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NEW for 4/14: New trial sought; Start of 23rd year; Weapons

NEW for 4/14: New trial sought; Start of 23rd year; Weapons

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Attorney seeks new trial for person imprisoned for 20 years
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Thanks to many as GwinnettForum begins its 23rd year
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
ANOTHER VIEW: Weapons do not solve problems. They cause them
FEEDBACK: People use the word “You” far too much
UPCOMING: Georgia Banking Company launches new technology-based group
NOTABLE: Annandale $6 million capital campaign at 83% of Goal
RECOMMENDED: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gulfstream Aerospace employs 13,313 in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another gorgeous photograph for you to identify
LAGNIAPPE: Students complete Lawrenceville Legacy Leaders program
CALENDAR: Lecture Series is April 15 at Salem Missionary Baptist Church

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by · April 14, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Match Day: PCOM grads head for their residencies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Native of Ecuador finding success in Gwinnett County
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: For the first time, Major League Baseball has added a clock
FEEDBACK: Most of our leaders have irresponsible fiscal policies
UPCOMING: Gwinnett buys parcels for new park at Promised Land
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech wins $25,000- Ellucian Impact Award
RECOMMENDED: Violeta by Isabel Allende
GEORGIA TIDBIT: New Hampshire native first UGA national history professor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Southern mansion for you to identify
CALENDAR: Take online survey concerning the Piedmont Pathway

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by · April 7, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 3/3: On ‘plantation capitalism;’ police hiring; S&P 500

NEW for 3/3: On ‘plantation capitalism;’ police hiring; S&P 500

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TODAY’S FOCUS:  Here it comes again: misguided “Plantation Capitalism”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Action from 2006 might be harming police hiring
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: What variation in the S&P 500 tells us about the future
FEEDBACK: Disagrees with statements about Gwinnett schools
UPCOMING: County Chairman gives 2023 State of the County address
NOTABLE: GGC’s Super Saturday STEM program aims at sixth graders
RECOMMENDED: Acai Bowl in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bibb Manufacturing was key element in textiles in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps you can make headway on today’s photograph? 
LAGNIAPPE: Oooops. The last identification was wrong
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre of Norcross has new presentation

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by · March 3, 2023 · Full issues
Stephens

FOCUS: Here it comes again: misguided “Plantation Capitalism”

By Ashley Herndon |  If any of our citizenry does not think “Plantation Capitalism” is being unleashed upon us, again, we need to review the U.S. History, not the conflated opinions of Tea Partiers, QAnons, Trumpsters, et al.  We can begin with an easily available reference in pre-Civil War history. 

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by · March 3, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 1/13: On air travel, Georgia football, teacher pay

NEW for 1/13: On air travel, Georgia football, teacher pay

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sometimes, travel by air can be delayed…and frustrating
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia made three mistakes in football championship game
ANOTHER VIEW: Our children benefit when Georgia teaches are paid better
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Forum is dead-on about naming of Army installations
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers seeking candidates to sing National Anthem
NOTABLE: Alexandra Edgar wins SW Chamber Character Award
OBITUARIES: Marvin M. Wyatt Jr.
RECOMMENDED: 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former state capital is named for Gov. John Milledge
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this edition’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: DAR wreath ceremony honors those at East Shadowlawn site
CALENDAR: Writer’s workshop coming to Norcross Public Library

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by · January 13, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 12/23: Levengood award; Christmas carol; 2023 wish

NEW for 12/23: Levengood award; Christmas carol; 2023 wish

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TODAY’S FOCUS: J. Michael Levengood to be honored with Benham Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: About the carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 
ANOTHER VIEW: Wish for 2023 is for no more corrupt politicians
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Peachtree Christian Health thanks donors for saving center
UPCOMING: Jaletta Long Smith is seventh judge of State Court of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Be alert to imposter posing as Water Department employee
RECOMMENDED: Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Thornton Marye was key architect and preservationist in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery: When is a lighthouse not a lighthouse?
CALENDAR: Andrews Raid presentation to be at The Georgia Archives January 13 

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by · December 23, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 12/16: Right-wing policies; Ripping off news

NEW for 12/16: Right-wing policies; Ripping off news

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TODAY’S FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Amazon, Facebook and Google have no reporters, but rip off news
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: About Stetson plus the long-term fate of the Republicans
UPCOMING: Tammy Shumate to be named Citizen of the Year by Chamber 
NOTABLE: Jamaican immigrant finds her confidence at GGC
RECOMMENDED: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Johnson was provisional governor of Georgia after Civil War
MYSTERY PHOTO: Twin Towers are the subject, but where are they located?
LAGNIAPPE: Winn DAR chapter names Terry Manning award winner
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony plans two concerts on December 17

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by · December 16, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 11/29: On PCH miracle and ranked-choice voting

NEW for 11/29: On PCH miracle and ranked-choice voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Christian Health hoping for a Christmas miracle 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big surprise: Georgia already has partial ranked-choice voting!
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Here are some considerations should USA have a rail strike
UPCOMING: Discount flooring firm expands with 15 new jobs in Buford
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC awards 20 teachers with Bright Ideas grants
OBITUARIES: Ms. Lovey Isabel Stephens 
RECOMMENDED: The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Watson-Brown Foundation endows scholarships in two states
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let your mind stretch to see if you can spot today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Original MARTA rail car now at SE Railway Museum
CALENDAR: Curious Connections planned for Peachtree Corners on December 1

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by · November 29, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 11/22: On cost of living, Stacey Abrams and wealth taxes

NEW for 11/22: On cost of living, Stacey Abrams and wealth taxes

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TODAY’S FOCUS: How legislators can help with high home living costs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Can Stacey Abrams regain her footing in Democratic politics?
ANOTHER VIEW: Tax the ultra-wealthy and corporations at higher tax rate 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Buford city schools sue Hall County over E-SPLOST share
NOTABLE: PCOM’s Dr. Gary Freed wins lifetime achievement award
OBITUARIES: Samuel “Wayne” Odum
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ticket to Paradise
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Third Catholic bishop of Georgia guides diocese in turbulent years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only one person spotted recent Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn Woman’s Club distributes 1,300 dictionaries to third graders
CALENDAR: Time to crave bacon in Braselton

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by · November 22, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 10/4: On the Supreme Court and weekend sports

NEW for 10/4: On the Supreme Court and weekend sports

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering the Supreme Court and its recent decisions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Atlanta sports fans after last weekend have big smiles 
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County needs 2,500 workers for November General Election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County park system wins national accreditation
OBITUARIES: James Perry Dykes III
RECOMMENDED: Domestic Work by Natasha Trethewey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 makes landfall south of Tybee Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Could this be a sculpture, art piece, commemoration or what?
CALENDAR: Rescheduled Elisha Winn Fair is this weekend in Dacula

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by · October 4, 2022 · Full issues