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4/25: Potter’s ornament; Braves and pencils; Fewer traffic problems?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee Potter Produces Leaf Ornament for Art on Limb, 2017
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Atlanta Braves Quiz, Just One Word Error and about Pencils
ANOTHER VIEW: What’ s This? Fewer Problems in Traffic after I-85 Falls?
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Suggests Program of Freedom of Movement Across Our Borders
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Launching Program To Access Wi-Fi Hot Spots
NOTABLE: GACS Junior Parker Jennings Wins Second Shuler Award
RECOMMENDED: Hemingway’s Cats by Carlene Fredericka Brennen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Augusta Native Became Military Aide to Two U.S. Presidents
TODAY’S QUOTE: Sometimes You Should Just Leave Your Enemy Alone
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stunning Whiteness Stands Out in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Spring Gala of Norcross High School Foundation Is This Weekend

by GwinnettForum · April 25, 2017 · Full issues

4/21: Cleaning up a creek; A business success story

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Takes Aim at Cleaning Bromolow Creek
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Hispanic Businessman Finds Success in Gwinnett and Southeast
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
UPCOMING: Gwinnett To House More State-sentenced Inmates at Correctional Unit
NOTABLE: Three Gwinnett Cities Named Among Top Ten Best Suburbs for 2017
RECOMMENDED: Darktown by Thomas Mullen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gov. Samuel Elbert Oversaw Chartering of University of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Ideals and the Stars Are Alike
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can You Identify This Historic House and Tell Its Significance?
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn Woman’s Club Gets Allstate Helping Hands Grant
CALENDAR: Bed Race Around Gwinnett Historic Courthouse Is This Weekend

by GwinnettForum · April 20, 2017 · Full issues

4/18: Dream Keepers’ unveiling; and more on Jim Ellis

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The “Dream Keepers of Tomorrow” To Be Unveiled in Duluth on April 29
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Jim Ellis Concentrated Dealerships on Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Californian Remembers First Meeting with Jim Ellis Years Ago
UPCOMING: Snellville Police Plan Drug Take-Back Event on April 29
NOTABLE: Solicitor Dismisses 89 Cases Involving Dismissed Gwinnett Policemen
RECOMMENDED: HotRocks Grill in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Banker Mills B. Lane Had Major Impact on Many Atlanta Activities
TODAY’S QUOTE: There’s a Tragic Flaw In the Constitution of the United States
MYSTERY PHOTO: Banker Mills B. Lane Had Major Impact on Many Atlanta Activities

by GwinnettForum · April 17, 2017 · Full issues

4/14: Norcross hall of famers; About Jim Ellis; On Russia

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Three from Norcross High To Go Into NHS Foundation Hall of Fame
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Talking with the Person Behind the Many Jim Ellis Auto Dealerships
ANOTHER VIEW: After Study, Realizes Why Russia Is Working So Closely with Syria
SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Asset Management
UPCOMING: Suwanee’s Glow in the Park Coming to Town Center April 15
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville To Consider $20 Million Project for Downtown Area
RECOMMENDED: Cumberland Island National Seashore
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Banker Mills B. Lane Played Key Role in Atlanta Development
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Playing Golf Has Come To in the Modern Day
MYSTERY PHOTO: Trees, Cars……Clues Abound for This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville Utility Work Required Before Two Way Traffic
CALENDAR: Rep. Woodall to Speak in Downtown Duluth on April 17

by GwinnettForum · April 14, 2017 · Full issues

4/11: On America’s greatness; Fairness in government; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Yearns for Day When USA Can Say with Authority, We Are Great
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fairness In Government Is Basic to the Laws and Customs of Our Nation
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Urges Peachtree Corners To Consider Enlarging Town Green
UPCOMING: GGC Plans Seventh Annual Button Gwinnett Day on April 12
NOTABLE: Crystal Kerwin Becomes Gwinnett Tech’s 2017 Distinguished Student
RECOMMENDED: Georgia Backroads magazine
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sherry Smith Held His Own Against Baseball Superstars of Another Era
TODAY’S QUOTE: Will Rogers’ Thoughts Apply to USA Today
MYSTERY PHOTO: You May Be Fooled by Where This Southern Mansion Is
LAGNIAPPE: An Exhibit of the Works of Frank Sharp is at Tucker Library
CALENDAR: Check out coming events

by GwinnettForum · April 11, 2017 · Full issues

4/7: Mayberry Moments; On William C. O’Kelley; Against larger boards

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mayberry Moments Coming to Duluth’s Red Clay Theater on May 6
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett To Lose Its Most Senior Government Official Soon
ANOTHER VIEW: Opposes Larger Boards in Gwinnett and Suggests a County Charter
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: More on Old Rural Buildings and Insurance for Congress Members
UPCOMING: Gwinnett To Resurface 170 Miles of Roadway This Year
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Picks 12 Residents for Hooper-Renwick Committee
RECOMMENDED: Historic Rural Churches of Georgia, by Sonny Seals and George S. Hart
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Air Crash in Paris Leads To Establishment of Memorial Arts Center
TODAY’S QUOTE: Hunting for the Exact Right Word
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s A Story Behind Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: New Painted-on-Road Directions Help Maneuver in Lilburn
CALENDAR: Bird Walk at George Pearce Park This Saturday Morning

by GwinnettForum · April 7, 2017 · Full issues

BRACK: Gwinnett to lose its most senior government official soon

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Gwinnett will soon lose its highest ranking Federal official, as Judge William C. O’Kelley and his wife are moving their residence from Norcross to their farm in Murrayville, in Hall County. Actually, Judge O’Kelley is the highest Federal official in Georgia, and possibly the Southeast.

by GwinnettForum · April 7, 2017 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

4/4: Our 17th birthday with features on town green, highways, ACA

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Architect Completes Design of Town Green for Peachtree Corners
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Highway Routings, Political Forums and a Jackson EMC Promotion
ANOTHER VIEW: Republicans Now Need to Fix What They Feel Is Wrong with ACA
SPOTLIGHT: Walton EMC
FEEDBACK: Those Old Rural Buildings Are Now Homes for Bats, Owls and Varmints
UPCOMING: Senior Connections To Recognize Levetts with Community Award
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett Wins IIE’s Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation
RECOMMENDED: Sell Out by Ebony Joy Wilkins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Great Speckled Bird Has Amazing Run in Atlanta Newspaper Circles
TODAY’S QUOTE: For Some Matters, All You Need Is One
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Is Not Just Your Ordinary Victorian House
LAGNIAPPE: Plethora of Easter Egg Hunts Scheduled around Gwinnett County
CALENDAR: Pet the Cat’s Author Coming to Aurora Theatre

by GwinnettForum · April 4, 2017 · Full issues

Gwinnett-area Easter Egg hunts

Read about Gwinnett-area Easter Egg hunts for 2017 in this post.

by GwinnettForum · April 4, 2017 · Calendar

3/31: More on rural buildings; More diverse boards; Orange bubble coat

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TODAY’S FOCUS: South Georgia Native Addresses Why Abandoned Buildings Still Standing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Coming Soon: A Much More Diverse Board Structure in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering That Old Orange Bubble Coat in the Closet
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Climate Change and Two Letters Concerning Possible Baseball Rule Changes
UPCOMING: Sixth Art Market To Be Held at Pinckneyville Park on April 15
NOTABLE: DAR Member Giving Class to Fourth Graders on U.S. History
RECOMMENDED: It’s Good Weather for Fudge: Conversing with Carson McCullers by Sue Brannan Walker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fannin County Namesake Fought against Mexico, But Executed There
TODAY’S QUOTE: Some People Just Seem To Want To Go Back Again
MYSTERY PHOTO: Give us Two Parts of Your Answer for This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sonesta Gwinnett Place Hotel Now Showcasing Kudzu Art Zone Artists
CALENDAR: Chipper Jones Coming to Coolray Field in April

by GwinnettForum · March 31, 2017 · Full issues

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

Interested in Gwinnett history?

Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.

The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.

Articles by: GwinnettForum

4/25: Potter’s ornament; Braves and pencils; Fewer traffic problems?

4/21: Cleaning up a creek; A business success story

4/18: Dream Keepers’ unveiling; and more on Jim Ellis

4/14: Norcross hall of famers; About Jim Ellis; On Russia

4/11: On America’s greatness; Fairness in government; more

4/7: Mayberry Moments; On William C. O’Kelley; Against larger boards

BRACK: Gwinnett to lose its most senior government official soon

4/4: Our 17th birthday with features on town green, highways, ACA

Gwinnett-area Easter Egg hunts

3/31: More on rural buildings; More diverse boards; Orange bubble coat

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