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8/7: Transportation conversations; Civil Rights museum

8/7: Transportation conversations; Civil Rights museum

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Group Seeks To Stimulate 50,000 Conversations on Transportation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: On Visiting the National Civil Rights Museum in Downtown Atlanta
FEEDBACK: On Violence, Civil Rights and When National Park System Started
UPCOMING: Scientific Study on Water Reuse in Gwinnett Gains Major Grant
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville’s Johnson Is Top Police Chief in Georgia
RECOMMENDED READ: What Pet Should I Get? By Dr. Seuss
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bernstein Praises Wallingford Riegger for “Musical Modernism”
TODAY’S QUOTE: What One Guy Observes Is on the Other End of the Fishing Pole
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Waterfalls in Idaho Stumped Our Mystery Experts
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnettians Enjoy Nights Out with Good Music, and Food

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by · August 7, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Group seeks to have 50,000 conversations about transportation

FOCUS: Group seeks to have 50,000 conversations about transportation

By Joel Wascher | The week of August 24-28, leaders as well as hundreds of other volunteers in Gwinnett will be focusing on what role transportation plays in shaping Gwinnett’s future, and what they want that future to look like. The program, called the “Gr8 Exchange on Transportation,” was kicked off on August 3 with nearly 100 community leaders starting the conversation on this subject.

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by · August 7, 2015 · Today's Focus
July 28: Library’s new resources; new cider; rail transit

July 28: Library’s new resources; new cider; rail transit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Libraries Adapting to New Resource Materials
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Operation near Helen Begins Bottling of Hard Cider
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett: Time Now To Move Forward on Transit
FEEDBACK: More Reflections on Problems of Gun Violence
UPCOMING: Kudzu Artists at Unitarian Church; Snellville Plans Brick for Fallen Marine
NOTABLE: Alan Chapman Picked To Lead Gwinnett Dept. of Transportation
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Taziki’s, In Suwanee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ministers’ Manifesto Leads to Peaceful Integration of Atlanta Schools
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something Inherent in Far Too Many Books
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some Have Way Wrong Guess on Previous Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Lifeguards Win Fourth Title in Row, a New State Record

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by · July 28, 2015 · Full issues
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ANOTHER VIEW: Rare time for transit decision

By George Wilson | A county stands and falls on the decisions and vision of her leaders. All too rarely, a county has an opportunity to decide an issue that will set its future course for generations to come. Such is bringing of rail to Gwinnett County. Now is the time to act and show some bold leadership and not be bureaucratic care takers of the status quo.

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by · July 28, 2015 · Another View
July 21: Mass transit, sprinkler days, more

July 21: Mass transit, sprinkler days, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Internet Site Seeks Promoting Mass Transit in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: City of Lilburn Planning To Have Two Sprinkler Days!
FEEDBACK: Strategic Warning Signs About Passing Buses Could Educate Drivers
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Businessmen Plan Second Outreach Event
NOTABLE: After 26 Years, Gwinnett Community Clinic in Snellville Is Closing
RECOMMENDED READ: Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Urban Sprawl Impacts Species Conservation
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Can Sometimes Happen to the Innocent
MYSTERY PHOTO: Georgia Landmark in Washington Was Latest Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Opening Night Coming for Aurora’s Production of Memphis

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by · July 21, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Site seeks to raise funding to promote mass transit in Gwinnett

FOCUS: Site seeks to raise funding to promote mass transit in Gwinnett

By Jack Snyder, director, Gwinnett Needs Mass Transit | Do you commute to work in the Atlanta area? Is sitting in traffic jams worth using your own car? Does our lack of spending on road infrastructure in the Atlanta area bother you? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, then it is time to really consider mass transit as an alternative. Whether you like it or not MARTA is now the best alternative solution.

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by · July 21, 2015 · Today's Focus
JULY 3: Tethering ordinance, Canadian visit, rapid transit (full issue)

JULY 3: Tethering ordinance, Canadian visit, rapid transit (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Animal Alliance Rains Praise on County Commission
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ports of Call Inspire Trip to Canada
ANOTHER VIEW: Is Gwinnett Losing Future Growth by Fighting Rapid Transit?
UPCOMING: Check Changes to Suwanee Master Plan at City Hall on July 9
NOTABLE: City of Lawrenceville Adopts Long Range Special Events Policy
RECOMMENDED DAY TRIP: Gibbs Garden, near Ball Ground
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Walter Brown Career Leads to Forming of Watson-Brown Foundation
TODAY’S QUOTE: Talk About Your Peaceful Feelings!
MYSTERY PHOTO: No One Could Identify Lunenburg
LAGNIAPPE: Grinning for the Duck Derby

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by · July 3, 2015 · Full issues
JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Overheard Conversation on MARTA Bus Gives Area Hope
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Charleston Citizens Show the Nation a Way Out of Tragedy
ANOTHER VIEW: New Yorkers Mean Business in More Than One Way
FEEDBACK: Republicans Seem To Be on the Wrong Side of History
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Develop Community Resources Access
NOTABLE: First Time Sugar Hill Author Wins Next Generation Book Award
RECOMMENDED READ: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Civil Rights Museum Houses Distinctive History of Area
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Happens To Conservatives in Washington
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lady Bespeckled with Coins Still in Nevada

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by · June 30, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Overheard bus conversation gives hope

FOCUS: Overheard bus conversation gives hope

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.

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by · June 30, 2015 · Today's Focus
15.11: Crash avoidance; traffic relief; New York City

15.11: Crash avoidance; traffic relief; New York City

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Crash Avoidance Technology Should Be Required for Big Rigs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time To Move On Gwinnett Traffic Relief Is Right Now!
ANOTHER VIEW: What Living in New York City Is Like
FEEDBACK: More On Nursing Students and Clinical Rotations
UPCOMING: Nash Sworn in as Head of the Association County Commission of Georgia
NOTABLE: Lilburn Farmers Market Gets Grant from Community Foundation
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Vidalia Onion Among Major Georgia Agricultural Success Stories
TODAY’S QUOTE: Another Reason Why the Weather Is So Important
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized a Famous Home in Portugal
LAGNIAPPE: Enjoying the Pinewood Derby of Scouting

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by · May 8, 2015 · Full issues
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