CLUE: There appear to be few clues for this edition’s Mystery Photo. There’s some rocks, which apparently means this building is located on water, but no other geographic features. Even the architecture is difficult to pinpoint. Tell us where you think this building is located by sending you answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to tell us where you live.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Coming Soon: the 36th Annual Grayson Day Celebration
EEB PERSPECTIVE: From Cell Phones, Scholarships and Seniors to the Falcons
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Legislature To Meet More, Not Less
FEEDBACK: Another Take on Legislature Meeting Less Often
UPCOMING: Aurora Opening, Barefoot Coming Soon, and Candidate for Mayor
NOTABLE: Forest Service Jobs, Suwanee Adds More Art and Water Council Openings
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Poetry Society Meets Quarterly Around the State
TODAY’S QUOTE: Can You Recall Anything Funny from Richard Nixon?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two People Recognized This Landmark
LAGNIAPPE: Look on Bright Side Is Focus of Kudzu Art Zone show
By Gail Lane | The 36th Annual Grayson Day on Saturday, April 25, will be a day of remembering and celebrating heroes — both big and small — those who have fought for our rights and dignity, stood as role models in our lives, and those who give of themselves to make a difference in our community. Grayson is dedicating the day to celebrating all the heroes among us!
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TODAY’S FOCUS: “Big Cheesy” Festival Inaugurates in Suwanee on April 18EEB PERSPECTIVE: About Empty Rail Flat Cars, Legislative Dress and Apple ProblemsFEEDBACK: Easter Season Now Underway, and Lasts in 2015 Until May 23UPCOMING: Incubator Program, Sports Hall of Fame and Tax Notice Soon ArrivingNOTABLE: Walton EMC Announces Big Solar Program; Gwinnett an Innovation CountyRECOMMENDED READ: Truman by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kaolin Is $1 Billion Industry in State, Centered in Middle Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Early Observation of American Politics by Alexis de Tocqueville
MYSTERY PHOTO: That Recent Photo Was from Amelia IslandLAGNIAPPE: The Blooming of Trees near Centennial Park at Easter
By Lynne DeWilde | The City of Suwanee is hosting a sharp new event this spring. Suwanee’s Big Cheesy Festival on Saturday, April 18, will feature cooking demos as well as cheese and beverage pairings, on-site cheese sculpting, food trucks and other vendors offering cheese-related products (including grilled cheese doughnuts), an artisan market, human foosball tournament, and live musical performances, including headliner Cole Taylor, presented in cooperation with Kicks 101.5.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross High Foundation To Honor Three Individuals
EEB PERSPECTIVE: “Thank God for Indiana”
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Life from Perspective of Age 103
UPCOMING: Special Needs Carnival Coming Soon; Norcross Concept Plan
NOTABLE: Redner To Community Foundation; Walton EMC Gwinnett Tech Scholarships
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Walter Griffin, a Poet and Teacher, Founds Atlanta Poets Workshop
TODAY’S QUOTE: Basketball Is a Game of Two Rhythms
MYSTERY PHOTO: Time To Put On Your Lighthouse-Thinking Cap
“As long as you’re working, you stay young. When I’m in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
– American Actor and Comedian George Burns (1896-1996).
Below are links to the ballots Gwinnett voters face in the May 21 voting.
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATE ANSWERS
To read answers to four questions posted by GwinnettForum to non-partisan candidates, click here. Answers in partisan races are forthcoming.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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