Articles by: GwinnettForum

12/31: New solar facility; Share the Forum; New  year

12/31: New solar facility; Share the Forum; New year

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Walton EMC Flips Switch on Early County Solar Facility for Facebook
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help Gwinnett Be More Informed: Tell Others about GwinnettForum
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Wishing You a Year of Love, Hope, Faith, and Purpose
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Remembers the Boom Effect Gwinnett Place Once Generated
UPCOMING: Cooper and Company To Build New Libraries in Norcross and Duluth
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Welcomes Brightree, a Health Care Company
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Fanny and Alexander
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Where Does the Pinckneyville Name Come From?  Series Begins
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Train Is Pulling Out…..But Where Pulling Out From?
CALENDAR: Several Authors To Make Presentations in Gwinnett

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by · December 31, 2019 · Full issues
12/20: Gwinnett Place Mall; Christmas carol; Brexit

12/20: Gwinnett Place Mall; Christmas carol; Brexit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Place Mall Needs Redevelopment Strategy, Not Hope
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Aloof Artists Create One of the Finest Christmas Carols
ANOTHER VIEW: Our Dispatcher Says Most Brits Were Simply Tired of Brexit Delays
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: That Vote on Brexit Is Being Weighed in Scotland, Too
UPCOMING: Part of Spalding Drive to Get Bridge and Street Improvements
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Schools Benefit from Walton EMC Grants to Teachers
RECOMMENDED: The Sisters of Summit Avenue by Lynn Cullen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nell Choate Jones Donates Personal Art Helping Start Berry Museum
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Tall Christmas Tree for Today’s Mystery to Locate 
LAGNIAPPE: DAR Leads Groups Laying Wreaths at East Shadowlawn Gardens 

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by · December 20, 2019 · Full issues
12/17: On a new book program; Salvation Army’s service

12/17: On a new book program; Salvation Army’s service

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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Book Program Seeks to Influence Great Little Minds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Salvation Army Serves All People Who Come to Its Doors
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.,
FEEDBACK: Concerned About Chairman’s Position, Preferring Part-Time Role
UPCOMING: Cities Choose Mike Mason of Peachtree Corners for ARC Board
NOTABLE: Improvements of $2.05 Million Coming To Dacula Park
RECOMMENDED: Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nell Choate Jones Had Solid Art Career Beginning in Mid-Life
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can You Figure Out Where This Routine Event Is Taking Place?
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville DAR Chapter Celebrates 30 Year of Tamassee Support
CALENDAR: Temple Beth Israel To Light Menorah in Snellville December 22

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by · December 17, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Salvation Army serves all people who come to its doors

BRACK: Salvation Army serves all people who come to its doors

By Elliott Brack  | A recent story concerning the Salvation Army, Chick-fil-A and the LGBTQ community raised some concerns.  Chick-fil-A’s Foundation had announced that it was no longer funding some Salvation Army programs.

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by · December 17, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
12/13: On public TV fund-raising, commission salaries

12/13: On public TV fund-raising, commission salaries

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Give Public TV Stations Buckets: That Might Rake in More Money
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Delegation: Bring Commission Chairman’s Salary Up to Date
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Concern of Foreign Influence Does Not Fall on Deaf Ears
UPCOMING: Four Local Rotary Clubs To Erect Peace Pole in Lawrenceville
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place CID To Invest in License Plate Reading Cameras
RECOMMENDED: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Even Unto This Day, Jane Fonda Protests, now on Climate Change
MYSTERY PHOTO: It May Not Be Easy To Guess Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Only One of These Gwinnett History Books Available
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Plans Corn Hole League in January

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by · December 12, 2019 · Full issues
12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mestas Overcomes Obstacles To Earn GGC Degree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visiting Greenville’s Museum of Art Was an Easy One-Day Trip
ANOTHER VIEW: Stand Back and Do Some Deep Thinking about These Times
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Enjoyed Report on Visit by Dignitaries of Trip to Japan
UPCOMING: New Bay Creek Police Precinct Serves Eastern Area of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Rebates Totaling $20 Billion Go to Jackson and Walton EMC Members
RECOMMENDED: Outgrowing God: A Beginners Guide by Richard Dawkins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jane Fonda Known in Georgia for Work on Pregnancy Prevention
MYSTERY PHOTO: Waterfront Scene Has Clues Which Can Lead to Its Location
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Mystery Photo Spotter: Lou Camerio.
CALENDAR: Recreation Department Offers Free Pool Lifesaving Courses

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by · December 10, 2019 · Full issues
12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Officials Learn and Soak Up Japanese Culture and Tradition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: While Revel Work Paused, $220 Million Underway around Civic Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Enjoying Costco Appetizers Before Going Out To Dinner
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Here’s Good Composition If You Want to Ponder Imponderables
UPCOMING: City of Loganville Announces $180 Million Main Street Redevelopment
NOTABLE: New GGC Chief IT Officer Begins Her New Role on January 13 
NOT RECOMMENDED: A Warning by Anonymous (A senior Trump Administration official)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Howard Coffin, Richard Reynolds Were Key Figures in Sapelo Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Photo and  Bright Colors Await Your Identification
CALENDAR: Georgia Gwinnett College Fall Commencement is December 12 

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by · December 6, 2019 · Full issues
12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

Click here to read today’s full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Are There Better Options Than Runoffs To Elect Officials?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Auburn-Alabama Game Was Thriller, Best of 2019 Season!
ANOTHER VIEW: New Rabbi Now On Board at Temple Beth David in Snellville
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Photo Triggered Memories of Being Frightened in a Salt Mine
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Adds Two More Physicians in Sports Medicine
NOTABLE: Gwinnett 2040 Comprehensive Plan Is Judged As Best in the State
RECOMMENDED: Letters from the Dead by Steve Robinson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sapelo Island Has Human History Going Back Some 4,500 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Watery Photo Doesn’t Look Much Like North Georgia
CALENDAR: Getting Near Time for Children To Meet Santa in Norcross and Duluth

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by · December 3, 2019 · Full issues
11/26: Citizen of the Year; New railroad book; Kindness

11/26: Citizen of the Year; New railroad book; Kindness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Judy Jordan Johnson of Lawrenceville is CofC Citizen of the Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Major Georgia Railroad History Penned by Bob Hanson of Loganville
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett Resident Hopes to Light Up Georgia with Kindness
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett 
FEEDBACK: Pleased with the Way Civil Servants Acted at Intelligence Committee
UPCOMING: Sugar Hill Plans Holiday Celebration on December 7, Plus Santa Visit
NOTABLE: Name Your Price Adoption on November 30 at Gwinnett Animal Shelter
RECOMMENDED: High Crimes and Misdemeanors, A History of Impeachment in the Age of Trump by Frank Bowman.  
GEORGIA TIDBIT: North Atlantic Right Whale Is Georgia’s Official State Marine Mammal
MYSTERY PHOTO: Consider This Artwork as This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Howington Will Help Light Christmas Tree Again in Norcross on December 6

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by · November 26, 2019 · Full issues
11/22: Gwinnett’s budget; Privacy; Life saving award

11/22: Gwinnett’s budget; Privacy; Life saving award

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett County Budget for 2020 Follows Six Strategic Priorities 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Some Thinkers Are Getting Concerned about a Right To Privacy
ANOTHER VIEW: Jackson EMC Employee Gets Life Saving Award from Georgia EMC
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Even Really Old Chuck Taylor Shoes Go for Amazing Prices
UPCOMING: With Drought Still Here, Watering Restrictions Are Still in Effect
NOTABLE: Two from Gwinnett Among Tin Drum Asian Kitchen Executives
RECOMMENDED: Foxtrot in Kandahar by Duane Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Willie Lee Perryman One of the Earlier Rock and Rollers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s the Mystery Photo for today: What City Is Depicted Here?
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s the Background on George Graf, Another Good Sleuth
CALENDAR: The Norcross Cooperative Minister Is Moving; Closed from November 23-30

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by · November 22, 2019 · Full issues