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NEW for 6/27: Scary storm, property taxes, feedback

NEW for 6/27: Scary storm, property taxes, feedback

Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping one stranded 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Jersey residents must stand in awe of Georgia taxpayers
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: In earlier days, parents had a deadline for their kids
UPCOMING: Explore Gwinnett awards $183,000 to arts groups
NOTABLE: Lilburn Police Chief Hedley announces retirement
OBITUARY: Elizabeth C. “Busy” Belden
RECOMMENDED: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Get out and visit Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders
MYSTERY PHOTO: What can you find out about this painting?
LAGNIAPPE: Loggerhead sea turtles are beginning their nesting season
CALENDAR: Author Lisa See coming to Norcross on July 8 

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by · June 27, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping out one stranded

FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping out one stranded

By Holly Moore |  This past week, on my way to visit my father in Ozark, Ala., I drove through a heavy thunderstorm. It brought to mind a stormy summer drive about 22 years ago with this same destination.  

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by · June 27, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 1/4: On tight kitchens, Stetson Bennett, more

NEW for 1/4: On tight kitchens, Stetson Bennett, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering those family gatherings in tight kitchens
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Who is the most popular man in Georgia today? Stetson Bennett 
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
NOTABLE: Winn DAR chapter lays wreaths on veteran’s graves 
RECOMMENDED: Folklore and the Sea by Horace Beck
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Augusta’s Morris Museum of Art dedicated to Southern artists
MYSTERY PHOTO: The dawn of a new year
CALENDAR: Learn more about how to survive the Sandwich Generation

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by · January 4, 2022 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Remembering those family gatherings in tight kitchens

By Holly Moore |  In my grandmother’s kitchen north of Jacksonville, Florida,  I learned to cook grits and white rice, I learned to shell peas and shrimp, and peel potatoes and chop radishes. 

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by · January 4, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEW for 11/5: Georgia’s parks; Eagle scouts; Letting light shine

NEW for 11/5: Georgia’s parks; Eagle scouts; Letting light shine

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Great getaway to visit a nearby Georgia park during the week
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Being an Eagle Scout started guy on career path 
ANOTHER VIEW: Let your light shine everywhere, every day, every way
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Feels law-abiding citizens could be harmed by anti-gun crowd
UPCOMING: New GGC programs aimed at students who changed majors
NOTABLE: Corrections department holding a job fair on November 13
RECOMMENDED: Power and Liberty by Gordon S. Wood
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Here’s a short history of the World Champion Atlanta Braves
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify or make up a story about this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer visits new Norcross library
CALENDAR: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, opens Friday at the Lionheart Theatre

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by · November 5, 2021 · Full issues
11/3: School testing, bar regulations, learning from each other

11/3: School testing, bar regulations, learning from each other

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TODAY’S FOCUS: School Testing Reduction Can Expand Students’ Minds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Needs More Regulation on Drinking Establishments
ANOTHER VIEW: Democrats and Republicans Can Learn from One Another
FEEDBACK: More on When People Are Free; Suggests Group to Help Pet Adopters
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Invests in Business Incubator
NOTABLE: Watch Out for Scammers on New Chip Cards
RECOMMENDED READ: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Royal Georgia Was Unsettled Time for Most Residents
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Season Which Is Far Richer Than the Others
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognized Location in Western France

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by · November 3, 2015 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Reduction in school testing necessary to expand students’ minds

By Holly Moore | Education stories, particularly public school education stories, often dominate our news. You can’t escape the latest study or data pointing to successes and far too often failures. Bureaucrats, with little to no education background, weigh in on the best way to “fix” our schools. Systems explore the next big trend in teaching

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by · November 3, 2015 · Today's Focus