CURVING SCULPTURE: Roving Photographer Frank Sharp recorded these beautiful sculptured plants at a recent visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, off Monroe Drive in downtown Atlanta. Frank advises: “Approach the Gardens from the South side, going north on Monroe Drive, or else face delays in trying to turn left into the Gardens when in the southbound lane.”
TODAY’S FOCUS: Redner To Leave Post with Community Foundation of NE Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats Welcome Bloomberg and Slowly Move Toward Nominee
ANOTHER VIEW: Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Health Plan in Detail; No Others Have
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Troubled By President’s Attempt To Interfere with Judicial Process
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers Seeking National Anthem Performers for 2020 Season
NOTABLE: GMC Foundation Soars Past $30 Million Goal to $43 Million
RECOMMENDED: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Estuaries Valuable for Crab, Fish, Shrimp and Other Shellfish
MYSTERY PHOTO: Color of Houses May Hint to Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Rose Day Coming Up February 29 at Bogan Road Community Center
Redner to leave Community Foundation of NE Georgia
By Heather Loveridge
DULUTH, Ga. | The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia announces that President and CEO Randy Redner will be leaving his post later this year.
Redner joined the Community Foundation in September 2015 as executive director. Since then, under his leadership, the Community Foundation has achieved record results. In the last three years the Foundation has:
- Given away $20+ million, for a total of $80+ million since 1985;
- Welcomed more than 100 new funds since 2017;
- Grown assets under management to more than $51 million;
- Created a Legacy Society with 27 founding members and future gifts of an estimated $20+ million;
- Helped launch initiatives in four key areas: homelessness, healthcare, early learning and food insecurity;
- Created the Good2Give Celebration, which has raised over $1 million in the last four years and hosted more than 2,500 event goers;
- Added $1.4 million to the Good2Give Community Fund; and
- Held monthly education events, including this year’s Nonprofit Academy, attracting more than 2,500 attendees during the last four years.
Redner
After many accomplishments during his 40+ year career, Redner desires to transition to more of a supporting role within the nonprofit sector. Both he and his wife, LaNita, would like to spend more time with their children and grandchild.
For Redner, he says of his time at the Community Foundation: “Leading the Community Foundation has been a lot of fun; a great ride. I’m not retiring, just ‘career downsizing’ as I’ve heard some call it! Finally, I have total faith in God about what’s coming next and am excited to see where He takes me.”
Prior to joining the Community Foundation in 2015, Redner spent 20 years in the corporate world before transitioning to the nonprofit sector. In 2000, he became the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity North Fulton. In 2005, Redner moved to the American Cancer Society, where he was responsible for the largest Relay For Life event in the world, growing the Gwinnett Relay to over $2.5 million. In 2013 Redner joined The United Methodist Children’s Home organization.
Redner has always been involved on the board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Gwinnett Medical Foundation, GCPS Foundation and the Primerica Foundation. He’s also immediate past president of the Duluth Rotary.
A Valdosta State University alumnus, Randy has an MBA from Mercer University. He and his wife have two grown children, Katie and Kyle, and one grandchild, Emsley.
The CEO transition team consists of Bill McCargo, Dick LoPresti, Jay Dennard, Mike Levengood, and Tammy Shumate.
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Democrats welcome Bloomberg, slowly move toward nominee
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
FEB. 21, 2020 | Five Democratic debate candidates for president “welcomed” Mike Bloomberg to the debate stage Wednesday night, all seeking to take the late-blooming Bloomberg down a notch from his purchased double-digit showing in the polls. So far Mr. Bloomberg has not faced the voters. We’ll see Saturday what the Nevada caucus thinks of him, then follow the South Carolina primary on February 29 to see if Mr. Bloomberg has any real traction with voters.
The fact that not one of the major Democratic candidates has nailed down significant long-term support (or delegates) has given Mr. Bloomberg a chance to stand with the major five remaining candidates. With many thinking that Sen. Bernie Sanders, while in a good position after Iowa and New Hampshire, is leading the field, still the others are close enough so that nothing is really decided yet.
Wednesday’s debate had positive results for Joe Biden. Not registering solidly in Iowa and New Hampshire, his passion in the debate played well with his followers. Some say that this put him back on track, no matter what happens in Nevada. Mr. Biden is also anticipated to score well with South Carolina voters next weekend. If he fails on that account, it could point to him being in a poor position before Super Tuesday.
Scoring well on stage Wednesday was Elizabeth Warren, one of the challengers who went after Mr. Bloomberg viciously. She had to make a strong showing, after the earlier contests did not place her among the leaders. Her efforts will probably result in a surge in contributions to her campaign, something she desperately needs, and positions her so that she can remain in the race.
Young Pete Buttigieg continues in the race, though not as hard-hitting against Mr. Bloomberg as was Ms. Warren. His early surprise showings in Iowa and New Hampshire places him in a good position in the coming weeks.
Time the candidates finish in South Carolina, they will have only one week to campaign in the Super Tuesday primaries on March 3. Altogether 14 states will be voting. Look at this line up in these primaries:
The states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. Whew! American Samoa will also have a caucus. You wonder will an obvious Democratic leader be chosen by then.
Now, if the candidates after Super Tuesday still have a taste to remain running for president, only one week later, March 10, these six states will be voting in the Democratic primary: Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington. (Hawaii also has a Republican primary.)
Then on March 17, comes primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.
Somewhere along these dates, no doubt the Democratic field will be heavily diminished.
Finally…..on March 24, Georgians get to vote with its Democratic presidential primary. By now we suspect the contest for the Democratic nomination might have been determined. The Georgia race could be a hollow one. (Note that Georgia’s primary for local races will be May 19. Why Georgia votes so late is another story.)
After Georgia, a few more states still will not have voted. That includes Alaska, Hawaii (Democrats only), Louisiana, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska, West Virginia, Kentucky and Oregon.
The last states to have a Democratic primary are on June 2 in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota. You wonder why these are so late!
The Democratic National Convention is on July 13-16 in Milwaukee. We’re inching toward there. Stay tuned.
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Warren lays out health plan in detail; No others have
By George Wilson, contributing columnist
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. | U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a detailed rundown of how she would fund the transition to a single-payer health care system — without, she said, raising taxes on the middle class.
Furthermore, Warren issued two lengthy letters from well-respected experts, which explained (over 41 pages, with 146 footnotes) exactly how much her plan would cost and how she’d round up the funds. That’s some detail!
Warren starts off with a $34 trillion cost estimate for Medicare-for-all over 10 years. She then subtracts $13.5 billion from that estimate by proposing to lower some of the costs: Warren would grab current state and local health care funds to the tune of $6.1 trillion, and change Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors and hospitals to save $2.9 trillion, among other optimistic assumptions.
Then, Warren proposes to cover the remaining $20.5 trillion cost by making employers spend what they currently do on insurance company bills on Medicare-for-all instead (that’s $8.8 trillion in revenue). She would raise taxes on billionaires, capital gains and dividends ($3 trillion).
Warren would repeal President Trump’s tax cuts and institute a new 35 percent tax on foreign earnings ($2.9 trillion). She would institute a new fee on large banks; improve tax collection rates through better enforcement, cut defense spending and pass comprehensive immigration reform to make up the rest.
The numbers add up … but the whole thing starts to fall apart if some of the savings Warren proposed turn out to be unrealistic. Or if the revenue raisers are suspect, such as the money obtained from better tax enforcement. To do this the Internal Revenue Service would need to be adequately funded, which it isn’t now. Or if the politics are unmanageable (immigration reform has stalled for years).
Finally, here is a politician who spells out exactly what her plan is, along with 54 other issues that she tackles. What other candidates have done so?
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Troubled by Trump’s attempt to interfere with judicial process
Editor, the Forum:
I am deeply distressed about President Trump’s apparent attempt to interfere with the judicial process in our country.
It seems that I am not alone. Approximately 2,000 former Department of Justice employees are calling for the Attorney General’s resignation and the Federal Judges Association is holding a special meeting to discuss growing concerns about political interference in a high-profile case.
I would hope that thoughtful members of both political parties would have similar concerns. Different administrations have had different priorities for the responsibilities of the department. However, none that I recall tried to interfere with the judicial process itself. It is a move toward authoritarianism and a danger to the concept of equal justice under law.
— John Titus, Peachtree Corners
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Stripers seeking National Anthem performers for 2020
The Gwinnett Stripers are seeking National Anthem performers for the 2020 season.
All interested singers or vocal groups (five singers or less) should send a digital submission (video or audio) of their a capella performance of the National Anthem to stripersinfo@braves.com by Monday, March 2.
Candidates will be judged on tone, pace (90 seconds or less), and clarity. Top candidates will be invited to Coolray Field for in-person auditions on Saturday, March 14. No walk-ups will be admitted to the auditions.
The Gwinnett Stripers’ 2020 home opener is set for Thursday, April 16 at 7:05 p.m. vs. the Norfolk Tides. For information about all ticket options for 2020, including Memberships, Groups, Youth Parties, and more, visit GoStripers.com. Single-game tickets will go on sale Sunday, March 8 during the Preseason Party.
Two schools’ agreement helps students move faster
Business majors who complete their two-year associate’s degree can seek a four-year degree in business at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), according to an articulation agreement between GGC and Gwinnett Technical College.
Dr. Jann L. Joseph, president of Georgia Gwinnett College, says: “We are happy to, once again, work with our partners at Gwinnett Technical College to expand educational opportunities for students. This agreement is a win for the students, allowing them to join the workforce faster, while saving time and money.
Gwinnett Tech President Dr. D. Glen Cannon added: “Students work hard for their course credits and should be able to take those credits with them wherever they continue their education if both institutions are accredited. Gwinnett Technical College welcomes the opportunity to continue and expand our great partnership with Georgia Gwinnett College. This agreement highlights the commitment both colleges have to keeping student success the most important part of our missions.”
The agreement allows Gwinnett Tech students who have met the requirements for an associate’s degree to transfer those credits to GGC without losing credits. Officials at GGC and Gwinnett Tech say the agreement will prevent course duplication and speed time to graduation.
This isn’t the first time that the two institutions have partnered to advance educational opportunities. GGC and Gwinnett Tech created a similar partnership in 2015, where criminal justice students who earned their associate’s degree at Gwinnett Tech could transfer their credits to GGC in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/criminology. In 2011, GGC and Gwinnett Tech established a course-transfer agreement where select courses taken at Gwinnett Tech transfer seamlessly to GGC.
The agreement will go into effect for the fall 2020 semester. Information concerning requirements, transfer and admission procedures will be posted at ggc.edu and gwinnetttech.edu.
See new voting machines Feb. 25 in Peachtree Corners
Want to see what Georgia’s new voting machines look like for the upcoming election season? Peachtree Corners is setting up a few of the voting machines and will be available on Tuesday, February 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. The machines are in the Community Room. Election officials will be on hand to answer questions. Note also: the polling places for the upcoming presidential primary on March 24 will be the normal polling place for county, state and federal elections. The Peachtree Corners City Hall is not the place for the presidential primary.
GMC Foundation soars past $30 million goal to $43 million
From left: Susan Gaunt, Michael Levengood,Dr. Kimbelry Hutcherson, and Cliff Clark.
Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation has surpassed its $30 million goal nearly a year early, raising $43 million so far. The announcement came at the recent gala from Dr. Carlton Buchanan, chairman of the foundation, where four people were recognized.
Jason Chandler, president of the GMC Foundation, says: “Our success is the direct result of tremendous generosity and a collective commitment to impact the patient experience at Northside Hospital in Gwinnett. It is our privilege each year to recognize the leadership, compassion and philanthropy of our employees, physicians, donors and volunteers.”
This year’s gala spotlighted four special people who have made significant contributions to the health care community.
The Desai Compassionate Care Award is given to a Northside Hospital employee for contributions to compassionate patient care. Susan Gaunt, stroke program coordinator at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, was the recipient, honored for her 36 years of service at the hospital.
The GMC Foundation’s Physician Champion Award recognizes an exceptional physician, who specifically champions the fundraising efforts of the Foundation in support of the mission of the hospital system. Dr. Kimberly Hutcherson, radiologist with North Metro Radiology Associates and member of the GMC Foundation Board of Directors, is the 2020 recipient of the award.
J. Michael Levengood received the Distinguished Service Award, which honors an individual who has consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to Northside Hospital and the Gwinnett community through the donation of their wealth, work and wisdom. Levengood is an attorney in Lawrenceville and was chairman of the Gwinnett Health System Board of Directors leading up to the health system’s merger with Northside Hospital in August 2019.
The Legacy Award was presented to GMC Foundation Board Member Cliff Clark as a tribute to his leadership, time and resources to create a lasting impact on patients and their families.
Clark has made a commitment to education in Gwinnett County and at Northside Hospital Gwinnett through the launch of the hospital’s Sports Medicine and Concussion Care-a-Van two years ago, as well as his support of the hospital’s patient simulation center in memory of his late wife, Diane.
Since 1989, the GMC Foundation has raised more than $70 million to fund programs, services and capital expansion projects at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Duluth. Philanthropic contributions made to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation are committed to programs and services in Gwinnett County. For more information about the GMC Foundation, visit gmcgiving.org.
Two grants come to Snellville for improved city services
The City of Snellville recently received a $7,760 grant to be used toward the purchase of equipment to reduce exposures related to liability and property damage. The grant came from the Georgia Municipal Association.
The city received another grant check of $7,536 to be used to purchase equipment and/or training to reduce the likelihood of injury to city employees. To be eligible for the grants, the city had to meet specific requirements associated with safety and loss control efforts.
The grants have been used for the following:
- Replacement mulch for Oak Road Park and replacement mulch for the playground at T.W. Briscoe Park;
- Two new AED defibrillator devices added to the city’s Recycling Center and Public Works office. Now all city facilities are equipped with AEDs;
- Non-flammable cabinets for city Public Works and Parks and Recreation staff to use;
- And smaller items including a first aid kit for City Hall, anti-fatigue mat for the park, new wet floor signs and new PVC cones.
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
From Karen Harris, Stone Mountain: Olive Kitteridge is back in Elizabeth Strout’s next installment of the life and times of this most memorable character. Olive has married her widowed neighbor, Jack Kennison, and is happy. Olive continues to have impacts on the people of Crosby, Maine. These include her son Christopher and his children, an ill woman for whom she shows compassion, a young woman for whom she delivers a baby and a host of other characters for whom she was a math teacher years ago. All the people whose lives she touches provide her with glimpses of who she is in relationship to them and their worlds. Olive’s astounding fearlessness as she faces the conundrums of life make her a character both fascinating and enigmatic. The reader will relish her insights, her growth and the challenges she faces as the years go by in her seemingly staid but inwardly colorful and multifaceted life.
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Georgia estuaries valuable for crab, fish, shrimp, more
(Continued from previous edition)
For Georgia crabs, marine fish, shrimp, and other shellfish that live at least part of their lives in estuaries and salt marshes, variations in salinity are of utmost significance. The organisms often use salinity levels, along with other environmental cues, as ecological clocks to time reproduction so that it coincides with the best environment for their young.
As organisms mature, they develop the ability to adapt to the saltiness of the open sea.
Like all creatures, though, they are most vulnerable and least tolerant of extreme environments when young. Thus, they spend most of their early lives in the gentle, brackish waters of estuaries and salt marshes. The brackish waters provide a perfect medium in which they can begin to develop a greater salt tolerance.
Countless numbers of young crabs, fish, shrimp, and other marine creatures, born in nearshore ocean spawning grounds, enter the estuaries as tiny larvae or as juveniles. The tides sweep the teeming masses into the creeks and marshes, where they are nourished and protected until early adulthood. Then, in late summer and fall, they depart the marsh nursery grounds, reenter the estuaries, and head back to the nearshore ocean waters to complete their life cycles.
An example of this cycle is that of the white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus), one of Georgia’s most commercially important marine species. A female shrimp spawns in ocean waters offshore, releasing about a million eggs. The fertilized eggs hatch into planktonic larvae, undergo several changes, and then enter the postlarval stage. At this time they enter the estuaries in currents generated by wind and tides and migrate upstream in the estuary. The young shrimp then move into tidal creeks, where they find ample supplies of food and protection from predators. The shrimp remain in their nursery habitats for two to three months. Upon reaching adulthood, they begin to move into larger creeks and rivers and move progressively down the estuary into more saline waters. From there, they migrate back to the sea for spawning.
Common finfish in Georgia’s estuaries include black drum, croaker, flounder, red drum, sheepshead, spotted sea trout, striped mullet, and whiting. The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), a fish highly popular with recreational anglers, is generally found in estuaries during the summer. Occasionally, it will enter freshwater. Depending on salinity, temperature, and food availability, adult fish move in schools to the ocean during spring and fall. Juvenile fish generally remain in the estuaries even during the winter.
Since the 1980s the quality and productivity of Georgia’s estuaries and inner shelf have declined remarkably due to both natural environmental deterioration and adverse human activities. Commercial fishery stocks have dramatically decreased with an increase in the salinity levels and harmful algal populations in coastal rivers and estuaries. The rapid growth of Georgia’s coastal population, human removal of freshwater from rivers, and pollution from the land have had a pronounced influence on the estuarine and coastal ecosystems of Georgia.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to http://georgiaencyclopedia.org
Color of houses may hit a clue to Mystery Photo
Look at the color of these houses, in various shades against a green-treed mountain. Now can you figure out where this might be? Try. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. By the way, in the recent edition, mis-towned one of our mystery spotters, Sara Burns. She lives in Duluth.
Those getting the last Mystery Photo correct, included Jim Savadelis, Duluth: “He recognized the Dresden Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden. It previously was called the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony, or German Katholische Hofkirche and since 1980 also known as Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis, is the Catholic Cathedral of Dresden.” The photo was sent in by Georgia Graf of Palmyra, Va. Others recognizing the photo were Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill;
Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex. : “Today’s mystery photo is of the Katholische Hofkirche (Catholic Court Church) and the Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) near the Elbe River in the historic center of Dresden, Germany. The church is on the left of the photo while the iconic domed courtyard of the Dresden Castle/Royal Palace is to the right of the photo. Also visible on the far-left side of the mystery photo is a statue of King Johann (aka John of Saxony).
“The Catholic Court Church is the most important and significant Catholic church of a predominantly Protestant city. Designed and built between 1738 to 1751, it was elevated to the status of Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in 1964. Interestingly, the heart of King Augustus The Strong, along with the body of Frederick Augustus III, the last King of Saxony, are buried in the oldest of the four crypts of the church.
“The Dresden Castle / Royal Palace is now the location of the Dresden State Art Collections, a cultural institution owned by the State of Saxony that is one of the most renowned and oldest museum institutions in the world. One of 12 separate museums owned and operated by the state, it houses many of the artifacts of the Saxon electors from the 16th century. Beginning in 1485, the Dresden Castle / Royal Palace was the permanent seat of the sovereigns and today, is considered one of the most significant Renaissance palaces in Germany (of which there are many!).
“Alas, World War II was not kind to either the Cathedral or the Royal Palace, as the church was badly damaged during the February 13, 1945 bombing of Dresden in World War II. Most of the castle was reduced to a roofless shell. Fortunately, the historical collections of the castle survived as they had been previously moved to safety to the Königstein Fortress, about 17-miles south-east of Dresden, in the early years of the war. Finally, the statue on the far-left of the mystery photo is a monument to John of Saxony, the King of Saxony from 1854 to 1873.”
Rose Day is Feb. 29 at Bogan Road Community Center
Spectacular Bid: The Last Superhorse of the Twentieth Century chronicles the career of the horse who was sold as a yearling for $37,000 to a family, trained by a rookie trainer, and ridden by a teen who, two years earlier, had never ridden a horse. This amazing horse won 26 of 30 races, was undefeated as a four-year-old, and was ranked #10 on the Top 100 Thoroughbreds of the 20th Century. Join Gwinnett County Public Library and meet the author, Peter Lee, on Sunday, February 23 at 3 p.m. at the Suwanee Branch, 361 Main Street, Suwanee. Books will be available for sale and signing. For more information, visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.
February 24 is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary set for March 24. Be sure to check that your registration is up to date. Visit GwinnettElections.com for advance and absentee voting information. Visit mvp.sos.ga.gov to check your status, register online, locate your polling place, and view sample ballots.
Rose Day is Saturday, February 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 North Bogan Road in Buford. Join the Greater Gwinnett Rose Society at its annual Rose Day to learn about caring for and growing roses, including planting, feeding, spraying, and pruning. Preregister online or by calling 678-277-0850.
Meet Children’s Author Felicia Lee on Saturday, February 29 at 11 a.m. at the Buford Library, 2100 Buford Highway in Buford. She is the author of books for beginning readers, and will talk about her books and host a special story time. Audrey Lost Her Shoe teaches the importance of putting things back where they belong, and I Can Be show different jobs to explore. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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