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NEW for 11/11: On Wendell Cofer; Biden, Dems were winners

NEW for 11/11: On Wendell Cofer; Biden, Dems were winners

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Rev. Wendell Cofer helped organized two veterans’ groups
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Joe Biden and Democrats were surprise winners in the midterms
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Two Sunday walking tours will tell of area history
NOTABLE: Boy Scout Troop 26 leader wins “unsung hero” award
OBITUARIES: James Hardy (Jim) Nelems
RECOMMENDED: The Battle for the American Mind
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Edward Daugherty designed significant Atlanta landscape projects
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery may be difficult to locate
CALENDAR: Christ Church Episcopal men’s civic breakfast is Saturday morning

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by · November 11, 2022 · Full issues
Wendell Cofer in Italy

FOCUS: Cofer helped organized two veterans’ groups

By James Cofer |  As we observe Veterans’ Day today, my thoughts harken back to my own soldier father, the Rev. Wendell Cofer of Snellville, and all of the ceremonies that he organized to honor veterans.

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by · November 11, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEW for 11/3: Clower’s good work; 2020 reflections; Money and politics

NEW for 11/3: Clower’s good work; 2020 reflections; Money and politics

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Grace Clower of Snellville is a model for tireless and long contributions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We’ll look back upon 2020 as one of the most distinctive years ever
ANOTHER VIEW: Since money buys elections, time to work to reverse Citizens United 
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Simple acts of road courtesy show the type of people in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: County approves program that will raise water-sewer rates
NOTABLE: Shaunieka Taylor is new head of Community Outreach Department
RECOMMENDED: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Americans were enslaved after arrival of the English
MYSTERY PHOTO: Fall scene asks you to identify today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Checking out a birthday
CALENDAR: Rick Bragg talks new book Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South

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by · November 3, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 10/20: On Jack Britt, write-in candidate, voting

NEW for 10/20: On Jack Britt, write-in candidate, voting

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Snellville’s Jack Britt had notable career as coach and teacher
EEB PERSPECTIVE: School board write-in candidate has most difficult race in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: There’s something that satisfies the soul when you have voted
SPOTLIGHT: Imagine Advertising and Global Signs
FEEDBACK: Another respondent says to vote for Constitutional Amendment One
UPCOMING: Satisfeed providing food boxes in conjunction with Rotary Clubs
NOTABLE: Two from Gwinnett are winners for Metro Atlanta Summit Awards
RECOMMENDED: Red Truck Bakery Cookbook, by Brian Noyes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Work of the Salvation Army in Georgia dates back to 1890
MYSTERY PHOTO: Give us the name of this island as today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Drug take-back program in Snellville on October 24

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by · October 20, 2020 · Full issues
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