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NEW for 1/21: On police shootings; Election fraud; Trump and shots
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Generational reasons on why there are so many police shootings
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election fraud? That’s mighty different from voter fraud
ANOTHER VIEW: Now even ex-President Trump is saying, “Get your shots!”
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: It will be the truth which sets us all free
UPCOMING: Town of Braselton seeks residents for its new Arts Council
NOTABLE: Walton EMC wins best in Georgia in customer satisfaction
NOT RECOMMENDED: The Chief’s Chief by Mark Meadows
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia in 1907 first state in the south to ban alcohol
MYSTERY PHOTO: Ancient house is most different from modern housing
LAGNIAPPE: SATISFEED seeking warehouse for food distribution
CALENDAR: Learn about nearby day trips in Georgia for your enjoyment
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a different style of home for your consideration
You don’t see homes built in this style any more, though some higher-priced modern homes have many fancy doo-dads. Figure out where this home is, and tell us about it. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Man alive! The response to the most recent Mystery Photo was heavy, as 19 readers, some newcomers, recognized the photo at Buford Dam. The photo was from the top of the dam, looking south to the foot of the dam. It was from Larry Zani of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and was made in the summer of 1987.
NEW for 1/18: On Hudgens art award, Washington myth
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hudgens Center accepting entries for $50,000 Georgia art award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bill Kirby corrects myth about George Washington
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Enjoyed Candler article, bringing back memories of hometown
UPCOMING: Darnae Parks is new diversity director at PCOM
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber welcomes 38 new members to its board
OBITUARIES: Cecil Morris, Nancy Anne Morris
RECOMMENDED: Travels with George (Washington) by Nathaniel Philbrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian does important work with mosquito eradication
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound, so where was this photo taken?
LAGNIAPPE: Civic concept
CALENDAR: Emergency Rental Assistance program will be on January 19
FOCUS: Hudgens Center accepting entries for $50,000 Ga. art award
DULUTH, Ga. | Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning is now accepting entries for the sixth cycle of its prestigious visual arts prize. With a cash award of $50,000 and a solo exhibition for one talented Georgia artist, the Hudgens Prize is one of the largest monetary awards given to an individual artist in the nation. The purpose of the competition is to elevate and promote the arts and artists of Georgia, while providing a transformational opportunity for the winning artist.
NEWS BRIEFS: Parks is new diversity director at PCOM
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has recently named Darnae Parks as the director of diversity and community partnerships at PCOM Georgia. In this role, Parks will work to implement educational, assessment and quality improvement programs and initiatives as they relate to cultural competency and diversity, and inclusion.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound, so where was this photo taken?
A goat, a hill, a road, some water: these are several clues to today’s Mystery Photo. We’ll give you one more clue: this is a dated photograph. Now your job: tell us where (and when?) this was taken. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
We thought the last Mystery would be tough and it proved to be that way. Only Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., identified the photo, which was sent in by George Graf of Palmyra, Va.
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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