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NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: County, Three CIDs Team Up for First BRT Study in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: If Statues Should Come Down, It Should Be by Petition, Not Mob Rule
ANOTHER VIEW: Pleased To See Younger Protestors Standing Up for Beliefs
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Recognizes the Importance of Mass Transit for Gwinnett County
UPCOMING: County Adds 11 Other Location for Pick Up of Summer Meals 
NOTABLE: Walton EMC Has Annual Meeting—with Members in Vehicles 
RECOMMENDED: What the Lady Wants by Renee Rosen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Navy’s Last US Savannah Was DeActivated in 1947 
MYSTERY PHOTO: What Do You Suppose These Guys Are Talking About?
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Frank Sharp Has Exhibit at Grayson Library

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by · June 26, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized
The statue of John C. Calhoun in Charleston, S.C., came down this week.  Exclusive photo by Rob Byko.

BRACK: If statues come down, it should be by petition, not mob rule

By Elliott Brack  |  Monuments, historical plaques and statues have been set up “in the heat of the moment” throughout the United States to honor individuals by people intent on recognizing the activities of what was seen as worthy individuals.  But not all such recognitions are always deemed worthy several generations after the monument’s erection, when a more historical and more enlightened  evaluation may be made of that honoree’s accomplishments.

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