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NEW for 5/3: Georgians have 2 horses in Derby, more

NEW for 5/3: Georgians have 2 horses in Derby, more

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EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgians have 2 horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Feels writer is out of touch with Hispanic community
UPCOMING: County breaks ground on Lenora Park improvements
NOTABLE: Former Ghanaian changes view, and gains degree
RECOMMENDED: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Student activists demonstrate in Georgia in the 1960s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Concentrate broadly about today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Breaking Legs opens Friday at the Lionheart Theatre

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by · May 3, 2024 · Full issues
Keith Mason and Larry Connolly (photo courtesy The Saporta Report)

BRACK: Georgians have 2 horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby

By Elliott Brack  |  There’s interest in the Kentucky Derby for at least one family in Gwinnett.  Keith Mason, the son of Ann and Wayne Mason of Snellville, is the co-managing partner of a syndicate which will have two horses running in the Derby on Saturday.  Mason and Larry Connolly of Atlanta are co-founders of the West Paces Racing partnership group.  

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by · May 3, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

15.20: Foundation grants, public servants, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Non-Profits Get $130,000 from Community Foundation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: People Are There for You If Something Runs Amiss in Your Life
FEEDBACK: One Veteran’s Story and How He Got Help in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: Walton EMC Releases Details of Cooperative Solar Property
NOTABLE: Leadership Gwinnett Announces 40-Member Class for 2015-16
RECOMMENDED READ: Lusitania; Triumph, Tragedy by Greg King and Penny Wilson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Finally, Gov. Ellis Arnall Pardons Author of Georgia Chain Gang Book
TODAY’S QUOTE: Concerning How Scientists Have Been and Are Today Thinking
LAGNIAPPE: Mike Rooks of Mulberry Park Wins National Trail Award

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by · June 9, 2015 · Full issues
PHOTOS: Keen Ice comes in third

PHOTOS: Keen Ice comes in third

Keith Mason was soaring high when part of the horse he owns, Keen Ice, finished third in the Belmont Stakes to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Mason and his wife, Twinker, are shown with former President Bill Clinton. Of his horse’s performance, Mason says that he “Thought Keen Ice had the kick for the finish. We were most pleased. He ran the best race run thus far, giving it all he had. American Pharoah is a superhorse. There’s no shame in losing to a Triple Crown winner.”

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by · June 9, 2015 · Uncategorized
15.19: Triple Crown connection; entertainment center; criminal justice reform

15.19: Triple Crown connection; entertainment center; criminal justice reform

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s a Gwinnett Angle to Belmont Stakes Saturday in New YorkEEB PERSPECTIVE: Unique New Entertainment Center Coming to Peachtree CornersANOTHER VIEW: Steps We Need To Take To Reform the Criminal Justice SystemUPCOMING: City of Duluth Begins Demolition of Three Acres DowntownNOTABLE: Medical Center Expands Treatment of Adults with ConcussionsBOOK RECOMMENDATION: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Book about Georgia Chain Gang Proves To Be National SensationTODAY’S QUOTE: Somehow There Seems Like Something Is Wrong with This
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Recognized Church of Ireland in Dublin
LAGNIAPPE: Check Out a the Snake-Necked Turtle from New Guinea

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by · June 5, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Gwinnett angle to Saturday’s Triple Crown horse race

FOCUS: Gwinnett angle to Saturday’s Triple Crown horse race

By Keith Mason | This weekend, millions of Americans will see American Pharoah compete for a Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes in New York, the final leg of America’s oldest continuous outdoor sport—horse racing.

I will be at the Belmont Saturday with a stake in the race, as a partner in Donegal Racing’s thoroughbred, Keen Ice, who will run from post position No. 7. A racing fan for years, I am in an awkward position—pulling against a Triple Crown contender in my favorite sport. I would not be terribly disappointed to finish behind what could become America’s first Triple Crown winner since 1978. But I would be exhilarated to actually win the Belmont against such an outstanding horse.

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by · June 5, 2015 · Today's Focus
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