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MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s an idyllic spot where you can contemplate nature
Today’s Mystery Photo looks something like a spot for relaxing and thinking, what with the benches around the central figure. Can you tell us where this photograph was taken? Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and tell us the town where you get your mail.
Holly Moore of Suwanee was first in with the identification of the most recent Mystery Photo: “It’s Woodward Mill, right near the Mall of Georgia and near the Gwinnett Environmental Heritage Center on the Ivy Creek Greenway.
NEW for 2/18: On Putin, Georgia politics and health care
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Putin is just rattling sabers; he doesn’t want war
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big dose of activities this week: Scoreboard 3-0, politicians
ANOTHER VIEW: View Point Health to help people struggling with Covid-19
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Feels blessed to have two good musicians in his family
UPCOMING: New 160 unit residential community planned in Norcross
NOTABLE: Northeast Boy Scout dinner to honor three Gwinnettians
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Thomas University was founded by Primitive Baptist Church
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can figure out where this old photo came from
CALENDAR: Arbor Day to be marked in 10 a.m. ceremony today in Norcross
FOCUS: Putin is just rattling sabers; he doesn’t want war
By Raleigh Perry | Vladimir Putin is often hard to read. However, today it seems that he is doing something that he has never done before. First, he has stated unequivocally that he does not want NATO very close to Russia. I do not have a problem with that request at all. We did not want Russia in Cuba and got them out.
MYSTERY: See if you can figure out where this old photo came from
Today’s mystery photo is something in disrepair. See if you can figure out what and where this used to be. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The most recent Mystery Photo proved difficult, as only three readers recognized it. It was the Lora Robins Sculpture Garden in Richmond, Va., sent in by George Graf of Palmyra, Va.
NEW for 2/15: On honesty, integrity and court’s religion
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Wants Court to be represented with diverse religious backgrounds
UPCOMING: Braves’ World Series Trophy Coming Twice to Coolray Field
NOTABLE: GGC event moves to address teacher shortage problem
RECOMMENDED: Pie in the Sky for streaming on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scripto strike ends with workers getting four cent raise
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph
CALENDAR: Join Arbor Day observance in Norcross on Friday at 10 a.m.
FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!
By Ashley Herndon | Never forgive evil, lying, violence, and cruelty, even less the fanatics using those tools pretending “the means are worth the end.”
These people are poisoned and without study, there is a chance we may never see a positive end to our current crisis. Yes Virginia, losing our democracy is in crisis.
NEWS BRIEFS: Braves’ World Series trophy coming twice to Coolray Field
The Gwinnett Stripers, in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves, will welcome the 2021 World Series Trophy to Coolray Field for Opening Night on Tuesday, April 12. The 7:05 p.m. game vs. Nashville is an official part of the 151-stop Braves World Champions Trophy Tour presented by Truist, giving Stripers fans the opportunity to take a photo with the Commissioner’s Trophy.
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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