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NEW for 1/6: On qualified labor force, “open carry” guns

NEW for 1/6: On qualified labor force, “open carry” guns

Click here to read the latest full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Businesses need qualified and motivated labor force
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Carrying six loaded guns in Publix, person may not be convicted as felon
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates thoughts on grieving in recent Forum
UPCOMING: Suwanee community program, Art Ties, focuses on visual arts
NOTABLE: Beginning of the year is good time for a financial checkup
OBITUARIES: Deborah Mason
RECOMMENDED: Chicken Salad Chick restaurants
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fiddler Clayton McMichen known as the North Georgia Wildcat
MYSTERY PHOTO: Formally-designed, elegant household is today’s Mystery

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by · January 6, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: With 6 loaded guns in Publix, man may not be convicted as felon

BRACK: With 6 loaded guns in Publix, man may not be convicted as felon

By Elliott Brack  |  Did you hear about the story published recently of a guy found to be carrying six loaded guns in a restroom at a Publix in downtown Atlanta? The story was in The New York Times on January 3. This person had  four handguns in his jacket pocket, plus a 12-gauge shotgun and AR-15 rifle in a guitar case. This happened in March of 2021.

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by · January 6, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 9/20: On Trump, abortion, and Oxford comma

NEW for 9/20: On Trump, abortion, and Oxford comma

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: On Trump and secret documents: is he the Manchurian Candidate?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Abortion will drive a change in the 2022 elections
ANOTHER VIEW: Some considerations about the Oxford comma
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Likes occasional obituaries of local residents in Forum
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners homeowners get 15% reduction on flood insurance
NOTABLE: GGC again ranks as number one in ethnic diversity in nation
OBITUARIES: Fred A. Banks
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta College of Art becomes absorbed into SCAD
MYSTERY PHOTO: This group readying for a day on the water
LAGNIAPPE: Peach State FCU donates to Walker County schools
CALENDAR: School Superintendent Calvin Watts speaks on State of Schools Wednesday

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by · September 20, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Abortion will drive a change in the 2022 elections

BRACK: Abortion will drive a change in the 2022 elections

By Elliott Brack |  Have you detected a major shift in the national political world?  If it proves as big as we think it is, there will be some blockbuster surprises come this fall’s election results. It centers around abortion, and women of all races, in all sections of the country, and old and young, do not want career politicians dictating control of their bodies at either the state and national level.

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by · September 20, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEWS BRIEFS: Stripers giving more replica rings at some September games

NEWS BRIEFS: Stripers giving more replica rings at some September games

Gwinnett Stripers, Triple-A affiliate of the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves, have announced three additional World Champions Replica Ring Giveaways for the month of September. All three dates are presented by Coolray Heating and Cooling.

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by · August 9, 2022 · News
NEW for 4/22: New manager, taped P.O. boxes, constitutional carry

NEW for 4/22: New manager, taped P.O. boxes, constitutional carry

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Jackson EMC names Fennell new Gwinnett district manager
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taped Post Office boxes, Freeman, old businesses and passports
ANOTHER VIEW: Having Alice around is the only good side of “Constitution Carry”
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
FEEDBACK: Reaction to comments about New Mexico’s college funding
UPCOMING: GGC prof studies impact of scientists in climate change 
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County employees getting 8% pay raise
RECOMMENDED: The Second Mrs. Astor, A Novel of the Titanic  by Shana Abe’
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State’s antebellum newspapers were mostly political in nature
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this beautiful pot of flowers located?
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville artist’s work on display at City Hall 
CALENDAR: Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee will be April 23 in downtown Norcross

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by · April 22, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 4/1: The Water Tower; Help with candidates; Special weapon

NEW for 4/1: The Water Tower; Help with candidates; Special weapon

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Leaders celebrate innovative new facility, The Water Tower 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Know a candidate? Make sure they contact the Forum soon
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon in election: Donald Trump
FEEDBACK: China may see more possibility of being the peacemaker
UPCOMING: Jesus Christ Superstar returning to Fox Theatre in April 
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Police Department gains state certification
RECOMMENDED: Utopia by Thomas More
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whitewater paddling is popular sport for many in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day
LAGNIAPPE: This guy found a way to sprout
CALENDAR: Investiture of Dr. Jann Joseph as GGC president is Friday (today) at 10:30 a.m.

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by · April 1, 2022 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon: Donald Trump

ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon: Donald Trump

By Jack Bernard |  Well, my favorite con man, Donald Trump, was recently here in Georgia in all his bombastic glory. His trip to our fine state was marked by his obsession with the 2020 election. 

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by · April 1, 2022 · Another View
NEW for 3/1: On teacher tenure and November candidates

NEW for 3/1: On teacher tenure and November candidates

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Why teacher tenure is a good practice for schools
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taking a look at the races for U.S. Senate and governor
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Disturbed at what she sees from school board meeting
UPCOMING: PCOM established medical education Center for Excellence
NOTABLE: Norcross gets $10,000 grant to reduce liability exposure
OBITUARIES: Jones Webb
RECOMMENDED: Great Swedish Fairy Tales by John Bauer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gospel singer Lee Roy Abernathy was  popular; ran for governor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Send in your mysteries
CALENDAR: Author Julius Thompson speaks at Suwanee Library on Sunday, March 6 

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by · March 1, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Taking a look at the races for U.S. Senate and governor

BRACK: Taking a look at the races for U.S. Senate and governor

By Elliott Brack  |  Nine months out from the 2022 General Election in Georgia, let’s consider two large statewide political races, for the U.S. Senate and the governor’s office.

But recognize: this is an assessment made in late February.  Many new circumstances can pop up in the next months that can dramatically change these long-range observations.

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by · March 1, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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