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NEW for 6/19: On kindness, “Togetherness” and surprises

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ministry Finding Great Kindness in COVID-19 Time of Great Need
EEB PERSPECTIVE: High School Grads Organizing “Togetherness” Event for Weekend
ANOTHER VIEW: Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Finding a Surprise, plus Raspberries
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Atlanta Shooting Points to Inflexible Departmental Policies
UPCOMING: GGC To Resume Class in Fall with Added Safety Accommodations
NOTABLE: Northside Hospital Assumes Management of Urgent Care Centers
RECOMMENDED: Take a Trip to Gibbs Gardens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: African-American Granted Land in Recognition for War Service
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical Building Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Snellville Farmers Market Will Have Social Distancing When Shopping

by GwinnettForum · June 19, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/16: Youth camp; Election counts continue; New police chief

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Groups Combine To Present Online Norcross Nature Youth Camp Soon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Counting of Returns Continues; Some Local Races Still in Doubt
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Remembering the Humanity Shown by the Neighborhood Policeman
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Courts To Inaugurate Electronic Filing of Documents June 24
NOTABLE: Snellville Officials Proud of the Way Youth Organized Parade
RECOMMENDED: The Empty Family by Colm Toibin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: After 1970, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Unravels
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify This Furniture and Location for the new Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Finds More Dinosaurs Gracing the County

by GwinnettForum · June 16, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gain Benefits of Working from Home By Providing Helpful Assistance
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Next Gwinnett Commission Chairman Won’t Be a Gwinnett Native
ANOTHER VIEW: Either Going Into or Coming Out of Wilderness of American Life
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County Offers $20 Million to Small Businesses Via CARES Act
NOTABLE: City of Snellville Adopts Resolution Condemning Racism
RECOMMENDED: Epidemics and Society by Frank Snowden
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Civil Rights Group Concentrates on Albany and Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Against a Fading Day’s Sky, Identify This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Discover Garden in Norcross Provides Plots for Patrons

by GwinnettForum · June 12, 2020 · Full issues

BRACK: Next County Commission chair won’t be Gwinnett native

By Elliott Brack | Politics are changing in Gwinnett. The next chairman of the Gwinnett County Commission will not be born and raised in Harbins, Pinckneyville, Buford, Lawrenceville or Snellville. The next chairman will either be a native of Providence, R.I, Akron, Ohio, or possibly even Jamaica.

by GwinnettForum · June 12, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Freedom of Assembly Does Not Give Us a Right To Spread a Virus
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Boris Johnson Must Annoy and Confuse the Red Chinese Authorities
ANOTHER VIEW: Let African-Americans Know That We Care About Them
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Tell us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett College Is Having Record Summer Enrollment
NOTABLE: Coronavirus Has a New Victim: Gwinnett Festivals
RECOMMENDED: A Lucky Life Interrupted by Tom Brokaw
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Confederates Burn USS Water Witch So Union Doesn’t Get It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Grassy Field with Boulders Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another Dinosaur Spotting: at Vines Gardens near Loganville
CALENDAR: Building Bridges Gathering Coming to Peachtree Corners Saturday

by GwinnettForum · June 9, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/5: Cosmic ray research; Missing baseballs; Endorsement list

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mercer Professor in Study of Cosmic Rays from South Pole Lab
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Missing Baseballs from Riots and Two Public Officials Taking Action
SECOND VIEW: Here’s GwinnettForum’s List of Endorsed Primary Candidates
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Enjoy Hearing from Four Readers Addressing Varied Subjects
UPCOMING: GGC President Issues Letter of Recent Events and Leadership
NOTABLE: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Exceeds Million Dollar Goal
RECOMMENDED: I’m Ready to Talk, Compiled by Robert Babcock
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Elijah Clarke One of the Few Revolutionary War Heroes of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Apparently Quiet and Peaceful Setting Is Today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 5, 2020 · Full issues

Dropping off his ballot at the Lucky Shoals Park ballot collection box is Curtis Spears of Norcross.

List of GwinnettForum’s endorsed primary candidates

By Elliott Brack | With the three primaries (Democratic, Republican and Non-Partisan) coming on Tuesday, June 9, today GwinnettForum will reiterate the endorsements we made recently of candidates.

This repeat may be less important than in previous years, since so many people have either personally early-voted, or voted by absentee ballots. However, for those voters who wait until the last part of the season to vote, we give these endorsements again.

by GwinnettForum · June 5, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

NEW for 6/2: On Trump twice; Open letter to racists

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TODAY’S FOCUS: For the Sake of Our Nation, President Trump Should Lose in November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s an Open Letter to Those Racists In Our Midst
ANOTHER VIEW: Finds Key Accomplishments of the President in Ten Weeks of 2020
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Concerned about Rumors About Potential Democratic Nominee
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Transit Re-Starts Limited Atlanta Commuter Service
NOTABLE: Legacy’s Granddaughter Helping Raise Funds for Fowler YMCA Goal
RECOMMENDED: The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Native Becomes Winner of Oscar, Peabody, and Emmys
MYSTERY PHOTO: Long Porches Provide Plenty of Relaxation Spaces Here

by GwinnettForum · June 2, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Increases for Aid Means Neighborhood Co-Op Needs Help
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Stories Abound, Including Allowing the Dead To Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections on Voting in the Midst of a Georgia Primary Season
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Feels That the Republican Party Has Failed America
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Approves Study of Housing Inventory To Guide Decisions
NOTABLE: City of Norcross Again Certified as a Bee City USA
RECOMMENDED: A Clearing in the Distance by Witold Rybcynski
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Influence of Frederick Law Olmsted Seen in Georgia Cities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check Out This Mounted Rider and Tell Us About Him

by GwinnettForum · May 29, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/26: Green spaces; Past pandemics; Okinawa

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Immerse Yourself in the Green Spaces Around You…and Be Refreshed!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Current Pandemic Is Nothing New; They Can Occur Periodically
ANOTHER VIEW: Final World War II Pacific Battle Lasted 82 Days—Taking Okinawa
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Considering Those Bona Fides and the National Democratic Ticket
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Libraries Offer Limited Service Starting May 26
NOTABLE: PCOM 2020 Class Sends 128 Medical Graduates Forward Online
RECOMMENDED: BBC Radio Drama
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Mother Russell” was Matriarch of Family from Winder
MYSTERY PHOTO: Very Few Clues Present in Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Coolray Field Hosting Drive-Through Farmers Market on May 27

by GwinnettForum · May 26, 2020 · Full issues

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.

Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 6/19: On kindness, “Togetherness” and surprises

NEW for 6/16: Youth camp; Election counts continue; New police chief

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

BRACK: Next County Commission chair won’t be Gwinnett native

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

NEW for 6/5: Cosmic ray research; Missing baseballs; Endorsement list

List of GwinnettForum’s endorsed primary candidates

NEW for 6/2: On Trump twice; Open letter to racists

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

NEW for 5/26: Green spaces; Past pandemics; Okinawa

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