By Dr. Josi Kalavar | Over the past two decades, an all-too-familiar scene has made headlines: photos of a community gathered at a place to mourn a senseless tragedy. It could be from a natural disaster like tornadoes, floods and hurricanes, a fire, a building collapse, or most recently, a school shooting.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dacula Attorney Addresses World Forum on Drugs in Sweden
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SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automobile Group
FEEDBACK: What Did Our Nation Get from Summit in Singapore?
UPCOMING: Snellville July 4 Holiday Features Gigantic Fireworks Show
NOTABLE: 34th Leadership Gwinnett Announces 40 Selectees for 2018-19 Program
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Greenfingers (2001)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wilson’s Southern Drive Faces Diminished Opposition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where This Beautiful and Uncrowded Beach Is
CALENDAR: Disentangling Truth in the Digital Age Workshop Coming Soon
By Jock Ellis | CUMMING, Ga., June 30, 2015 — NBA hoops was the first thing I heard when I would hop aboard a MARTA bus headed toward the Lindbergh Station.
Two guys, one on either side of the aisle, would be deep in conversation about the previous night’s game. Both clearly enjoyed getting to talk about something they obviously loved. One guy was a 40ish black man wearing work khakis while the other, a 30-something white guy, was dressed in a three-piece, blue pinstripe suit. Their conversations would run from before I hopped on until we disembarked to await the train. And maybe after.
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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