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MYSTERY PHOTO: Older building
Here’s an older, not well-cared-for building somewhat off the beaten path. It has its own history which may intrigue you. Tell us more about this Mystery Photo, sending your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
It always amazes GwinnettForum at how easily some people recognize the Mystery Photo. Last week what we thought would be difficult found several correct respondents.
NEW for 12/3: On Georgia’s teacher shortage, op-ed columns, more
Click here to see the latest edition. in this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Addressing the question of why there is a teacher shortage
PERSPECTIVE: On writing good op-ed columns
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: We’re trying to fly before having a plane when it comes to EVs
UPCOMING: PCOM student doctors plan two wellness events
NOTABLE: Gaskins + LeCraw is new name of combined firm
RECOMMENDED OR NOT: Three Frozen Thanksgiving Dinners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Foundation funds comes from Coke profits
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo may prove to be most difficult
CALENDAR: GGC plans vaccination clinics on the COVID-19 Omicron variant
NEWS BRIEFS: PCOM student doctors plan two wellness events, more
Gwinnett County residents will be the recipients of two wellness events planned by PCOM Georgia Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in early December. On Friday, December 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., PCOM Georgia DO students, along with faculty members, will take blood pressure readings and distribute blood pressure information at the Jolly Holly Day in Suwanee Town Center, located […]
FOCUS: Addressing the question of why there is a teacher shortage
By Alexander Tillman | For years the public has been warned of an impending teacher shortage. There has been a shortage in rural and intercity schools for years, but now the problem has spread to the suburbs. Schools in higher socio-economic districts are now feeling the pinch. I have enjoyed being an educator for nearly 30 years. So why is this happening?
MYSTERY: Today’s Mystery Photo may prove to be most difficult
Today’s Mystery Photo we’ll label as difficult, for this photo is not on the Internet as such, and there are few, if any, distinguishing marks. So, it may be a hard puzzle to solve. If you think you have solved it, send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to list your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo was relatively easy, as several people recognized it. The photograph came from Lawrence Woodard of Lawrenceville. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. wrote: “Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape Neddick,
NEW for 11/30: On volunteering, politics, football and Thanksgiving
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TODAY’S FOCUS: He’s helped others by becoming a volunteer for Red Cross
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Changing politics, Ga. Tech football and Duluth Methodist’s book
ANOTHER VIEW: Thanksgiving gives us time to pause….and remember
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Communities need to trust their elected school board leaders
UPCOMING: Grab snow gear to play in the snow in Duluth on December 4
NOTABLE: Hard work pays off for Benjamin Rodriguez, as graduation nears
RECOMMENDED: Never by Ken Follett
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State promotes tourism with Stay and See Georgia program
MYSTERY PHOTO: Test yourself on yet another lighthouse as a Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Watch out for this lonely janitor
CALENDAR: Cities of Gwinnett plan holiday celebration times
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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