Articles by: GwinnettForum

5/21, full issue: PCOM remembers; Loss of 2 stalwarts; Prescription costs

5/21, full issue: PCOM remembers; Loss of 2 stalwarts; Prescription costs

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee Medical School Remembers Families of Body Donors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Loses Two Stalwarts in their Respective Communities
ANOTHER VIEW: Lamenting the High Cost of Prescription Drugs from Big Pharma
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Readers Speak Out on Three Different Recent Postings
UPCOMING: GMC’s Glancy Rehab Center Offers New Training Device for Patients
NOTABLE: GGC Graduates 600 More, with Alumni Now Totaling More than 7,000
RECOMMENDED: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Humanities Helps Preserve and Explore State’s Traditions
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Is Considered “Difficult”
CALENDAR: Medical Falls Assessment Screening at Suwanee Library Branch on May 22

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by · May 21, 2019 · Full issues
5/17: On words; Charlotte Nash’s announcement; firearms

5/17: On words; Charlotte Nash’s announcement; firearms

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TODAY’S FOCUS: For This Writer, It’s Been a Happy Lifelong Journey with Words
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Many Ramifications To Announcement from Chairwoman Charlotte Nash
ANOTHER VIEW: What We Need Are Much Saner Laws Concerning Firearms
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Every Effort Made So Jurors Are Not Prejudiced About a Defendant
UPCOMING: ARC Awards Two Livable Centers Initiatives for Gwinnett Studies
NOTABLE: Infinite Energy Center Unveils New Look, New Feel, New Energy
RECOMMENDED: Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Trisha Yearwood, from Monticello, Established as Female Vocalist
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Asks Where This Massive Library Is Located
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Cuts the Ribbon for 12 Acre Pinnacle Park, Its 13th
CALENDAR: Shoal Creek Water Department Open for Tour on Saturday

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by · May 17, 2019 · Full issues
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BRACK: Many ramifications to announcement from chairwoman Nash

By Elliott Brack | The ramifications abound now that Charlotte Nash has said that she will not seek re-election as the Gwinnett County Commission Chairman in the 2020 elections.  Consider: Gwinnett will see a major change in governmental leadership for the first time in nearly a decade. …

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5/14: Old, but new, church; Shackling juveniles; More

5/14: Old, but new, church; Shackling juveniles; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mary, Our Queen Church Gets New Life Out of Buffalo, N.Y. Church
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Shackling of Juvenile Defendants in Courtrooms Usually Improper
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
UPCOMING: Norcross To Present Findings of Survey of Extended-Stay Motels
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $55,000 to Gwinnett Charities
RECOMMENDED: Streaming television show, Corner Gas.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Federal District Judge Emory Speer Also Headed Mercer Law School
MYSTERY PHOTO: From Monuments and Lighthouses to an In-Floor Design
LAGNIAPPE: Another View of a Movie Star at the Cyclorama at Atlanta History Center
CALENDAR: Ribbon Cutting Soon To Be Held at Renovated Club Drive Park

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by · May 14, 2019 · Full issues
5/10: On dyslexia law, professional goats and a seder

5/10: On dyslexia law, professional goats and a seder

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Governor Signs New Law Concerning Screening for Dyslexia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross To See Benefits of Parkland Once Cleared by Professional Goats
ANOTHER VIEW: Sharing Festive Meal with Two Others Families Was Meaningful
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Three Cheers for Lack of Pomposity in Raleigh Perry’s Article!
UPCOMING: Plein Air Artists Coming to Duluth This Weekend; Show Planned
NOTABLE: Kingdom Now Ministries Provide Matching Grant to Norcross Co-Op
RECOMMENDED: The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Outspoken and Independent Emory Speer Upheld Black Voting Rights
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat Fuzzy Scene Has Big Story To Tell
LAGNIAPPE: Greenleaf TV Series Was Filming in Norcross Recently
CALENDAR: Discussion of Roots of Migration at Suwanee Library Soon

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by · May 10, 2019 · Full issues
5/7, full issue: Word pomposity; 2020 sweep; Vaccinate your children

5/7, full issue: Word pomposity; 2020 sweep; Vaccinate your children

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Pomposity of Some Author’s Word Usage Baffles the Mind
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Could Political History in Gwinnett Repeat in a Different Way in 2020?
ANOTHER VIEW: Measles Making a Comeback in USA: Get Shots for Children
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Paying Attention to the Color of a Patron’s Hair at a Restaurant
UPCOMING: Info Session To Be May 20 on New Turning Directions in Snellville
NOTABLE: Lilburn CID Elects Comonte and Freeman As New Board Members
RECOMMENDED: Movie: A Little Chaos
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Who Was First Lady Is Buried in Rome Cemetery
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wooden Covered Bridge Seeks Your Answer as to Location
LAGNIAPPE: Isakson, Perdue and Woodall Welcome Gwinnett Group to D.C.
CALENDAR: Jack Reacher in Song Coming to Red Clay Theatre

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by · May 7, 2019 · Full issues
5/3, full issue: On railroads and the hottest day so far!

5/3, full issue: On railroads and the hottest day so far!

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Seminar at GGC Focuses on the Golden Spike and U.S. Railroads
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hurrah for the Arrival of the Hottest Day of the Year So Far in Atlanta!
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Comment on Sen. David Perdue Draws Two Conflicting Views
UPCOMING: Three Juried Shows Are Now On Display at Hudgens Center for the Arts
NOTABLE: Snellville Cracking Down on Unsolicited Advertising Materials
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ladies in Lavender, from the Short Story by William J. Locke
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ellen Axson Wilson Was First Georgia Native To Become First Lady
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Lighthouse Framed within a Gate, So Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Paul Duke STEM School and Peachtree Corners Note Arbor Day
CALENDAR: Pump Boys and Dinettes Opens at Lionheart Theatre Now

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by · May 3, 2019 · Full issues
4/30: New payment solution; Visiting Loganville; On Sen. Perdue

4/30: New payment solution; Visiting Loganville; On Sen. Perdue

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Medical Center Offers Savings in New Payment Solution
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visit Loganville and You’ll See Lots of Good Steady Growth Taking Place
ANOTHER VIEW: Outlines Reasons He’s No Fan of GOP Senator David Perdue
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Muslim Community Symposium Hears Talks on Several Religions
UPCOMING: Walton EMC Leads All Southeast Utilities in Solar Power Development
NOTABLE: Dr. Keith Everson Becomes New Chair of Peach State Credit Union
RECOMMENDED: The Lost Prince: a Search for Pat Conroy by Michael Mewshaw
GEORGIA TIDBIT: War of Jenkins’ Ear Was First Test of Oglethorpe’s Defenses for State
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us Exactly Where This Beautiful Cathedral Is Located
CALENDAR: Town of Braselton Plans Rivers Clean-Up Event on Saturday

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by · April 30, 2019 · Full issues
4/26: On speaking up; Helping the Forum; Notre Dame

4/26: On speaking up; Helping the Forum; Notre Dame

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Straight-Thinking Peachtree City Citizens Drum Council Into Submission
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Way Readers Can Help Extend GwinnettForum’s Reach
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering Paris, Notre Dame and Suddenly Missing Her Husband
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Two Readers See Problems Associated with Automobile Key Fobs
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre Offering Wide Range of Summer Camp Options
NOTABLE: Two alumni of GACS To Co-Captain Naval Academy Football Team
RECOMMENDED: Question of Trust by Penny Vincenzi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: By 1780, Georgia Coastal Defense System Had Been Almost Forgotten
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive Photo May Give Clue to Where This Is Located
CALENDAR: Electronic Recycling at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lilburn, on May 4

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by · April 26, 2019 · Full issues
4/23: Town Center in Peachtree Corners; About key fobs

4/23: Town Center in Peachtree Corners; About key fobs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Town Center at Peachtree Corners Opening Will Be April 27
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Important Elements To Know About Those New Automotive Key Fobs
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Seeing the Cyclorama at the History Center Is Like Seeing New Painting
UPCOMING: Sports Medicine Fellowship To Begin at Gwinnett Medical Center
NOTABLE: Dr. Sandra Waldrop Is New President of Lilburn Business Association
RECOMMENDED: Question of Trust by Penny Vincenzi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Oglethorpe’s Coastal Defense of Georgia Served Its Purpose
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colors in Today’s Mystery Photo May Help in Solving the Problem
CALENDAR: Snellville Days To Return on May 4-5

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by · April 23, 2019 · Full issues