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NEW for 3/8: On trip to India, electoral college, shenanigans

NEW for 3/8: On trip to India, electoral college, shenanigans

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Electoral College could give Trump office again
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
ANOTHER VIEW: Be prepared for Trump election shenanigans
FEEDBACK: Postal problems become a national nightmare
UPCOMING: County, CBRE partner to re-vitalize Gwinnett Place
NOTABLE: Buford non-profit gives women “second chance”
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ordinary Angels
OBITUARY: Jack Stephens Tonge Jr. 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta’s McDaniel wins Olympic high jump medal
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s something historical in this Mystery
CALENDAR:  Gwinnett Stripers’ Coca-Cola Preseason Party Sunday

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by · March 8, 2024 · Full issues
Paige Havens administering polio vaccine  |  Provided.

FOCUS: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone

By Paige Havens  |  As a member of the Rotary Club of Gwinnett for 19 years, I’ve been actively engaged in Rotary’s mission to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. I’ve loyally given to the End Polio Now campaign, as well as championed polio education and awareness events.

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by · March 8, 2024 · Today's Focus
8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

Click here to read the latest issue.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Sugar Hill Names Adjacent Plaza for Dawn P. Gober
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Is Just “This Close” To Eradicating the Polio Virus
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Recent Column by Houston Prompts Two Immediate Replies
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Have First Recycling Event on Sept. 10
NOTABLE: New Ga-PCOM Physician Assistant Class Earn White Coats
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governor Henry Ellis Viewed as “Georgia’s Second Founder”
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Business Association Plans Charity Event
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s FDR’s Definition of a Conservative
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Mountains, the Buildings, the Water….Where Is This Place?

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by · August 23, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: The world is just “this close” to eradicating polio virus

BRACK: The world is just “this close” to eradicating polio virus

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Polio was a terrible menace to the world in the days when I was growing up. It was a widespread, worldwide problem, causing pain, suffering and even death to many, particularly children under age five.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective