Remember when Georgia had a sales tax holiday for families so they could buy school supplies for their children?
Like Pepperidge Farm used to say, state Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes, D-Duluth, remembers.
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.
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