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MYSTERY PHOTO: Big clue awaits you in today’s mystery
Today’s Mystery Photo has a major clue staring you in the face. Figure it out and you’ll be on your way to identify this mystery. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Channing Haskell, Peachtree Corners, came in first with the right answer to the recent mystery: “It’s the Aerial Lift Bridge spanning the Duluth (Minnesota) Ship Canal allowing the Great Lakes freighters to transit in and out of the Duluth Harbor at the western end of Lake Superior.” The photo came from Robert Forman of Grayson.
NEW for 11/16: Claps and uproars on Dixon’s proposals, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Applauds Senator Dixon for seeking non-partisan school board
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two announcements last week drew immediate uproars
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Readers respond to proposal to change Gwinnett government structure
UPCOMING: Smart City connectivity conference coming in 2022 to Gwinnett
NOTABLE: County Commission has faith in the legislative process
RECOMMENDED: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Max Cleland had long political and governmental career
MYSTERY PHOTO: Note people sitting on benches near this imposing Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: District commissioner plans open house on Thursday night
MYSTERY PHOTO: Note people sitting on benches
Can you identify this imposing structure, today’s Mystery Photo. Tell us about it, and where it’s located and why. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
George Graf, Palmyra, Va. wrote of the last Mystery Photo: “The mystery photo shows the underground of Fort Pulaski National Monument, located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Ga.
NEW for 11/12: Banks will merge; Bad idea on commission; Expectations
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Banking Co. and Peoples BankTrust will merge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ten-member county commission idea is bad for Gwinnett County
ANOTHER VIEW: What are your expectations about your children?
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Looks upon Aaron Rodgers as a great American hero
UPCOMING: PCOM to offer new master’s program in Medical Lab Science
NOTABLE: Suwanee seeking proposals for 7th annual SculpTour
RECOMMENDED: Buddha Life Zenful Life by Nicolae Tanase
GEORGIA TIDBIT: We’re still searching for cure to battle chestnut tree disease
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks: where are all these bricks located?
LAGNIAPPE:Frank Sharp offers glances inside Duluth Library
CALENDAR: Flag retirement ceremony planned in Norcross Saturday morning
NEW for 11/9: On redistricting, Braves’ memorabilia, vax rates
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s one view on legislature’s attempted redistricting plan
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Braves’ World Series memorabilia and other items
ANOTHER VIEW: What can be done to increase vaccination rates?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Retired Maj. Gen. Ronald Johnson to be Veteran’s Day speaker
NOTABLE: Rehab of home in Suwanee wins national homebuilding award
RECOMMENDED: A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chestnut trees once composed one quarter of all Appalachian forest
MYSTERY PHOTO: Statue of child reading a book is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Bid on 100 original paintings, all 12×12 inches, at Norcross Studio and Gallery
NEW for 11/5: Georgia’s parks; Eagle scouts; Letting light shine
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Great getaway to visit a nearby Georgia park during the week
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Being an Eagle Scout started guy on career path
ANOTHER VIEW: Let your light shine everywhere, every day, every way
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Feels law-abiding citizens could be harmed by anti-gun crowd
UPCOMING: New GGC programs aimed at students who changed majors
NOTABLE: Corrections department holding a job fair on November 13
RECOMMENDED: Power and Liberty by Gordon S. Wood
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Here’s a short history of the World Champion Atlanta Braves
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify or make up a story about this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer visits new Norcross library
CALENDAR: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, opens Friday at the Lionheart Theatre
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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