Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 3/31: Stay-at-home order; Bus drivers deliver meals

NEW for 3/31: Stay-at-home order; Bus drivers deliver meals

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Stay at Home Order to Remain At Least Until April 13
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett School Bus Drivers Deliver Meals to Gwinnett Students
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
UPCOMING: GwinnettCares Providing Food During School’s Spring Break 
NOTABLE: Deadline Is Wednesday for Application for Homestead Exemption
RECOMMENDED: Child’s Play by Danielle Steel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Peachtree City, a Planned Community, Was First Chartered in 1959
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not So Beautiful a Mystery, But May Be Difficult to Pinpoint
LAGNIAPPE: A Beautiful Dogwood Gives Inspiration at Vines Garden Park

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by · March 31, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/27: On virus’s economic impact; Grocery shopping; Quarantining

NEW for 3/27: On virus’s economic impact; Grocery shopping; Quarantining

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Where Will the CoViD-19 Pandemic Hit the Economy Next?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early Morning Grocery Shopping Finds Unusually Easy Maneuvering
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a Guy Who Had Training for Today’s Quarantine Situation
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Administration’s Public Health Failure Open for All to See
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s The Water Tower To Begin Training Professionals Soon
NOTABLE: Animal Shelter Open, But Limiting Visitors Inside at a Time
RECOMMENDED: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: J & J Industries of Dalton, Makes Broadloom Carpet Since 1950s
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Mystery Photo Doesn’t Ask Where, But Instead “What?”

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by · March 27, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/24:  Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

NEW for 3/24: Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Morning Commute Time in Atlanta: Strange Driving Is Normal  
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Major Widespread Shutdowns Create Another World for Most of Us
ANOTHER VIEW: You Might Be Surprised at the Ages of Founding Fathers
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Had a Relative Who Died in Philadelphia of Spanish Flu
UPCOMING: County Parks Limit Hours and Close Certain Areas During Virus
NOTABLE: Community Foundation Well on Way To Raising Fund for COVID-19
RECOMMENDED: Blue Flowers by Carola Saavedra
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Present Georgia State Capitol Opens amid Celebration in 1889
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unique Images are in This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Go Bird Walking with Southern Wings on March 28

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by · March 24, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Major widespread shutdowns create another world for most 

BRACK: Major widespread shutdowns create another world for most 

By Elliott Brack  | In my lifetime, never has the United States experienced the widespread impact that the coronavirus is causing. Essentially much of our nation is at a near standstill as we seek to distance ourselves from one another. 

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by · March 24, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Linking the War of 1812 and a Single Pay Health System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Today’s Speedy Reaction to Virus Stems from 1918 Action in St. Louis
ANOTHER VIEW: Checking Out Who Among The Electorate Is Being Trusted
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: UGA Press Also Re-Publishing Harris on Coastal Protection
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Operating Under Local Emergency Situation
NOTABLE: Local Charities Get $52,000 from Jackson EMC Foundation
RECOMMENDED: A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 1883 Lawmakers Approve Construction of Present State Capitol
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graceful Courthouse Awaits Your Inspection and Detection

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by · March 20, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/17: On Georgia’s coast; Water leader; Talking with strangers

NEW for 3/17: On Georgia’s coast; Water leader; Talking with strangers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Saving the Georgia Coast Looks at History and Speaks to Today 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Readies To Set New World Standard for Water Technology
ANOTHER VIEW: In Our Current Crisis, Why, Yes Indeed, We Talk to Strangers
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas 
FEEDBACK: Wants Clarification on Conservatives term of “Limited Government”
UPCOMING: Community Foundation Announces Plans for Coronavirus Relief
NOTABLE: SPLOST Pays for New Fire Engines, Costing $642,147 Each
RECOMMENDED: The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Milton County, Broke During Depression, Absorbed by Fulton County
MYSTERY PHOTO: Off-the-beaten Path Photo is Today’s Mystery Picture 

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by · March 17, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sees Alienation and Apathy and Tribalism Among the Democrats
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How You Can Find Details about Candidates in Coming Election
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Conservatives Simply Want to Conserve Taxes for Foreign Folly
UPCOMING: Duluth Rotarians Planning Eighth Annual Car Show  on April 11
NOTABLE: Two Gwinnett Youths To Represent Jackson EMC on Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irene Mounds near Savannah Now Lies Under Ports Authority Docks
MYSTERY PHOTO: One Big Clue Staring at You in Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: McDaniel Farm Park Hosting The Art of Beatrix Potter on March 15

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by · March 13, 2020 · Full issues
Candidates in the June 9, 2020 Georgia primary

Candidates in the June 9, 2020 Georgia primary

Co. Commission Chair Nicole Love Hendrickson (Dem) Andy Morgan (Dem) Desmond A. Nembhard (Dem) Curt Thompson (Dem) Lee Thompson Jr. (Dem) George Awuku (GOP) Marcia L. Neaton (GOP) David Post (GOP) Commission District 1 Kirkland Carden (Dem) Laurie McClain (GOP) Jacqueline Tseng (GOP) Commission District 3 Roger Marmol (Dem) John Henry Moye Jr. (Dem) Justin Walsh (Dem) Jasper Watkins III […]

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by · March 12, 2020 · Uncategorized
NEW on 3/10: Learning about soils, lots of Gwinnett candidates

NEW on 3/10: Learning about soils, lots of Gwinnett candidates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Master Gardeners on March 16 To Hear Cris Force about Healthy Soils 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Whew! Total of 135 Candidates Running on Gwinnett Primary Ballot 
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett 
FEEDBACK: Government Has Role To Play, But Not To Be Central To Our Lives
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Rotarians Anticipating Visit by Rotary International President
NOTABLE: Braselton Community Now Has Its Own Paid Weekly Newspaper
RECOMMENDED: A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel Sawyer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Appalachian Studies Pioneer Helen Lewis Lives in Abington, Va.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Winding Road, Seashore, Hills May Guide You To Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Flowering Trees Throughout Gwinnett Give Another Indication of Coming of Spring
CALENDAR: Lilburn, Norcross Planning Festivities Around St. Patrick’s Day

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by · March 10, 2020 · Full issues
3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

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TODAY’S FOCUS: State of Georgia Is Usurping County Power in Monuments Legislation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Census Forms Coming Soon To Your House; Beware of Census Scams
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democracies Change; Why Does the USA Cling to Old Ideas?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: It’ll Cost you $1.20 in Postage To Mail Back in An Absentee Ballot
UPCOMING: Three CIDs Help Fund Study of 6.6 Mile Boulevard Corridor
NOTABLE: Chamber Names Paul Oh as New Manager of Community Affairs
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Helen M. Lewis Concentrates on Appalachian People
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Looks Like a Cold, Wet Area
LAGNIAPPE: A Little Bluebird Become Harbinger of Spring for Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Climate Change Discussion March 8 at Peachtree Corners Library

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by · March 6, 2020 · Full issues