Articles by: GwinnettForum

1/22: Vote would bring transit improvements; 4 who served well; More

1/22: Vote would bring transit improvements; 4 who served well; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Look at the Transit Improvements That Come With Voting Yes on MARTA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Good To Have Seen Four Citizens Serve Gwinnett Well
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Write Your Republicans in Congress To Demand End of Shutdown
UPCOMING: Here’s a Way To Make Sure Your Family Stories Survive
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Announces Smart City Transportation Lab
RECOMMENDED: Why Religion? By Elaine Pagels
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Georgia Legislature Creates UGA, But Slow To Fund It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Little To Go on in Determining Where This Photograph Was Taken
CALENDAR: Chocolate Walk Coming to Downtown Braselton February 9

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by · January 22, 2019 · Full issues
1/18, full issue: On MARTA referendum; Remembering Dr. King: Constitutional wall

1/18, full issue: On MARTA referendum; Remembering Dr. King: Constitutional wall

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SURVEY: Last chance to share your priorities
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here Are Multiple Reasons To Approve MARTA Referendum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Six Fundamental Principles Guided Dr. Martin Luther King’s Mission
ANOTHER VIEW: Long Term Constitutional Wall Threatened by Religious Libertarians
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: Story of Home Intruder Brings Comment from Two Readers
UPCOMING: Former Councilwoman Barbara Bender Is Snellville’s New Mayor
NOTABLE: Snellville’s Microtransit System Gets Six Month Extension
RECOMMENDED: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Moina Michael Inducted into Georgia Women of Achievement in 1999
MYSTERY PHOTO: Eerie Lights Add Unusual Color to This Edition’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Lilburn Accepting Applications for Police Academy

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by · January 18, 2019 · Full issues
1/15: To a home invader; Important MARTA vote; Corners Outreach

1/15: To a home invader; Important MARTA vote; Corners Outreach

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SURVEY: Share your priorities in new GwinnettForum reader survey
TODAY’S FOCUS: To the House Invader: Don’t Come Back to My House Uninvited
EEB PERSPECTIVE: MARTA Referendum May Be Most Important Ever in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Corners Outreach Program Now Encompasses Much, Much More
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
UPCOMING: Dr. Mary Beth Walker Is Interim President of Georgia Gwinnett College
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Water Reuse Project is a Winner….and Better and Cheaper
RECOMMENDED: Film: A Dog’s Way Home (2019)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Honored for Work Remembering World War I Soldiers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome Church Anchors City You Might Not Associate with Photo
CALENDAR: “Bring one for the chipper” tree program continues through January 26 at Bethesda Park

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by · January 15, 2019 · Full issues
1/11, full issue: $31 million expansion; Business success; Another subsidy

1/11, full issue: $31 million expansion; Business success; Another subsidy

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READER SURVEY: Share your priorities in new survey
TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Announces $31 Million Expanded Arts-Education Center
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Three Elements You’ll Need To Succeed in Any Business
ANOTHER VIEW: Another Government Subsidy Which You May Not Have Considered
SPOTLIGHT: Law Firm of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
UPCOMING: Rally in Lawrenceville January 27 Focuses on “One Nation Under God”
NOTABLE: Unterman’s Committee Reports Recommendations on Service Animals
RECOMMENDED: From Cold War To Hot Peace, By Michael McFaul
GEORGIA TIDBIT: W. E. B. Du Bois Is Included in Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful Building Ask: Where Was This Mystery Photo Taken?
LAGNIAPPE: Kudzu Art Zone in Norcross Begins Series of New Member Exhibits
CALENDAR: Tannery Row Art Gallery Reception To Be on Saturday in Buford

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by · January 11, 2019 · Full issues
1/8 full issue: Berryhill to coach again; Oldest law firm; Blue wave?

1/8 full issue: Berryhill to coach again; Oldest law firm; Blue wave?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Damon Berryhill Returns to Manage Gwinnett Stripers for Third Season
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Powell and Edwards Continues Run as Longest Ongoing Law Firm
ANOTHER VIEW: Were the Midterms a Blue Wave or Just New High Water Level?
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Budget for 2019 Is $1.82 billion, Up 4.8 Percent
NOTABLE: Deadline is January 31 for Submitting Snap Suwanee Photographs
RECOMMENDED: The Journey, a film.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: W.E.B. Dubois Had Productive Years Working in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues include Harbor, Water and Boats in This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s why Gwinnett Place Area Roads Stay So Clean
CALENDAR: A New Year Brings More and More Upcoming Events

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by · January 8, 2019 · Full issues
1/4: Development; Modern marvels; Reading; Photo essay

1/4: Development; Modern marvels; Reading; Photo essay

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TODAY’S FOCUS: County Closes on Purchase of Land at Key Development Site
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Modern Marvels, Timing plus Good Luck Make Wedding Trip Enjoyable
ANOTHER VIEW: Loving Reading, She Sometimes Reads a Solid Paragraph Several Times
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Resurrecting the word “Statesman” To Consider Term of Gov. Deal
UPCOMING: Read the Back Story of Gwinnett in Six Documentaries Now Available
NOTABLE: Three Gwinnett Businessmen Named to 2018 Million Dollar Club
RECOMMENDED: London by Edward Rutherfurd
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Natural Resources Oversees Historic Preservation in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Driving Trip Produces Sight in Distance Which is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Scenes of Roving Photographer’s Recent Cruise on the Caribbean Sea
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce Club To Hear Brett Harrell Tuesday

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by · January 4, 2019 · Full issues
12/21: On new governor, Christmas music, outside perspective

12/21: On new governor, Christmas music, outside perspective

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Wonders What Kind of Governor Brian Kemp Will Be
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How the Music of the Christmas Season Can Bring Joy to Us
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a Detailed Look at Gwinnett County from an Outsider
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Notes Work of Gwinnett Archaeology Society and Ft. Daniel Foundation
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Historical Society Honors Several; Gilbert To Be New President
NOTABLE: Ordner Gift Allows Family Promise To Move Toward Fund Goal
RECOMMENDED: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: CARE Seeks Lasting Solutions Worldwide Out of Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: See If You Can Determine Where This Early Building Is Located
CALENDAR:  The latest events around the county

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by · December 21, 2018 · Full issues
12/18:  GGC graduation; Updated continuing objectives; Oligarchy

12/18: GGC graduation; Updated continuing objectives; Oligarchy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC graduates 479 Students; Hughes Gets First Honorary Degree     
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time to Revise Continuing Objectives for the Coming Year
ANOTHER VIEW: We Watch The Decline of an Exceptional Government Into an Oligarchy
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: Thoroughly Enjoys Telling Stories at Gwinnett’s 200th Party
UPCOMING: Three Named Winners of First Gwinnett Trailblazer Award
NOTABLE: Parsons of Cumming Will Be Closing, as Will Furniture Village
RECOMMENDED: Chopin’s Funeral by Benita Eisler
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Joe South Makes Name in Music as Performer and Song Writer
MYSTERY PHOTO: Nice Smooth Roof of Structure and Openings are Key Clues
CALENDAR:  Dedications and more

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by · December 18, 2018 · Full issues
12/14: New solar farm; Bicentennial celebration; House district problem

12/14: New solar farm; Bicentennial celebration; House district problem

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Facebook Chooses Walton EMC To Build State’s Largest Solar Project
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett’s Bicentennial Gets Lots of People Involved; Ends Saturday
ANOTHER VIEW: Peachtree Corners’ House District 95 Has Contiguity Problem
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
UPCOMING: Record 10,000 Wreaths Headed for Andersonville National Cemetery
NOTABLE: Dianne Monroe Is Snellville Senior Center Volunteer of Year for 2018
RECOMMENDED: Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Businessman Joel Hurt Involved In Many Early Activities in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Shadow Is a Clue in This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: It’s a Live Oak Tree Providing the Background for this Winter Scene
CALENDAR: Two Dedications on Tuesday in Gwinnett County

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by · December 14, 2018 · Full issues
12/11: Gwinnett’s Bicentennial; Runoff results; Decision tips

12/11: Gwinnett’s Bicentennial; Runoff results; Decision tips

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Year-Long Bicentennial of Gwinnett To Close Saturday Night
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early Democratic Euphoria Evaporates Looking at Runoff Results
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Reasons on How Local Officials Should Make Decisions
FEEDBACK: Let Not the Baton Be Dropped When Remembering George H.W. Bush
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
UPCOMING: Charlotte Nash To Be Speaker at Georgia Gwinnett Graduation
NOTABLE: GGC’s Annual Impact on Gwinnett Totals $464 Million
RECOMMENDED: The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Artist Gains Fame; Part of Collection at Frick in New York
MYSTERY PHOTO: Animal Casting May Give You a Clue on Mystery Photo
CALENDAR:  Check out coming happenings

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by · December 11, 2018 · Full issues