Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 4/14: On Gwinnett transit projects, candidates, pandemic

NEW for 4/14: On Gwinnett transit projects, candidates, pandemic

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett To Submit 95 Transit Projects Readers Learn about Candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Savor Life Now; This Pandemic Won’t Be Like This Forever
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Seeks Additional Information on Writer’s Conclusions 
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s Public Library Continues To Serve During This Pandemic
NOTABLE: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Seeking $100K in COVID-19 Help
RECOMMENDED: Brothers Forever (Tom Sileo and Col. Tom Manion, USMC
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Malaria Was Threat to Georgia From Earliest Colonial Times
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Seems Set in a Peaceful, Serene Area
LAGNIAPPE: Creativity Rules on Charleston, S.C. Greenway

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by · April 14, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 4/10: On Georgia’s broadband and helping hospital staff

NEW for 4/10: On Georgia’s broadband and helping hospital staff

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TODAY’S FOCUS: State’s Broadband Initiative Suggests Sites for Public Wi-Fi Networks
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Collins Hill High Student Finds a Way To Help Gwinnett Medical Staff
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Will Pandemic Do Damage to World’s Relationship with China?
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre Offering Digital Series of Programming in April
NOTABLE: Saturday Marks 40th Anniversary of Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
RECOMMENDED: Netflix Series:  Borgen created by Adam Price 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emory University Hospital Provides Full Range of Patient Services
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Site May Be Familiar To You, But Hard To Place
LAGNIAPPE:  Lilburn Mayor Tim Dunn Takes Office

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by · April 10, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 4/7: Chicken, cow, Kemp, Morgan and home

NEW for 4/7: Chicken, cow, Kemp, Morgan and home

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Feels Governor Brian Kemp Is a Throwback to the “Wool Hat Boys” 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hansel Morgan Sr. Served Buford and Gwinnett County with Distinction
ANOTHER VIEW: Staying Home, and Adapting To New Ways of Doing Things
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Possible Long Term Monetary Policy, and a Certain Corporal
UPCOMING: Hudgens Center for the Arts Named Atlanta Native as New Director
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $142,257 In COVID-19 Assistance
RECOMMENDED: Sidewalk Art
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon’s Peyton Anderson Foundation Supports Middle Georgia Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues, Clues, Clues Stare Out at You in This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Turning an Asset Into Another Type of Help During Corona

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by · April 7, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 4/3: Courts functioning; Voting by mail; Importance of trucking

NEW for 4/3: Courts functioning; Voting by mail; Importance of trucking

Click here to read today’s 20th anniversary edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Order in the Courts Continues During Judicial Emergency
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Will Current Dilemma Cause Georgia To Consider Voting By Mail?
ANOTHER VIEW: Trucking Industry Vital In Emergency Times Like These
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Applauds Gwinnettians for Willingness to Comply with Restrictions
UPCOMING: Good Attendance at Gwinnett Rotary Club First Virtual Meeting 
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Salvation Army Helping Those Struggling with COVID-19
RECOMMENDED: The Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Civil Rights Leader Joseph Lowery Had Distinguished Career 
MYSTERY PHOTO: What’s The Name and Location of This Bridge?

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by · April 3, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Will current dilemma cause Georgia to consider voting by mail?

BRACK: Will current dilemma cause Georgia to consider voting by mail?

By Elliott Brack  | Any time a situation is developing, once a leader has the facts, a good leader acts quickly.

That’s what Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger did in mailing absentee ballot applications to all Georgia voters this week. Anticipating continual coronavirus problems possible on the May 19 Georgia primary, he took action to allow voters, if they choose, to vote by absentee ballot, which is essentially voting by mail.

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by · April 3, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 3/31: Stay-at-home order; Bus drivers deliver meals

NEW for 3/31: Stay-at-home order; Bus drivers deliver meals

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Stay at Home Order to Remain At Least Until April 13
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett School Bus Drivers Deliver Meals to Gwinnett Students
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
UPCOMING: GwinnettCares Providing Food During School’s Spring Break 
NOTABLE: Deadline Is Wednesday for Application for Homestead Exemption
RECOMMENDED: Child’s Play by Danielle Steel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Peachtree City, a Planned Community, Was First Chartered in 1959
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not So Beautiful a Mystery, But May Be Difficult to Pinpoint
LAGNIAPPE: A Beautiful Dogwood Gives Inspiration at Vines Garden Park

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by · March 31, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/27: On virus’s economic impact; Grocery shopping; Quarantining

NEW for 3/27: On virus’s economic impact; Grocery shopping; Quarantining

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Where Will the CoViD-19 Pandemic Hit the Economy Next?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early Morning Grocery Shopping Finds Unusually Easy Maneuvering
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a Guy Who Had Training for Today’s Quarantine Situation
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Administration’s Public Health Failure Open for All to See
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s The Water Tower To Begin Training Professionals Soon
NOTABLE: Animal Shelter Open, But Limiting Visitors Inside at a Time
RECOMMENDED: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: J & J Industries of Dalton, Makes Broadloom Carpet Since 1950s
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Mystery Photo Doesn’t Ask Where, But Instead “What?”

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by · March 27, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 3/24: Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

NEW for 3/24: Commuting, shutdowns and Founding Fathers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Morning Commute Time in Atlanta: Strange Driving Is Normal  
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Major Widespread Shutdowns Create Another World for Most of Us
ANOTHER VIEW: You Might Be Surprised at the Ages of Founding Fathers
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Had a Relative Who Died in Philadelphia of Spanish Flu
UPCOMING: County Parks Limit Hours and Close Certain Areas During Virus
NOTABLE: Community Foundation Well on Way To Raising Fund for COVID-19
RECOMMENDED: Blue Flowers by Carola Saavedra
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Present Georgia State Capitol Opens amid Celebration in 1889
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unique Images are in This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Go Bird Walking with Southern Wings on March 28

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by · March 24, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Major widespread shutdowns create another world for most 

BRACK: Major widespread shutdowns create another world for most 

By Elliott Brack  | In my lifetime, never has the United States experienced the widespread impact that the coronavirus is causing. Essentially much of our nation is at a near standstill as we seek to distance ourselves from one another. 

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by · March 24, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Linking the War of 1812 and a Single Pay Health System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Today’s Speedy Reaction to Virus Stems from 1918 Action in St. Louis
ANOTHER VIEW: Checking Out Who Among The Electorate Is Being Trusted
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: UGA Press Also Re-Publishing Harris on Coastal Protection
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Operating Under Local Emergency Situation
NOTABLE: Local Charities Get $52,000 from Jackson EMC Foundation
RECOMMENDED: A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 1883 Lawmakers Approve Construction of Present State Capitol
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graceful Courthouse Awaits Your Inspection and Detection

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by · March 20, 2020 · Full issues
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