Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 6/25: Student loans, Ranked choice voting; Inflation

NEW for 6/25: Student loans, Ranked choice voting; Inflation

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s a solution to the national student loan program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New York’s use of ranked choice voting is major system test
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at nation’s inflation: it might be worth it
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Remembering Hill Jordan and a key message he had for an audience
UPCOMING: Duluth rail museum fund drive is gathering steam 
NOTABLE: Building Babies Brains wins $75,000 transformation grant
OBITUARIES: Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA women’s swimming team is a top winner in NCAA finals
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately house is this issue’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Start assembling hazardous waste for July 22 recycling

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by · June 25, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks, for a job well done as superintendent
EEB PERSPECTIVE: With Covid falling, times are good for local businesses 
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Eisenhower Republicans compared to today’s GOP
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: This serious fisherman always wondered about cricket boxes
UPCOMING: Youth Police Academy accepting applications for July classes
NOTABLE: County marks first official Juneteenth observance
OBITUARIES: Hill Jordan, Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Father, by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA swimming programs become powers in NCAA competition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out another lighthouse as this issue’s Mystery Photo

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by · June 22, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized
Steele

Jim Steele

The former chief operating officer of the Gwinnett County Public Schools, Jim Steele, died June 21 in Toccoa at the age of 73 from the maladies of prostate cancer. At his own request, there will be no funeral, because, as he stated: “Funerals were too sad and morbid.” His body will be cremated and his ashes will be scattered on a new road he had just seen finished on his farm in Toccoa.

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by · June 21, 2021 · Uncategorized
White

Jaclyn White

Jaclyn Weldon White, age 73, of Hoschton, died June 19, 2021. Jackie was born in Chattanooga, Tenn.; she was the daughter of John (Jack) and Evelyn Weldon. Jackie became a mother in 1974 to her daughter Caroline. In 1984 she married Carl Dean White Sr. and inherited three more children, Shannon, Dean and Kim. Jackie had seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

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by · June 19, 2021 · Obituaries
Jordan

Hill Jordan

Hilliard Rhodes Jordan, Jr., 74, best known as “Hill,” passed away at his home in Skylake on June 18, 2021.  As in life, his death marks a milestone in the lives of those who knew and loved him. 

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by · June 18, 2021 · Obituaries
NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Downtown Duluth was once site of a cricket box factory
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bartow Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: College baseball in Omaha is my favorite sporting event 
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another bocce ball court is at Lawrenceville brewery 
UPCOMING: County and Eastside Center offer Covid vaccines for all adults
NOTABLE: Chris Minor is new director of Gwinnett Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Collin Rogers was builder and architect of classical houses
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two statues near one another form today’s Mystery Photo

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by · June 18, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/15: On returning to normal; Bike trip; Editorial pages

NEW for 6/15: On returning to normal; Bike trip; Editorial pages

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Life returning to normal all around us; enjoy your summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettian returns after pedaling 1,049 miles on West Coast trek
ANOTHER VIEW: Many newspapers are losing robust editorial voices 
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc. of
FEEDBACK: More on bocce ball and the pleasures that the games gives
UPCOMING: Gwinnett recycling gets new impact via Every Bottle Back program
NOTABLE: Brenau University nursing programs gets re-accredited
RECOMMENDED: The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Clayton McMichen gains early fame as Old-Time Fiddler
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out today’s Mystery Photo of a Swinging Bridge
LAGNIAPPE: Contemporary painting of a tavern in Norcross now on display
CALENDAR: Photos, “From Russia with Love,” at Grayson Library through July 31

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by · June 15, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Anthony Rodriguez (BFA ’91), the showstopper 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What is a productive meeting? On playing bocce ball
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Historians should determine what’s taught, not politicians
UPCOMING: Wednesdays bring shows for kids from Aurora Children’s Playhouse
NOTABLE: Another site recognized Buford City Schools as best in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gullah-Geechee culture centers on Georgia and South Carolina coasts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo fitting for Memorial Day; where is it?
LAGNIAPPE: Photograph of caladium leaf shows beautiful detail

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by · June 11, 2021 · Full issues
Graf

Martha Diane Graf

Martha Diane (Lunsford) Graf, of Palmyra, Va., died on June 10, 2021. She was the wife of George Graf, frequent contributor to GwinnettForum. 

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by · June 10, 2021 · Obituaries
NEW for 6/8: How far we’ve come; Gwinnett judgeships; Grizzlies win

NEW for 6/8: How far we’ve come; Gwinnett judgeships; Grizzlies win

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the past, and seeing how far Gwinnett has come
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Seven races for judgeships to be decided in Gwinnett in 2022
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC Grizzlies are 2021 NAIA baseball champions 
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Enjoyed Herndon’s piece on propaganda, but may be too late
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery, formerly Kudzu Art Zone, now open again
NOTABLE: Roundabout to come near new Seckinger High School
RECOMMENDED: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Brainard Cheney of Fitzgerald pens four novels placed in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s something significantly atypical in this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: The blooms of the magnolia tree are out in force these days
CALENDAR: Adoption fees waived for cats and dogs at Gwinnett Animal Shelter on June 12

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by · June 8, 2021 · Full issues
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