Articles by: GwinnettForum

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Excitement for a 14 Year Old Wearing Converse High Tops
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time to Eat Crow and Apologize for Error on Loganville Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Considerations for President Trump with the Senior Voters
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: The People Chose a Certain Rock; But Do They Still Feel Well?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Continuing To Benefit From Top Financial Ratings
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Accepting Apps for 2020 Washington Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Beautiful Fantastic
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Piano Red” Perryman Also Performed  As “Dr. Feelgood”
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Traditional Shipyard Mystery Has Many Interesting Facets
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Guesser Who Gets the Mystery Photos
CALENDAR: Pop-Up Lilburn Farmers Market will be Saturday, November 23

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by · November 19, 2019 · Full issues
11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brexit May Be Coming to a Head with December 12 Results
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It May Be That Loganville Has a Better Way To Elect Its Leaders
ANOTHER VIEW: Yule Sales Might Give You a Chance at Eating a Wetzel Pretzel
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: The Big Lie Makes All of Us Disbelievers and Distrusters
UPCOMING: GGC’s Enrollment Gain Again Tops Among the 26 USG Colleges
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Pledges $50,000 for Tull YMCA Learning Center
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Midway
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hargrett Library at UGA Hosts Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Examine this one closely
LAGNIAPPE: Learn More About a Key Spotter of Mystery Photos: Allan Peel
CALENDAR: Grayson Clean-Up Day Is Saturday

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by · November 15, 2019 · Full issues
11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Barbara Howard Was Example of a Life Well Lived in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bill Bates Was The Epitome of a Good Public Relations Person
ANOTHER VIEW: Delving into the Theory of The Big Lie, According to Mein Kampf
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Having Fun by Giving Robocallers Back Their Due 
UPCOMING: Volunteer Gwinnett To Recognize Selfless Efforts on November 17
NOTABLE: Transit Review Committee Report Expected by the End of 2019
RECOMMENDED: The Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Child Actor Georgian Jane Withers Has Long Movie Career
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Here’s an Aerial View for This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Who Are These Good Guessers Who Get the Mystery Photos?
CALENDAR: Volunteers Needed at Bryson Park in Lilburn for clean-up on November 16

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by · November 12, 2019 · Full issues, Uncategorized
11/8: Annoying robocalls; Politics in Gwinnett; Hudgens’ artwork

11/8: Annoying robocalls; Politics in Gwinnett; Hudgens’ artwork

Click here to read our latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: With Robocalls, Adopt a “Little Old Woman” Voice When Talking
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Projecting What Will Happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett Political Scene
ANOTHER VIEW: Hudgens Center Offers Artwork by Artist with Brain Cancer
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK:  Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute Expands to Lawrenceville
NOTABLE: Stripers Create “Veteran’s Pack” only Available November 11-12
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alaskan Race (movie) 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Much of Wiregrass Georgia Is Mostly Agricultural Land
MYSTERY PHOTO: Yes, We’ve Found Another Lighthouse for You To Identify
LAGNIAPPE: Local DAR Chapter Visits Historical Homes in Athens.
CALENDAR: Cherokee Nation Master Gardener Tony Harris Speaks November 14 in Suwanee

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by · November 8, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: What may happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett political scene

BRACK: What may happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett political scene

By Elliott Brack  | On the local political scene, we see two developments in the 2020 races for the various offices of Gwinnett County: Republicans are having a hard time finding people who want to offer for office; and Democrats are finding lots of people interested in seeking elective office.

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by · November 8, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
11/5: On closure for U.S.; Twitter’s move; Rabbit holes

11/5: On closure for U.S.; Twitter’s move; Rabbit holes

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: The Country Needs Closure: Schedule Impeachment Hearing Soon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Twitter Shows the Way, While Facebook President Offers No Solutions
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking Back at How One Idea Leads to Another in the South
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Citizens’ Climate Education Group Plans Three Meetings in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Peach State Credit Union Honors GGC Dean with Naming Scholarship
RECOMMENDED: A Word’s Worth by Susan Larson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass Region of Georgia Among Slowest To See Development
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Mansion Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Color Finally Coming to Trees of the Area
CALENDAR: Holocaust Survivor Speaks Sunday at Peachtree Corners City Hall

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by · November 5, 2019 · Full issues
Little Free Library, Duluth

Little Free Library, Duluth

Here’s the Little Free Library in Duluth at 3193 Brookshire Way.

We encourage you to take a look for Little Free Library’s all around Gwinnett.

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by · November 5, 2019 · Little Free Library
11/1: How soccer helped later in life; Revel project; More

11/1: How soccer helped later in life; Revel project; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Executive Finds Soccer Is a Transferable Skill Helping Later in Life
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Focus for County Will Be Revel Project, at Infinite Energy Center
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Recalls Days in Southwest Georgia and Dinner-on-the-Ground
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Marks Opening of Downtown’s Thompson Square
NOTABLE: Suwanee PCOM Student Is Winner of MAG Student of the Year
RECOMMENDED: Agent Running in the Field by John LeCarre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass Georgia Covers Parts of 23 Counties in the South Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Craftsmanship Went into Construction of This Building
CALENDAR: Master Gardeners Talk is November 2 at Vines Park

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by · November 1, 2019 · Full issues
10/29: Motel-to-home program; Halloween; Home security

10/29: Motel-to-home program; Halloween; Home security

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross, United Way Team Up In Motel-to-Home Partnership 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Scared Early On, Why I Feel a Certain Ownership of Halloween
ANOTHER VIEW: Martha Stewart, Not Burley Men, Sell Window Treatments
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) 
FEEDBACK: Book Recommendation So Good That He Has Started Reading Fiction 
UPCOMING: County’s Census Complete Count Committee Calls Event on Nov. 2
NOTABLE: Sugarloaf Parkway To Be Widened near the Infinite Energy Center
RECOMMENDED: Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass South Georgia Has Particular Religious Customs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Commercial Rainbow Row as Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Red Kettle Kick off and Home Run Derby Saturday at Coolray Field

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by · October 29, 2019 · Full issues
10/25: Chamber award winners, Oscar Peterson, more

10/25: Chamber award winners, Oscar Peterson, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chamber Announces Winners of Small Business Awards
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Click Below, Sit Back and Enjoy Great Music from Oscar Peterson
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: It’s an Indictment of Government That Vaping Isn’t Better Controlled
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Opens New Health Center in Grayson
NOTABLE: Good Samaritan Health Center Buying Another Facility for Its Services
RECOMMENDED: Revelator Coffee Shop in Peachtree Corners 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Benjamin Taliaferro Significant Player in Yazoo Land Frauds
MYSTERY PHOTO: An Old Automobile Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE:  Big chair
CALENDAR: Flick or Treat is Saturday, October 26 at 4 p.m., at Coolray Field

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by · October 25, 2019 · Full issues