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NEW for 6/20: On Kansas City and Edward Stack, hero

NEW for 6/20: On Kansas City and Edward Stack, hero

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Learning why Kansas City was originally developed 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s why Edward Stack of New York is my hero
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf CID
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Snellville to mark its centennial weekend of August 18-19
NOTABLE: Fortune names Peachtree Corners among best place to live
RECOMMENDED: Jury Duty Streaming series,  on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ebos Landing has no local marker of its existence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three by the sea, but which sea and which town?
CALENDAR: Rooftop solar workshop will be Wednesday, June 21

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by · June 20, 2023 · Full issues
Kansas City bridge across Missouri River

FOCUS: Learning why Kansas City was originally developed 

By Ed Orr  |  Leaving Indianapolis and heading on the new version of the National Pike (Interstate 70), we passed the fields of southern Illinois, crossing the busy Mississippi at St. Louis, past the Missouri river towns of Wellington and Napoleon, named for who you would suspect, with the unincorporated town of Waterloo between them! 

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by · June 20, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 7/14: On rules, streetcars, sickness, more

NEW for 7/14: On rules, streetcars, sickness, more

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: There Appear To Be Two Sets of Rules in These Situations
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Used Car Licenses, Wisteria, Early Streetcars and Two Daylilies
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Do Some Get Sick, While Others Exposed Never Whimper?
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Indeed, Fact after Fact Show That Georgia Has Many Dismal Records
UPCOMING: Early Voting for August 11 Runoff Will Begin in Gwinnett on July 20
NOTABLE: Porter Joins Call Asking Removal of Statue from Historic Courthouse
RECOMMENDED: Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maybe the Most Storied Atlanta Speedway Race Happened in 1992
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps a Friendly Face, Easy-to-Spot Setting Is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Travel Photography of Frank Sharp Now on Display at Grayson Library

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by · July 14, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Used car licenses, wisteria, early streetcars and two daylilies

BRACK: Used car licenses, wisteria, early streetcars and two daylilies

By Elliott Brack  |  The business community of Peachtree Corners is growing, as are many Gwinnett cities. A report from Peachtree Corners the other day listed 33 new businesses in the city in June.  But on close inspection, 14 of these new firms had applied and were granted a license as a used car dealer.

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by · July 14, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
MYSTERY: Streetcar still in service

MYSTERY: Streetcar still in service

CLUE: Street cars have been around in many cities for years. This vintage car is still working alongside this waterfront. Recognize it? If so, send your thought to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · March 20, 2015 · Mystery photos
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