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NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: We know hurricanes are coming; Question is how severe and when?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New voting system in primary turned out to be much easier
ANOTHER VIEW: If you must have guns, here’s a list of what you should buy
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: From the Spanish Inquisition to Governors Abbott and DeSantis 
UPCOMING: Commissioners evaluating feedback about Gwinnett Place Mall
NOTABLE: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation
RECOMMENDED: Saving America’s Amazon by Ben Raines
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Archives housed in building near Clayton State University
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may be surprised at where this lighthouse is located
CALENDAR: Ribbon-cutting of interchange of Highway 316-Harbins Road is June 16

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by · June 10, 2022 · Full issues
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation

Through a blind taste test and vote, the Georgia Association of Water Professionals named Gwinnett County’s drinking water the Best Tasting Water in Georgia. Winning this award qualifies Gwinnett to compete in the national American Water Works Association competition against utilities across the country.

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by · June 10, 2022 · News
NEW for 5/6: On war, solicitor’s criminal contempt, Orrin Hatch

NEW for 5/6: On war, solicitor’s criminal contempt, Orrin Hatch

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TODAY’S FOCUS: As long as man has personal challenges, there will be war
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Gwinnett State Court held solicitor in criminal contempt
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering a fellow school grad, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Why burden women? Why not male birth control?
UPCOMING: Hudgens names four finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech and Ford Motor announce educational partnership
OBITUARIES: Tiffany Porter of Duluth
RECOMMENDED: Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early years of state known as Trustee Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t search in metro areas for this photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Provide ‘Trail Magic’
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Business Connect to form May 10

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by · May 6, 2022 · Full issues
Eden II, by Chitra Ramanathan

NEWS BRIEFS: 5 artists featured in spring exhibit at Norcross Gallery 

Norcross Gallery and Studios is welcoming spring with a new exhibit which focuses on five selected artists. The works of Lucy Brady, Kathy de Cano, Barbara Fraher, Jeannie Fortin and Chitra Ramanathan are spotlighted in the show, which opened on March 31 and will run until Saturday May 7.  There will be a festive reception free and open to the public on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m.

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by · April 5, 2022 · News
NEW for 3/29: Armchair podcast; Peace in Ukraine; Bird trackers

NEW for 3/29: Armchair podcast; Peace in Ukraine; Bird trackers

Click here to read our latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth grad is co-host of podcast in Los Angeles, Calif.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The war in Ukraine: Can China become a peace negotiator?
OTHER VIEW: Students at GGC work to track birds in urbanized areas
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Proposes naming leadership school after Noah Langdale
UPCOMING: Rowen Foundation’s Thought Leadership Series starts on March 31
NOTABLE: Siemens unveils fleet charging structure in Peachtree Corners
RECOMMENDED: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Blackbeard Island quarantine station abandoned in 1909
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s one way to use those ugly neckties
CALENDAR: Water Tower ribbon cutting for new facilities will be March 30 at 2 p.m.

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by · March 29, 2022 · Full issues
NEWS BRIEFS: Security cameras in 2 CIDs result in major crime reduction

NEWS BRIEFS: Security cameras in 2 CIDs result in major crime reduction

Installing safety cameras in two Community Improvement Districts (CID) has resulted in major crime reduction.  Flock Safety Automatic License plate reading cameras have directly attributed to the increased success in stopping and/or solving crimes both the Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf CIDs.

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by · March 18, 2022 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: PCOM established medical education Center for Excellence

NEWS BRIEFS: PCOM established medical education Center for Excellence

With a nine-fold mission statement, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has established a Medical Education Center of Excellence, under the direction of Dr. Art Sesso, senior associate dean and chair of the Department of Surgery.  According to Dr. Sesso, the center, which is the first in the nation, “strengthens the college’s ability to prepare the next generation of osteopathic physicians.”

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by · March 1, 2022 · News
NEW for 12/7: Caregiving respite; Two scary incidents

NEW for 12/7: Caregiving respite; Two scary incidents

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Christian Health offers temporary respite from caregiving
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two scary instances when driving for take-out food 
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Overcoming doubt, Filipino native among new GGC grads
NOTABLE: County to provide warming stations when temps under 35 degrees
RECOMMENDED: Three Men on a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emory, Berry, Ga. Tech benefit from foundations
MYSTERY PHOTO: Older building is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Job Fair Wednesday at Gwinnett Planning and Development Department

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by · December 7, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 12/3: On Georgia’s teacher shortage, op-ed columns, more

NEW for 12/3: On Georgia’s teacher shortage, op-ed columns, more

Click here to see the latest edition. in this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Addressing the question of why there is a teacher shortage
PERSPECTIVE: On writing good op-ed columns
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: We’re trying to fly before having a plane when it comes to EVs
UPCOMING: PCOM student doctors plan two wellness events
NOTABLE: Gaskins + LeCraw is new name of combined firm
RECOMMENDED OR NOT: Three Frozen Thanksgiving Dinners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Foundation funds comes from Coke profits 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo may prove to be most difficult
CALENDAR: GGC plans vaccination clinics on the COVID-19 Omicron variant 

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by · December 3, 2021 · Full issues
Alexander Christianson (DO '24) checks the blood pressure of Sahara Peters (DO '24) in preparation for the students' participation in the Jolly Holly Day.

NEWS BRIEFS: PCOM student doctors plan two wellness events, more

Gwinnett County residents will be the recipients of two wellness events planned by PCOM Georgia Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in early December. On Friday, December 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., PCOM Georgia DO students, along with faculty members, will take blood pressure readings and distribute blood pressure information at the Jolly Holly Day in Suwanee Town Center, located […]

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by · December 3, 2021 · News