Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 7/17: “Interesting times;” High-quality candidates; Future jobs

NEW for 7/17: “Interesting times;” High-quality candidates; Future jobs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: These “Interesting Times” Remind One of Otto von Bismark
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Gratifying To See Many High-Quality Political Candidates in 2020
ANOTHER VIEW: White and Blue Collar Jobs May Be Most Scarce in the Future
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Liberalism, the Enlighenment, Slavery and Changing Minds
UPCOMING: Pandemic Causes Two Annual Events in Gwinnett To Be Cancelled
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Exceeds Fund Drive for Emergencies
RECOMMENDED: The Perfect Wife by J. P. Delaney
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Communicable Disease Center Organized in Atlanta in 1946
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Tombstone Has a Distinct Background and Is Today’s Mystery

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by · July 17, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 7/14: On rules, streetcars, sickness, more

NEW for 7/14: On rules, streetcars, sickness, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: There Appear To Be Two Sets of Rules in These Situations
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Used Car Licenses, Wisteria, Early Streetcars and Two Daylilies
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Do Some Get Sick, While Others Exposed Never Whimper?
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Indeed, Fact after Fact Show That Georgia Has Many Dismal Records
UPCOMING: Early Voting for August 11 Runoff Will Begin in Gwinnett on July 20
NOTABLE: Porter Joins Call Asking Removal of Statue from Historic Courthouse
RECOMMENDED: Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maybe the Most Storied Atlanta Speedway Race Happened in 1992
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps a Friendly Face, Easy-to-Spot Setting Is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Travel Photography of Frank Sharp Now on Display at Grayson Library

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by · July 14, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 7/10: On state’s ideology, Ray Gunnin, Jody Hice

NEW for 7/10: On state’s ideology, Ray Gunnin, Jody Hice

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Current Statewide Ideology Keeps Georgia a Backward State
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Former County Commissioner Ray Gunnin Was Respected for His Vision
ANOTHER VIEW: Among Other Things, Gerrymandering Gave Us Jody Hice
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Suggests Nation Needs More Protection of Voting Rights
UPCOMING: Gwinnett State Court Arraignments and Hearings Are Cancelled
NOTABLE: LeCraw Engineering Wins National Award of “Best Firms  to Work For”
RECOMMENDED: Book on CD Review: Modern Scholar: The People’s Dynasty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Motor Speedway Among Oldest of NASCAR Stops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Statue of Young Girl at Ease Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Here’re Some Creative Photos of Sparklers from Duluth

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by · July 10, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 7/7: On community policing, blue Georgia, Chinese drugs

NEW for 7/7: On community policing, blue Georgia, Chinese drugs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross Police Surprise Locals with Birthday Roll-Ups
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Evidence Suggests Possibility of Georgia Becoming Blue in November
ANOTHER VIEW: Dependence on Chinese Drugs Production Is Threat to USA’s Health
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: The Greatest Harm May Be That Which We Cannot See 
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Inaugurates Night Market on July 10
NOTABLE: Duluth Rotary Club Provides Meal on July 4 for Police Department
RECOMMENDED: Video about the Star Spangled Banner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Naval Air Station Located in Metro Atlanta Until 2009
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watery Location Asks for Your Identification of This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Bright Full Moon Rises at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Free Movie on Peachtree Corners Town Green on July 11

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by · July 7, 2020 · Full issues
Contemplation, by Mikki Dillon.

Paintings from a monastery

Artist Mikki Dillon sent four of her paintings from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers.  It was the subject of our July 3, 2020, Mystery Photo.  

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by · July 7, 2020 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/3: From crazy world to changed election, more

NEW for 7/3: From crazy world to changed election, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: From U.S. Grant, to the Dixie Chicks, the World Has Gone Crazy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A Perfect Storm from COVID-19 Resulted in a Changed Primary Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections about Memorial Day and the George Floyd Incident
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: While Reading Ashley Herndon, the Tears Started To Flow
UPCOMING: Gwinnett CARES Act Program Has $20 Million Available 
NOTABLE: Arts Organizations in County Get $51,000 from Explore Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Book on CD Review:  Six Months That Changed the World by Professor Margaret MacMillan 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Drip Irrigation Technique Emits Precise Steady Drip for Crops
MYSTERY PHOTO: For the Fourth of July, Here’s What May Be a Cream Puff Mystery
CALENDAR: Two Farmers Markets in Gwinnett To Be Open This Weekend

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BRACK: Perfect storm from COVID-19 resulted in changed primary 

BRACK: Perfect storm from COVID-19 resulted in changed primary 

By Elliott Brack  |  It was a perfect storm that changed a primary election. If our world had not been in the COVID-19 pandemic, the outcome of the Georgia Primary could have been different. 

Here’s why. Never before have so many Georgians voted by absentee ballot  Statewide, there were 1,149,469  absentee ballots cast, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.  (Poll officials were overwhelmed with counting this many absentee ballots.) Back in 2016, as a comparison, only 36,986 absentee ballots were cast in the primary. 

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NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hey, Sports Leagues: Lighten Up with Your Ticket Prices for Now
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Red Daylily, John Wesley, Marlene Buchanan and Wendy’s 
ANOTHER VIEW: Memorable Travel Sites Let You Feel What Happened to Others
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Removing Monuments Opens Way for New Statues of this Age
UPCOMING: Randy Redner To Remain President of CFNG through 2023
NOTABLE: State Launching Test to Determine Internet Connectivity
RECOMMENDED: Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irrigation Keeps Georgia Farmers Profitable for Many Crops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Great Gobs of Rock All Hang Together in This Mystery Photo

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by · June 30, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: County, Three CIDs Team Up for First BRT Study in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: If Statues Should Come Down, It Should Be by Petition, Not Mob Rule
ANOTHER VIEW: Pleased To See Younger Protestors Standing Up for Beliefs
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Recognizes the Importance of Mass Transit for Gwinnett County
UPCOMING: County Adds 11 Other Location for Pick Up of Summer Meals 
NOTABLE: Walton EMC Has Annual Meeting—with Members in Vehicles 
RECOMMENDED: What the Lady Wants by Renee Rosen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Navy’s Last US Savannah Was DeActivated in 1947 
MYSTERY PHOTO: What Do You Suppose These Guys Are Talking About?
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Frank Sharp Has Exhibit at Grayson Library

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by · June 26, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

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TODAY’S FOCUS: With 29 Years After Starting Coalition, Ellen Gerstein To Retire 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Embraces Mass Transit; So Should Gwinnett, Too
ANOTHER VIEW: Lot of Our Thinking Goes Back to John Locke, Quite Ironical
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Florida Pedestrian Bridge Was Built of Different Material
UPCOMING: GC&B Offers Great Playtime, While Cleaning up Roads, Streams
NOTABLE: GGC Students To Save a Bundle Through Textbook Grant
RECOMMENDED: Movie: A Fortunate Man by Bille August 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Multiple Ships of U.S. Navy Have Been Named Savannah 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Building for You To Pinpoint Its Location

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by · June 23, 2020 · Full issues