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My Mother's Hands

I want you to take a moment and hold out your hands. Don’t look at anything else, just your hands. You may notice a ring, or a wrinkle, veins, freckles, and nails. But what do your children see? What does your neighbor, or your friend, or a complete stranger see when you reach out to them? More...

Fragile Dreams

Medically fragile children are delicate, but among the strongest children born. Surviving past birth is a testament to their strength, but they still require help. A variety of illnesses or physical challenges can define a child as fragile. The delicate nature of a child’s health can become the center of a family’s life. The hour-by-hour needs for the basic functions of breathing, eating and physical care can consume the day leaving time for little else. More...

Octogenarian on-campus

When Mary Frances Dunn walked into her classroom on the first day, the other students turned and stared. Not because she was odd or famous, but because she was old enough to be their great-grandmother.
At 87 years old, Mary Frances is taking a class at Georgia Gwinnett College and loving every minute of it. More...

Heart of the community

Hungry children cannot learn well. Any number of initiatives, laws and regulations exist to dictate the importance of teaching and learning, but the fact remains that children will not learn if they cannot quiet the grumble in their bellies. Lawrenceville Elementary School seeks not only to educate their students, but to also care for their community so that no child leaves school hungry or wondering whether they will eat again before Monday. And it is true; there is hunger in our midst. More...

Love and faith

For as long as many can remember, Dick “Pop” Moe and his lovely bride, Joy, have graced the community with their involvement. Together, they have built a wonderful family, several sports teams and a church. It is the church that will be their legacy to the community and the roles of Gramps and Grandma for their children and grandchildren that will be their family legacy. More...

Home-crafted cedar canoe

When David Mell and his wife bought a short-sale house on a lake three years ago, he then thought that he needed a canoe for fishing the lake in their new backyard. But Mell didn’t go buy a canoe, he decided to make one. Mell researched plans on the internet and made plans to construct his own canoe made out of cedar wood. More...

One in a million

Every boy who tosses a football or puts a helmet on his head dreams of someday hitting the big time and playing in the NFL. From backyard games to little league matches, the image of playing at the highest level in front of the world is in the mind of every young football player. There are roughly one-million high school football players in the country More..

Pedaling the Panola


Riding a bicycle is a simple, common and enjoyable form of recreation. From a young age, most people grew up around bikes and rode them around their neighborhoods. Biking has evolved exponentially into world class equipment and competition. But the basic act of riding a bike going to do over the Memorial Day weekend last year, the price of gas came into play and I decided to stay around town for my recreation. After a bit of research, I choose the bike path at Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve. More...

Gwinnett Medical designated one of “America’s 100 best Hospitals”

Gwinnett Medical is the only Hospital System in Atlanta to receive such distinction

Lawrenceville – Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC), with hospitals in Duluth and Lawrenceville, announced today that its superior clinical quality has placed it among an elite group of U.S. hospitals: More...

Twelve for 2012


A twinteresting fact about the 2012 Brookwood High School graduating class is that there will be twelve sets of twins donning caps and gowns for commencement. Twelve sets of graduating seniors is just one set shy of the Guinness Book of World Records. Twelve Teen Twins sets poised to enter a world that will be vastly different for them than their non-twin peers. More...

Clowning around


Three Stooges movie

Clowning around comes naturally for some people. Clowning around for a great lunch and a paycheck is quite another. Atlanta is becoming a favored site for movie productions and the April release of The Three Stooges includes several extras from the Gwinnett area who got to do some clowning around of their own-my own kid included. As it turns out, clowning around is hard work. More...

Building a solid foundation

Beginning with a good foundation is of upmost importance for any undertaking. Whether you are building a gazebo, a volunteer network, promoting your work or building a new home from the ashes of the house you lost, a strong foundation must be laid. For the young, beautiful and talented Brookwood High School senior, Stephanie Gargiulo, building foundations is part of the daily routine. More...

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- Giving Hope
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- Joey Hancock: Entertainer, Musician, Speaker
- Just Passin' Thru
- Haley Holcombe making a splash at the Air Force Academy
- Faith and Freedom flows through the artist's hand
- Music Maven
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