action on Judge Gorsuch Delegitimizes Every Decision He Will Make
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Recent Letter Provides Belly Laugh about Trump Regime
UPCOMING: Gwinnett DOT Plans Projects in Lawrenceville and at West Park Place
NOTABLE: ARC Forecasts Gwinnett To Grow to 1.4 Million by Year 2050
RECOMMENDED: Post-Truth By Lee McIntyre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Marching through Georgia: One of Best Known Civil War Songs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Lighthouse To Test Your Abilities 
CALENDAR: The 11th annual Frontier Faire will be held Saturday, October 19

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by · October 15, 2019 · Full issues
7/26: On best health plan; Political betting; Questions for GOP

7/26: On best health plan; Political betting; Questions for GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Single Payer Health Care Plan Is Best for Our Country
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bet on a Political Race?  Would Have Better Chance on a Horse Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Questions Abound for Republicans Before the Next National Election
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Chilling Response Concerning Where Our Lives Are Going
UPCOMING: Register Online for 200 Tickets To Session on 287 (g) Program July 31
NOTABLE: Medical Center Wins Heart Association Awards for World Class Care
RECOMMENDED: Front Page News in Dayton, Tenn. 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Callaway Family Has Changed the Face of Georgia in Many Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful Mural May Be Telegraphing a False Clue
CALENDAR: U.S. Attorney for North District of Georgia To Speak Here

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by · July 25, 2019 · Full issues
7/16: Authoritarianism; Good year for Stripers; Trump

7/16: Authoritarianism; Good year for Stripers; Trump

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Authoritarianism Could Come to America via Trump Presidency
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Stripers Having a Good Year, In Second Place in IL
ANOTHER VIEW: Yearns for Another Trump Victory To Push USA Even More to the Right
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: United Kingdom Wrestles with Itself…..Jeepers! Near a Cliff!
UPCOMING: Governor Kemp To Speak at PCOM’s Moultrie Campus Opening
NOTABLE: Dispose of Hazardous Waste on July 20 at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
RECOMMENDED: Surviving Progress by Matthew Roy and Harold Crooks
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Earl Patriot John Wereat Served State in Various Capacities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us Where You Think This Beautiful Artwork Is Located
CALENDAR: Writer’s Workshop Coming to Suwanee Library on July 27

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by · July 16, 2019 · Full issues