Articles by: GwinnettForum
NEW for 4/19: On special needs school, college in New Mexico, volunteerism
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett benefits from having private Special Needs School
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Mexico in forefront paying all college costs for its residents
ANOTHER VIEW: Create a legacy through meaningful volunteer opportunities
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Reflecting on what might happen to Mother Russia
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Place CID names two new board members
NOTABLE: Southwest Chamber contributes phone charger to Duluth hospital
RECOMMENDED: Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s largest arts and sciences museum is located in Macon
MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something you want to avoid, if real
LAGNIAPPE: Idyllic setting of a sunset at Lake Lanier
CALENDAR: Major recycling event is April 23 at Coolray Field
FOCUS: Gwinnett benefits from having private special needs school
By Jamie Hamilton | Since 1987, Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett (SNSG), which is not part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools, has served the special needs community in Gwinnett and surrounding counties through their PreK-12 School and Young Adults Learning Life Skills (YALLS) Program. It currently enrolls nearly 100 students, ages 3 to 40.
ANOTHER VIEW: Create a legacy through meaningful volunteer opportunities
By Al McRae | There is no doubt our community has experienced immense challenges over the past two years as a result of the pandemic. Local nonprofits and charitable organizations were particularly impacted as they faced increased demand for their services and support while losing in-person volunteer support because of safety concerns.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something you want to avoid, if real
Wow! Look at the size of this creature! Looks like it is big enough to eat someone alive! Ever seen it before? Can you tell us where it resides (so that we can avoid that area?) Figure all this out and send your guess to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
The recent Mystery Photo was easily spotted by several people. Bob Foreman of Grayson sent in: “The photo is of Lake Como in northern Italy, very near Switzerland.
NEW for 4/15: On autocracy, Alzheimer’s and violence
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Is the United States moving toward autocracy?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Read more responses on caring for someone with Alzheimer’s
ANOTHER VIEW: War. Violence. Greed. All are enemies of civilized life
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Place redevelopment plans to be unveiled April 20
NOTABLE: Duluth seeking creative ideas for playable art for downtown
RECOMMENDED: On the Shortness of Life by Lucian Annaeus Seneca, the Younger
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Johnny Mercer wrote for the most popular jazz artists
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your luck in identifying this beautiful scene
LAGNIAPPE: Rare orange azalea in bloom in Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Recycle at CoolRay Field on April 23
FOCUS: Is the United States moving toward autocracy?
By John Titus | Increasingly, I am concerned by the challenges facing our nation in the coming years. Most issues are ones that are debated as to which approaches are the best – progressive or conservative. People of good will can often reach compromises which allow solutions to emerge, and progress made. The challenges to which I refer are much more fundamental and involve the norms underlying our democracy.
ANOTHER VIEW: War. Violence. Greed. All are enemies of civilized life
By Ashley Herndon | With all that is going on today across this country, it makes me wonder what do people do to handle the pain? One of my mentors shared in a training class a few decades ago, “There is no such thing as stress, only the inability of some to handle outside pressure.” That took a little thought and practice to achieve.
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett Place redevelopment plans to be unveiled April 20
The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team, which is comprised of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID), Gwinnett County, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), are planning multiple events to provide the community with opportunities to weigh in on Gwinnett Place Mall site redevelopment concepts.
Gwinnett Forum | July 26, 2024
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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