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14.102: Cheering on daughter; New Orleans trip; more

14.102: Cheering on daughter; New Orleans trip; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mother Finds New Joy in Cheering for a Traveling Program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Only in New Orleans……from One Type of Parade to Another
FEEDBACK: Likes Idea of Less Legislation, While Another Appreciates Nu-Way
UPCOMING: Summer Program Planned on Youth Creativity; Communications Workshop
NOTABLE: Lilburn Wins; Ohio Electric Firm Chooses Duluth for SE Distribution
RECOMMENDED READ: Supreme City by Donald L. Miller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Cartoonist Creates Character in Okefenokee Swamp
TODAY’S QUOTE: Prime Minister Views Thought on What a Conservative Government Is
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognize The Mall in Central Park, New York
LAGNIAPPE: Spring Has Sprung at Kudzu Art Gallery

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by · March 31, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Mother finds new joy in following traveling basketball squad

FOCUS: Mother finds new joy in following traveling basketball squad

By Arlene Beckles | Nestled in the partner cities of Peachtree Corners and Norcross is a family-first sporting organization called InnerMan Community Sports. This group started in 2011, with the vision to invest both in youth and the communities in which we live and play. Coach Ali Patrick of Summerour Middle School Girls Basketball team recommended that my daughter (Nyasia) try-out for the InnerMan basketball team.

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by · March 31, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Artistic stairwell

MYSTERY: Artistic stairwell

CLUE: It’s artistic, the entrance to a stairwell. The blue painting on the wall look much like stitches on a baseball, but don’t let this throw you off.

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by · March 31, 2015 · Mystery photos
14.101: Youth tour delegates; happy pigs; more

14.101: Youth tour delegates; happy pigs; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Four from Gwinnett Win EMC 2015 Washington Youth Tour
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Happy Pigs Make For Better Tasting Pork
FEEDBACK: On Hillary Clinton and When the Legislature Meets
UPCOMING: AARP and Gwinnett Tech Team Up for Tax Preparation Services
NOTABLE: Firm Providing Gwinnett Tech Scholarships; ARC Recognizes Gwinnett Programs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect Creates Long List of Impressive Atlanta Buildings
TODAY’S QUOTE: Ever Consider What In Life Is Your Best Teacher?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where Was That Cowboy Located?
LAGNIAPPE: Duluth L.E.A.D. Program Has New Graduates

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by · March 27, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: 4 Gwinnett students to make 2015 D.C. youth tour

FOCUS: 4 Gwinnett students to make 2015 D.C. youth tour

By Kay Parks | Gwinnett County High School students Kristen Gomez, Mill Creek; Emily Bauer, Brookwood; Chris Larkins, Dacula; and Kirtan Parekh, North Gwinnett have been selected as Jackson EMC delegates for the 2015 Washington Youth Tour (WYT).

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by · March 27, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: A walk on a path

MYSTERY: A walk on a path

CLUE: Soon this area in this photograph will be happily transformed as these graceful trees bud. But where is this photograph from? Imagine you are walking along this path, where you could easily be thinking deeply about the issues of the world. Tell us where this is by sending an email to elliott@brack.net. Be sure to include your hometown.

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by · March 27, 2015 · Mystery photos
14.100: Remembering Claude Sitton, Georgia’s legislature

14.100: Remembering Claude Sitton, Georgia’s legislature

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Colleagues Remember Veteran Newspaperman Claude Sitton
EEB PERSPECTIVE: More Reasons Georgia’s Legislature Should Meet Every Two Years
FEEDBACK: Commuter Rail, Animal Abuse and Reflections on Hillary Clinton
UPCOMING: Two PCOM Students Find Common Ground; Stuart Woods To Appear Soon
NOTABLE: Students Win DAR Writing Contest; Reed Joins PCOM Staff
RECOMMENDED READ: A White Man’s Woman by Malvin Williams-Tyson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect Thornton Marye Raises Many Notable Atlanta Buildings
TODAY’S QUOTE: Reflections on Springtime from Lewis Grizzard
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Person Recognized Astoria, Oregon
LAGNIAPPE: Wayward Bird Spotted in Rhodes Jordan Park

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by · March 24, 2015 · Full issues
Sitton (photo courtesy of the Newseum).

FOCUS: Remembering newspaperman Claude Sitton of Conyers

Long before Woodward and Bernstein inspired a generation of Baby Boomers to become journalists, Claude Sitton was setting the gold standard for journalism.

Sitton covered the civil rights movement for The New York Times from 1958 to 1964 and served as national editor of The Times until 1968. He died in Atlanta on March 10. He was 89.

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by · March 24, 2015 · Today's Focus
Mystery rider

Mystery rider

Mystery rider: Recognize this mystery rider? If you do, tell us where you think this statue is located. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · March 24, 2015 · Mystery photos
ISSUE 14.99: Ballet performance, Coolray apartments

ISSUE 14.99: Ballet performance, Coolray apartments

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brain Injury Group and Ballet Theatre Team Up
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Coolray Field Getting a Close-Up Neighbor: Luxury Apartments
ANOTHER VIEW: The Ever-Changing Presentation of Hillary Clinton
UPCOMING: GGC To Hear Pulitzer Winner; Noted Instructor Coming to Kudzu
NOTABLE: Two New Fire Stations in Sight; Snellville Has Garden Plots for Rent
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta’s Lucinda Bunnen Photography Acclaimed Nationally
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Man’s Definition of a Free Society
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Person Recognized Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Chancellor Recognizes GGC’s Excellent Financial Reporting

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by · March 20, 2015 · Full issues
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