THERE’S A REASON this setting reminds people of the Suwanee campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). The same colors used in the Suwanee location will be featured at the reception of the Moultrie campus of PCOM. The new South Georgia campus will open August 6. See Upcoming below for more details.
IN THIS EDITIONTODAY’S FOCUS: Authoritarianism Could Come to America via Trump Presidency
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Stripers Having a Good Year, In Second Place in IL
ANOTHER VIEW: Yearns for Another Trump Victory To Push USA Even More to the Right
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: United Kingdom Wrestles with Itself…..Jeepers! Near a Cliff!
UPCOMING: Governor Kemp To Speak at PCOM’s Moultrie Campus Opening
NOTABLE: Dispose of Hazardous Waste on July 20 at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
RECOMMENDED: Surviving Progress by Matthew Roy and Harold Crooks
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Earl Patriot John Wereat Served State in Various Capacities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us Where You Think This Beautiful Artwork Is Located
CALENDAR: Writer’s Workshop Coming to Suwanee Library on July 27
Authoritarianism could come to America via Trump presidency
By George Wilson, contributing columnist
“Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion, fact depends entirely on the power of a man who can fabricate it.” — Hannah Arendt.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. | Hannah Arndt, author of The Origins of Totalitarianism, once said that the authoritarian does not need you to believe that what he says is true. He just wants you to believe that nothing is true (e.g. Fox News’ devolution into state- run media, where up is down, and right is left; straight out of George Orwell’s “1984”). Once you are there; he has you. Welcome to your dictatorship. We get the mendacious orange haired hysterical oracle.
Donald Trump is increasingly acting like an understudy in authoritarian tactics that threaten to erode American democracy, including:
- Attacking the free press;
- Threatening the rule of law by firing those who investigate his alleged wrongdoings;
- Using nepotism to staff the White House;
- Attacking and trying to discredit the FBI;
- Setting up the equivalent of state media with FOX news and other right-wing radio shows and perhaps Sinclair-News to follow soon; (Sinclair is the largest broadcast company in America. Its partisan politics and connections to the White House – are raising concerns.)
- Blurring the lines between church and state;
- Attacking the judiciary… making political appointees to the court with no qualifications;
- Personal and family enrichment;
- Questioning and enacting laws that make it difficult to register and vote;
- Scapegoat unpopular minorities with fear tactics; and
- Lying on a massive scale; (10,796 at last count.)
Furthermore, President Trump is borrowing tactics from the world’s dictators and despots. Trump’s fascination with the military, his obsession with his own cult of personality, and his deliberate campaign to blur the line between fact and falsehood are nothing new to the world of despots.
But they are new to the United States. With each authoritarian tactic or tweet, Trump poses a unique threat to democratic government in the world’s most powerful democracy. Recently, the former Obama speechwriter Ben Rhodes described parts of Trump’s kickoff re-election speech as “indistinguishable from fascist rhetoric.”
Finally, at the same time, President Trump’s apprenticeship has serious consequences beyond the United States. His bizarre adoration and idolization of despotic strongmen—from Russia’s Putin, to Turkey’s Erdogan, or to the Philippines’ Duterte—has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the world’s worst regimes.
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Gwinnett Stripers having good year at CoolRay; In second place
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
JULY 16, 2019 | The Atlanta area is enjoying winning baseball more this year, as both the Atlanta Braves and Gwinnett Stripers are having good seasons. The Braves are in first place, up by seven games after sweeping the first series in San Diego after the All-Star break. Meanwhile, the Gwinnett Stripers are having a good season, making a lot of noise, with lots of heavy hitting, and are in second place in their division of the Class AAA International League.
If you haven’t been to Coolray Field for a Striper’s game this year, you are in for a real treat. There are several aspects we love about their games. First, it’s easy to get to the game, and all the parking is relatively close to the front gate, and relatively cheap ($5). Then too, your wallet can love attending, for the food prices are reasonable. (Attending the Braves game recently, two hot dogs cost me $14. That’s not cheap. At CoolRay Field, the hot dogs are $2 each.)
What has been particularly interesting this season is that the Stripers have shown real batting power, with outfielder Travis Demeritte especially noteworthy. He along with right handed relief pitcher Ben Rowen (4-3) made the International League All-Star game last week in El Paso. Demeritte’s local performances have lit up the scoreboard: he has reached base in 74 of 80 games in his AAA debut. He’s also hit 18 home runs.
Turn to Veteran Outfielder Adam Duvall, 30: he leads the league in home runs (28); runs batted in (75) and total bases (175.) His 28 homers tied with the Gwinnett record of 28. Overall the entire team is homer happy, leading the league with 147 in 93 games, a new team record. That’s putting them out of the park! It makes happy times for fans.
The Stripers’ pitching has also done well. Since June 22, they have the league’s best ERA record, a mere 3.22 mark. Kyle Wright (7-4) has won three in a row, and other top pitching prospects, all in their early 20s, include Kolby Allard (6-4) and Bryse Wilson (4-7). Mike Foltynewicz is 3-1 with the Stripers.
New General Manager Adam English has been pleased with the attendance at CoolRay Field this fall. “In all categories, we are up from five to seven percent, and there is a lot of fan interest with our slugging team. We’ve got a smart, capable office staff which contribute to our overall good performance. They are out in the community, and engaging it in a more creative way, more ‘fun’ promotions. And we have had creative nights, such as the Xolos de Gwinnett, working to engage the Hispanic community. And our most popular element is the Beat the Fridge engagement with the kids. He’s 6’2”and 300 pounds, who really runs well, and the kids enjoy trying to beat him. And don’t forget that we have fireworks after every Friday game.”
Of course, all the Stripers are prospects for major league baseball, high quality players just one level away from the major league. English says: “We may lose any player to the Braves at any time. But of course, that’s really their goal. That gives us some great players for the fans of Gwinnett to enjoy at CoolRay Field.”
The Stripers will play Lehigh Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:05, plus a 12:05 game on Thursday. Then Rochester comes in for three games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After that, there are only three more home stands before the end of the Stripers’ season.
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Yearns for another Trump victory to push USA even more to the right
By David Simmons
NORCROSS, Ga. | As a conservative, I firmly believe that the state of our political reality being somewhere in the middle is in the best interest of America Luckily our founders were wise enough to put checks and balances in place to allow for ebb and flow to occur. But, at the same time never allowing one side or the other to run rampant, to become strong enough to override and toss aside the principles of the Constitution.
Our Constitution, free market capitalism, and our being a democratic republic has long made us the envy of the world. We, as Americans, are the luckiest of the lucky to have been born here, or accepted as legal immigrants throughout our history.
Brains won out in 2016. Eight years of Obama pulled our country drastically to the left. Four or eight years of Hillary Clinton could very well have taken us so far to the left that a reversal back to the middle might have been impossible. Logical minds knew that a correction was needed. People who hadn’t voted in years realized the precipice we were approaching and came back and voted.
What was deemed as impossible by the left and the mainstream media happened. A political outsider, denigrated by the Washington elite, both left and right came in and started moving the USA back to the center. And when you are tending toward the edge, in either direction, you can’t correct it by pulling from the middle. That only gets you halfway there. The nature of negotiation demands that you have to get well off in the other direction to swing things back to the middle.
That swing is occurring. Centrists, both Democrats and Republicans, are enjoying the great revival of our economy and foreign affairs are shifting in favor of the USA, rather than everybody else in the world.
With all this going on, Democrat presidential candidates are racing to see who can be the most far left of the bunch. Vote for me and I will give you free everything? Almost every Democratic candidate at the debates raised their hand in favor of giving free health care to illegal aliens. They are racing to the end of the spectrum and falling off.
All this makes Donald Trump’s re–election look very likely. I am hoping his policies and political maneuvers keep us the world’s leading economic force, and they stymie illegal immigration and the myriad of woes that come along with it, and accelerate the current trend of bringing manufacturing jobs back home.
Then in the course of accomplishing all these things, finally bring the US political reality back to the middle. And then it would be A-OK with me to move us even a little bit more to the right, cause it’s been a long time since we have been there. Going a bit right of center is not a bad thing. And if by chance we actually move too far to the right, somebody will come along and pull us back to the middle. Hopefully.
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United Kingdom wrestles with itself; Jeepers! Near a cliff!
Editor, the Forum:
The vote to leave the European Union (EU) was a close one, and in a land of many parties, this feeble handling has everyone at each other’s throats. Families are divided. One apocalyptic article after another proclaims the implosion of the economy and falling away as a world leader. Hyperbole makes it hard to get a clear picture of everything that should be considered and choosing the best path forward. Sounds familiar somehow.
In the last few days, I read a story about a Northern Ireland leader preaching doom for agriculture with a “hard exit.” Pricing would fall dramatically, causing herds to be radically culled. He also wondered how the 300 mile border could be policed. Boy, that sounds familiar. Imagine if there is a future proposal for a wall! Smuggling across that border will become prolific. With so much shoreline, and being so close to the continent, the United Kingdom will have significant illegal smuggling by sea.
There is no doubt that the existing channels of business with their largest market will be disrupted with a “hard exit.” New agreements should be in process to replace the threatened old ones, but I don’t read about much of that. I read more about sabotaging those efforts to force a second vote by those wanting the softer exit or no exit.
Britain is a country wrestling with itself as it tumbles near the cliff. A tiny island that built an empire dominating huge populations with small armies seems more like fools unable to tie their shoes without a knife in the back. Yet……we in the USA don’t seem to be much better.
— Byron Gilbert, Duluth
Can’t imagine getting out of your car on I-285 — even for money
Editor the Forum:
My reaction to the flying money on Interstate 285 would have nothing to do with honesty, morality, fear of being discovered while scooping up the bills…..nope!
My reaction would be to realize “I am on I-285″ one of the busiest, craziest roads in Atlanta! Everyday we get home safely is a miracle!” So,… “stop to retrieve
flying money” you say? Heavens no! Stay in your vehicle and keep on driving until you reach your home. Getting out to retrieve money can get you injured or killed.
Staying in your vehicle and getting out ONLY when you arrive home is worth all the money in the world!
— Barbara Grastat, Norcross
MONEY GRAB: A Twitter polls of readers asked how many would have kept the money flying around on Interstate 285 recently. Some 40 percent of Twitter followers said the would keep the money. –eeb
Government cannot economize itself into prosperity — even Trump’s
Editor, the Forum:
If Debra Houston really believes Donald Trump would be able to balance the budget in any length of time I have a wonderful selection of bridges I’d like to sell her. Wait – she probably already owns several.
Trump reduced the government’s income with the tax cuts for the fat cats (and did little or nothing for the average American – I know I did not benefit one whit from it. Not one red cent.)
One doesn’t balance the budget by tax cuts. They are counter productive to balancing a budget. And one cannot balance the budget by cutting services alone. It has been said that a company cannot economize itself into prosperity. The same goes for governments.
And by the way – the last time the US had a balanced budget was under Bill Clinton – a Democrat.
— Robert Hanson, Loganville
Social Security is not an “entitlement;” We all have earned it
Editor, the Forum:
I don’t care what anyone says, Social Security Is not an ‘Entitlement!’ An entitlement is something you get but didn’t earn.
I earned every dollar I get back in Social Security from the many years I put into it when I worked for a living. The government took their money when they taxed a percentage of what I made and then they took a little more to set aside for when I retired at a certain age (62 for me).
I depend on that money each month to help with bills and to support my way of life. Believe me, it’s not much, and I wish I could have waited until I could have taken the full benefit when I turn 70+.
At the time I knew I had better start taking it early because at the time we had a full Republican House and Senate trying to play games with people’s lives with the notion of taking away Social Security. My Medicare is also a right I earned, which so happens to come out of my Social Security check. So, to say Social Security is an entitlement, well, God bless you for being able to live without it. I can’t.
— Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville
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Kemp to speak at PCOM’s Moultrie Campus opening
With a greatly anticipated step in the accreditation process completed, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s South Georgia’s leadership team is planning a ribbon cutting ceremony which will take place on August 6, 2019 at 2 p.m. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has confirmed that he will address attendees as the first four-year medical school in Southwest Georgia opens its doors.
PCOM South Georgia consists of a 75,000 square foot facility on a 31-acre campus led by 30 faculty and staff members. The campus, located in Moultrie, Ga., will welcome 55 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students to orientation on August 5 with classes starting on August 12.
More than three years in the planning and construction stages, PCOM South Georgia is the culmination of a mission to bring more physicians to the area.
Dr. Jay Feldstein, president and CEO of PCOM, says: “We are very happy to be partnering in the region to bring our 120 years of experience in educating physicians and health sciences professionals to Southwest Georgia.”
He adds: “PCOM South Georgia is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility designed by faculty, staff and students. It’s a showpiece and we are all proud of what we’ve accomplished together with our partners. We are very pleased that Governor Kemp will help us dedicate South Georgia’s new medical school, a school designed to help meet physician workforce needs in rural Georgia.”
PCOM South Georgia is an additional location of PCOM and joins PCOM Georgia, located in Suwanee as part of the healthcare workforce solution for the state.
Dr. Michael J. Sampson, PCOM South Georgia’s chief academic officer, said, “We’ve designed PCOM South Georgia to be the region’s hometown medical school and we look forward to working with all of our partners to build Southwest Georgia’s physician workforce.”
He added, “We invite the South Georgia community to come to our ribbon cutting ceremony, tour our facility and meet our medical students. We are ready to educate the next generation of physicians for Southwest Georgia.”
The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. on the campus located at 2050 Tallokas Road in Moultrie. Refreshments and tours will follow the ceremony. A community open house will take place until 6 p.m.
Holtkamp Heating and Air invites public to open house on July 28
Holtkamp Heating and Air is inviting the public for an Open House and Arts Celebration in their new, energy efficient headquarters on I-85 in Suwanee. This will be on July 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. at 60 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee. Attendees can enjoy tours of the new facility, food and drink, raffle prizes, kids’ face painting and other activities.
The date also marks Holtkamp’s 25th anniversary of its opening.
As part of the Open House, the Holtkamps will also be celebrating the arts by having a gallery of artwork throughout their office, all created by local artists. Their large mural project will also be under way on the outside of the building, giving the public a chance to see this art piece up close and in progress.
Antonini is an artist featured in Holtkamp opening
Featured artists include:
- Vivian Antonini, painter, sculptor;
- Michael Montgomery, illustrator, painter;
- Margaret Agner, silk painter; and
- Yesha Panchal, ceramics.
Suzanne Holtkamp, vice president of marketing and operations, says: “Since our founding nearly 25 years ago, we’ve always been committed to the arts and our community. That’s why we’re pleased to partner with Artworks Gwinnett, the North Gwinnett Arts Association and the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning as we open the doors of our new building to the public and help connect citizens with beautiful, inspirational art. This open house will give local families a chance to see our new space while also celebrating many of the incredibly gifted artists located right here in the community.”
- For more information or to RSVP, visit www.HoltkampHVAC.com/OpenHouse.
Health Hero Day coming to OneStop Norcross on July 20
Gwinnett County Health and Human Services is helping families get ready for the back-to-school season with Health Hero Day at OneStop Norcross Saturday, July 20 from 8 a.m. until noon.
The Gwinnett Health Department will offer low-cost immunizations and health screenings, and Gwinnett County Public Schools will provide early learning and education tools. Free activities include a kid zone play area, family resources and giveaways. A WIC farmers market will be onsite for those looking for healthy options.
Health and Human Services Division Director Regina Miller says: “We are pleased to host Health Hero Day just in time for school registration. We are thankful for our many partners who are dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.”
The Gwinnett County Health Department will be providing immunizations and health screenings as required by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Miller adds: “It can be difficult for parents and children to fulfill this requirement during the weekdays so we are excited to provide this opportunity on a day that may be more convenient for them. We are expecting a good turnout at the Health Hero Day event and encourage people to come early to ensure they receive their immunizations and screenings.”
OneStop Norcross is located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court, Norcross, on the east side of Interstate 85, right off Indian Trail Road. Find more information at www.GwinnettHumanServices.com.
Dispose of hazardous waste on July 20 at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
Do you have hard-to-dispose-of items like paints, pesticides and batteries, stacking up around your home?
Get rid of those items for free at the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources’ second annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, July 20 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. Gwinnett County residents may bring up to five containers each of household hazardous waste for free disposal. Containers can be defined as boxes, laundry baskets or plastic tubs. The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds is located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville.
Ammunition, radioactive waste, pharmaceuticals and biomedical/biohazard waste items will not be accepted at the event.
The event is sponsored in conjunction with Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful to help protect Gwinnett’s natural environment. Improper disposal of cleaners, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and lawn care products can potentially contaminate water resources and pollute the air.
- For a complete list of acceptable items, visit www.gwinnettcb.org/event/hhw/. For more information or questions, visit www.gwinnetth2o.com or call 678-376-6785.
Gwinnett Clerk’s Office to get new web portal for judicial circuit
A new web portal is now in service for the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit.
Richard T. Alexander Jr., clerk of courts in the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, launched the clerk’s new web portal July 10. The new portal is compatible with the clerk’s new case management system, Odyssey, by Tyler Technologies Inc. The new web portal will have most of the same information as the previous webpage, though is still under development.
The new portal can be found on www.gwinnettcourts.com. The Odyssey search feature is located on the main page and is a public service to the residents and court users. As the Odyssey implementation progresses over the coming months, the clerk’s office will work to make additional information available on the new web portal.
Surviving Progress by Matthew Roy and Harold Crooks
From Karen Harris, Stone Mountain | This sobering documentary presents information from various corners of the world that illustrates how mankind is destroying the planet with the endless search for more, bigger and better. Several renowned personages are interviewed for this book, giving their views on the subject. One thought-provoking idea: mankind is living in a world where their primary instinct, that of being a ‘hunter gatherer’ is thwarted by what appears to be progress. More and more must be purchased, obtained, conquered to satisfy the basic urge to master the world in which in which mankind lives. This is resulting in more and more ownership of unneeded things that are poisoning the planet and altering the environment so that less developed countries risk starvation and death. The obsession with newer and yet newer technologies while it fulfills the creative, “why” question that distinguishes mankind from other mammals, it builds an endless desire for more objects.
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Early patriot John Wereat served state in various capacities
John Wereat served Georgia in a variety of official capacities during and after the American Revolution. He is perhaps best known for his attempt to thwart the Yazoo land fraud.
Wereat
Wereat was born in Road, Somerset, England, around 1733. Shortly before immigrating to America in 1759, he married Hannah Wilkinson. They had one child, Ann (“Nancy”). After his arrival in Georgia, Wereat established himself as a merchant-planter and, subsequently, as a dedicated public servant in his adopted state.
In the early years of the American Revolution, Wereat was a member of the Provincial Congress and the Council of Safety. From 1776 through the end of the war he served as Georgia’s Continental agent, representing the state in dealings with Congress. Wereat also served briefly as de facto governor of Georgia in 1779, when Savannah was in British hands and the constitutionally elected government was in disarray. Taken prisoner in Augusta in 1780, he was sent to Charleston, S.C., by the British and remained there until his release a year later.
Between 1782 and 1793, Wereat served as state auditor, helping to extricate Georgia from the financial morass created by the Revolution. In December 1787 he presided over the convention that unanimously ratified the new Federal Constitution. From 1790 to 1793 Wereat also represented Georgia in settling outstanding claims against the United States.
Wereat’s final service to Georgia came in 1795, when he fought unsuccessfully to prevent the Yazoo land fraud. When the legislature rejected his attempt to purchase part of the state’s western territory on behalf of three Pennsylvania acquaintances, Wereat and several Georgia allies organized the Georgia Union Company to frustrate the corrupt Yazoo purchasers.
The company attempted to acquire all of the western lands, but to no avail. As a member of the 1795 state constitutional convention, Wereat helped ensure that anti-Yazoo petitions would be sent to the next session of the legislature. Using these petitions and other evidence of corruption, the legislators rescinded the sale.
John Wereat died at his Bryan County plantation on January 25, 1799, at the age of 65.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia online, go to http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Tell us where you think this beautiful artwork is located
Say, isn’t this a beautiful piece of art? The site for this photograph may be simple for some, difficult for others. Try your hand at identifying where this photograph was taken,. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The most recent Mystery Photo was of Panama City, Panama, sent to us by Roving Photographer Frank Sharp. Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill and Jim Savadelis of Duluth were the first to recognize it, mainly because of the unique buildings in the background.
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. provides history of the country: “Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dívila founded the city on August 15, 1519. As Spain explored and conquered the Inca Empire, Panama City was the transit point for gold and silver from the Americas to travel back to Spain. In January of 1671, privateer Henry Morgan, along with a band of 1,400 men, attacked and looted Panama City. The city burned and was destroyed. Ruins of the old city remain today and are known as Panamí¡ la Vieja (Old Panama).
“In 1693 Panama City was formally reestablished on a peninsula five miles from the original settlement. Panama City became an international banking center starting in the late 1970s, gaining undesirable attention as an international money-laundering center. Panama City is home to the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere — the only capital in the world to boast a rainforest within the city limits.””
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas sends along photos: “I have attached an annotated version of the mystery photo that highlights two buildings that are worth discussing. The first building of note is the ‘F&F Tower’ (previously known as the Revolution Tower) as it is one of the most iconic buildings of Panama City. At 52-stories high, this office tower stands 797-feet tall, and was completed in 2011. While not really obvious from the mystery photo, the building is unique in that it features a twisting, spiral shape as it reaches upward.
“Another building that commands your attention in the photo is the JW Marriott Panama tower. It too opened in 2011 as was the first international “named-branded development” of The Trump Organization. At 70 stories (961-feet) high, it is the tallest building in Panama and in Central America.
“This famous (or perhaps ‘infamous’ would be a better moniker) building has changed names several times throughout its brief history. When first completed, it was called the ‘Trump Ocean Club’, then ‘Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama’, then the ‘Bahia Grand Panama’, until it became part of the Marriott family of hotels and was named ‘JW Marriott Panama’. During the development, Donald Trump falsely implied that the Trump Organization had a financial stake in the project, and that it was acting as the developer, neither of which were true.”
Poll worker hiring: July 18 and July 20. Gwinnett citizens who want to serve the community and engage in the electoral process are encouraged to attend Gwinnett County’s poll official hiring events. Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections is looking for citizens of all backgrounds, but has an urgent need for bilingual poll workers, particularly Spanish speakers. There will be two locations: July 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Five Forks Branch Library, 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road; and July 20 from 9 a.m. until noon at Collins Hill Branch Library, 455 Camp Perrin Road. Visit www.gwinnettcounty.com for more information.
Social Security Pre-Retirement Program Workshop will be Saturday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at the Hamilton Mill Branch Library, 36890 Braselton Highway, Dacula. It is free and open to the public. Whether planning for retirement or starting a new chapter in your life, Social Security provides financial benefits, information, and tools to help secure today and tomorrow for you and your family. Hear from a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist to get answers to your questions. For more information, please visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.
A hazardous waste workshop will be held on July 20 from 8 to noon at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. Many products in the home are completely safe to use and store until they become waste. When throwing away old batteries, fluorescent bulbs, or pesticides, improper disposal can harm the environment and threaten our water resources. Bring household hazardous waste to the Waste Collection Day There are many acceptable materials. Each person may bring up to five containers. This event is hosted by Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources.
Writer’s Workshop: When it comes to writing, every writer is unique. But mistakes made by first-time authors are not unique. Author and publisher, Nury Crawford, will discuss the most common mistakes new writers make, how to find a competent and affordable editor, the three ways to get your work published, and your writer’s “rights.” Presented by Gwinnett County Public Library, this workshop will take place on Saturday, July 27 at 1 p.m. at the Suwanee Branch, 361 Main Street, Suwanee. It is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.
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