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NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Concerning the Democrats, Bernie Sanders and Climate Control
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Like Before, President Trump Introduces the Fear Card
ANOTHER VIEW: Find Pleasure Watching Birds in Your Own Backyard
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Defunding Police Departments Is Living in Never-Never Land
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Names 11.5 Mile Trail “Corners Connector”
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber Presents Third Annual Moxie Awards
RECOMMENDED: Ghostwritten by Isabel Wolff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Shakers Establish Colony in Georgia, Which Was Short Lived
MYSTERY PHOTO: Laid Back Scene Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Morgan No Longer Heading Georgia Activities for Renasant Bank

by GwinnettForum · September 1, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/28: On Brexit, robocalls and innovation

Click here to read our latest issue. INSIDE THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Virus Muddles Brexit Talks, Stalling Before December Deadline
EEB PERSPECTIVE: These Days I Look Forward To Getting More Robocalls!
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democratic Countries Use Innovation, Intelligence for Problems
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Forum Column Draws Several Responses from Readers
UPCOMING: New GGC Graduate Looks Forward to Teaching at Elementary Level
NOTABLE: Snellville Officials Break Ground on Its Greenway Trail
RECOMMENDED: Before and After by Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Poet Rosemary Daniell Continues Contributions to Literary Heritage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Artistic Mystery Photo Is Set in Location Many Have Seen
LAGNIAPPE: Photographs Show Landmarks of Eastern Continental Divide Here

by GwinnettForum · August 28, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/25: Bowen elected; Governor and news; Trump lauded

Click here to read the latest edition. IN THIS ISSUE:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Rudy Bowen of Suwanee Elected Head of State Transportation Board
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Governor’s Idea of News Seems More Reasonable Than AJC’s Views
ANOTHER VIEW: Lists What He Feels Are Accomplishments of Trump Administration
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: If You Mail in Your Ballot, Do So Well in Advance and It’ll Be Counted
UPCOMING: Health Care Firm Moving 400 Employees to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Lilburn Businessman Funds Third Edition Printing of Gwinnett History
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Words on Bathroom Walls
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Learn of the Differences in Butterflies and Moths for Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Put on Your Thinking Cap To Determine This Mystery Location
CALENDAR: Duluth To Host Special Drive-in Movie on August 29

by GwinnettForum · August 25, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/21: On Congress Center, package store, patriotism

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnettian Chairs GWCC, Now Quiet Because of COVID-19
EEB PERSPECTIVE: First Package Store in Peachtree Corners to open Wednesday
ANOTHER VIEW: Time for All Americans To Be Patriotic About COVID-19
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Whole Lot Easier To Vote Absentee or at Early Voting Sites
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s Chamber Announces Support for Fall Transit Referendum
NOTABLE: County Lowers Millage Rate as Tax Digest Grows by 6.5 Percent
RECOMMENDED: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lots of Sources Available in Tracing a Family’s Genealogy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clock Tower Feature May Be the Key for This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Library Presents Dr. David Gushee in Virtual Talk August 27

by GwinnettForum · August 21, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/18: On Mountain Park, speeding tickets, ballots, rights

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Feels Mountain Park Area is Rural Oasis inside Bustling Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How You Can Get a Speeding Ticket Without a Policeman Around
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Simple Way To Ensure Your Ballot Gets Counted in November
ANOTHER VIEW: Life, Liberty and Property: Using Your Rights Speaks Volumes
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber Is Supporting Extension of E-SPLOST Vote in Fall
NOTABLE: Jonathan Patterson Is Sole Finalist for Fayette County Superintendent
RECOMMENDED: Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Only Two Quilts of Harriet Powers, Georgia Artist, Survive Today
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s More Than Meets the Eye in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Korean-American and Gwinnett Chamber Agree to Alliance
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Community Association Plans Zoom Meeting Thursday

by GwinnettForum · August 18, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/14: On populism; Return of Norcross church; Center in 15th year

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’re Four Elements That Signal the Rise of Populism in the USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross Presbyterian Church Returning to Former Downtown Location
ANOTHER VIEW: Good Samaritan Norcross Center Now in 15th Year of Operation
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Hospital to Get $57 Million Emergency Room Expansion
NOTABLE: Norcross City Manager Rudolph Smith Announces His Retirement
RECOMMENDED: The Good Soldier Svejk, by Jaorslav Hasek
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Alpharetta’s George Riley Puckett Gains Fame as Country Music Artist
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps Many Will Identify This “Cream Puff” Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · August 14, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/11: On student safety; Mountain Park; Moving on

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Safety of Students is Upmost in Mind as PCOM Begins Academic Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Mountain Park Area Today Seeking To Form a Community Association
ANOTHER VIEW: Get on with the Business of Life, Though Our Every Move is Monitored
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Scenes of When Lawrenceville Was a Film Version of Westchester, N.Y
UPCOMING: Pandemic Claims Two Leadership Programs in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: GGC’s Provost, Dr. T. J. Arant, To Retire in December of This Year
RECOMMENDED: Embracing Weakness by Shannon K. Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 Hits Georgia Coast, One of Deadliest Ever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful River and Bridge Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: A Conversation with Authors via Zoom on August 18

by GwinnettForum · August 11, 2020 · Full issues

When Lawrenceville was film version of Westchester, N.Y.

On August 19, 2015, the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse was a stand-in for the Westchester (New York) Municipal Building, in a film production entitled Sleepy Hollow. Click here to see scenes were filmed in the interior of the former courthouse also. These photos were as close as I could get to one of the stars, Tom Mison.

by GwinnettForum · August 11, 2020 · Photo essay

NEW for 8/7: Oldest GGC grad; Putting athletes at risk; Preachers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Grayson’s 81 Year Old Senior To Be GGC’s Oldest College Graduate
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia High School Association Putting Athletes At Risk
ANOTHER VIEW: Ministers Need to Re-Read and Preach of Bonhoeffer, Gandhi and King
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Bernard’s Recent Views Seem Equitable, Sensible and Workable
UPCOMING: Tom Summers of Snellville New Chairman of Salvation Army Board
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Shelter Seeking To Clear Out All Animals
RECOMMENDED: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early 20th Century Saw Growth of Craftsman Bungalow
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watch Out: This Mystery Photo May Not Be What You Think
LAGNIAPPE: Many Gwinnett Neighborhoods Have Population of Deer
CALENDAR: Vegetable Garden Workshop Coming August 11

by GwinnettForum · August 7, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/4: Balancing the budget; Election reactions; Exercising at home

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Needs a Balanced Budget; Here Are Ways To Increase Revenue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Republicans’ Immediate Response to Postponing Election Was Gratifying
ANOTHER VIEW: There Are All Kinds of Ways For Exercising Right in Your Own Home
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: We Probably Won’t Downsize, for We Couldn’t See Fiona the Fawn
UPCOMING: Harvest Gwinnett Offering 4×8 Plots in Snellville and in Norcross
NOTABLE: PCOM Graduates 162 Students in 2020 in Online Ceremony July 29
RECOMMENDED: The Vapors by David Hill
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon Native Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin Noted for Sociology Studies
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual Architectural Style Makes This Mysterious Photo Difficult
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville Establishes Towne Center Entertainment District
CALENDAR: Odie Lindsey, Vanderbilt writer-in-residence, plans Gwinnett Zoom Talk

by GwinnettForum · August 4, 2020 · Uncategorized

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:

Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
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.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
County-wide microtransit services.

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

NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

NEW for 8/28: On Brexit, robocalls and innovation

NEW for 8/25: Bowen elected; Governor and news; Trump lauded

NEW for 8/21: On Congress Center, package store, patriotism

NEW for 8/18: On Mountain Park, speeding tickets, ballots, rights

NEW for 8/14: On populism; Return of Norcross church; Center in 15th year

NEW for 8/11: On student safety; Mountain Park; Moving on

When Lawrenceville was film version of Westchester, N.Y.

NEW for 8/7: Oldest GGC grad; Putting athletes at risk; Preachers

NEW for 8/4: Balancing the budget; Election reactions; Exercising at home

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