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9/11: Home by Dark; On Phillip Beard; On Trump and Clinton

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Saturday Performance in Gwinnett for Home by Dark
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Beard To Continue as Senior Office Holder in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump and Hillary Get Caught with People Quoting Them Correctly
FEEDBACK: Here’s Ten Commandments for Rational Debate
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Embarks on First Economic Development Plan
NOTABLE: Citizen’s Budget Review Panel Hearing Requests for 2016 Expenditures
RECOMMENDED READ: Love in the Anthropocene, by Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scarcity of Females in Early Georgia Forces New Outlooks
TODAY’S QUOTE: What People in the Expensive Seats Can Do
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Person Recognized Last Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: New Elementary School Rising in Norcross

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by · September 11, 2015 · Full issues
8/14: STEM award finalists; roundabouts; 911-texting

8/14: STEM award finalists; roundabouts; 911-texting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Schools, Organization Among Finalists for STEM Awards
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Roundabouts Getting More Popular for Safety, Moving Traffic
ANOTHER VIEW: Regarding a 911-Texting System for Gwinnett County
UPCOMING: Suwanee Has First Gwinnett Car-Charging Service; Wi-Fi in Snellville
NOTABLE: Brenau Gallery To Hold Exhibit of Famous New York Painter
RECOMMENDED READ: The Valley Where They Danced by Emory Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Author Lillian Smith Early on Denounced Racial Segregation
TODAY’S QUOTE: An Advantage That Both Adam and Eve Had
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few People Recognized What Canoes Meant in Picture
LAGNIAPPE: Little Free Library Recognized in Snellville

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by · August 14, 2015 · Full issues
July 24: Morman youths; gun culture; a kindness

July 24: Morman youths; gun culture; a kindness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mormon Youths Experience Their Heritage in Mountain Trek
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Doesn’t the USA Do Something about Reducing Gun Violence?
ANOTHER VIEW: Small Kindnesses Can Sneak Up on You
FEEDBACK: Medical Needs Are Shifting; More on Passing School Buses and Dudley-Do-Right
UPCOMING: Dance Photography Exhibit Comes to Gwinnett
NOTABLE: DAR Project Helps To Preserve Historical School Records
RECOMMENDED READ: Refund by Karen Bender
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Island in Savannah River near Augusta Is Site of Major Pottery Find
TODAY’S QUOTE: You Get What You Pay for in Medical Care
MYSTERY PHOTO: Last Mystery Was from Camden, S.C.
LAGNIAPPE: Returning to Washington

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by · July 24, 2015 · Full issues
HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

By Debra Houston | On a recent Saturday, my husband and I ordered dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Tucker. Neither of us spoke thereafter, nor smiled. Our minds were elsewhere.

Across the aisle, an animated young couple flirted with one another, while we, the older couple, sat static and listless. Drawn to their laughter, I’d occasionally sneak a peek, hoping their cheer might rub off on me.

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by · July 24, 2015 · Another View
JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Overheard Conversation on MARTA Bus Gives Area Hope
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Charleston Citizens Show the Nation a Way Out of Tragedy
ANOTHER VIEW: New Yorkers Mean Business in More Than One Way
FEEDBACK: Republicans Seem To Be on the Wrong Side of History
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Develop Community Resources Access
NOTABLE: First Time Sugar Hill Author Wins Next Generation Book Award
RECOMMENDED READ: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Civil Rights Museum Houses Distinctive History of Area
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Happens To Conservatives in Washington
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lady Bespeckled with Coins Still in Nevada

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by · June 30, 2015 · Full issues
15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Translators Key in Gwinnett for Ensuring Justice
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Just What Treasures Are in Your Closet or Attic?
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels Progressives Want Legislature To Meet the Year Around
FEEDBACK: When Will Do Not Call Rules Be Enforced?
UPCOMING: OTC Troupe Offers 10th Anniversary Performance in Norcross on Saturday
NOTABLE: Lilburn Will Honor Former Councilwoman Helen Morris with a Bench
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charting the Flow of Georgia Rivers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thinking Fanatics In Two Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old Casino in Romania Didn’t Stump All Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville Is the Wisteria City

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by · April 17, 2015 · Full issues
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