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12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mestas Overcomes Obstacles To Earn GGC Degree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visiting Greenville’s Museum of Art Was an Easy One-Day Trip
ANOTHER VIEW: Stand Back and Do Some Deep Thinking about These Times
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Enjoyed Report on Visit by Dignitaries of Trip to Japan
UPCOMING: New Bay Creek Police Precinct Serves Eastern Area of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Rebates Totaling $20 Billion Go to Jackson and Walton EMC Members
RECOMMENDED: Outgrowing God: A Beginners Guide by Richard Dawkins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jane Fonda Known in Georgia for Work on Pregnancy Prevention
MYSTERY PHOTO: Waterfront Scene Has Clues Which Can Lead to Its Location
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Mystery Photo Spotter: Lou Camerio.
CALENDAR: Recreation Department Offers Free Pool Lifesaving Courses

by GwinnettForum · December 10, 2019 · Full issues

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Officials Learn and Soak Up Japanese Culture and Tradition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: While Revel Work Paused, $220 Million Underway around Civic Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Enjoying Costco Appetizers Before Going Out To Dinner
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Here’s Good Composition If You Want to Ponder Imponderables
UPCOMING: City of Loganville Announces $180 Million Main Street Redevelopment
NOTABLE: New GGC Chief IT Officer Begins Her New Role on January 13
NOT RECOMMENDED: A Warning by Anonymous (A senior Trump Administration official)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Howard Coffin, Richard Reynolds Were Key Figures in Sapelo Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Photo and Bright Colors Await Your Identification
CALENDAR: Georgia Gwinnett College Fall Commencement is December 12

by GwinnettForum · December 6, 2019 · Full issues

12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Are There Better Options Than Runoffs To Elect Officials?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Auburn-Alabama Game Was Thriller, Best of 2019 Season!
ANOTHER VIEW: New Rabbi Now On Board at Temple Beth David in Snellville
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Photo Triggered Memories of Being Frightened in a Salt Mine
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Adds Two More Physicians in Sports Medicine
NOTABLE: Gwinnett 2040 Comprehensive Plan Is Judged As Best in the State
RECOMMENDED: Letters from the Dead by Steve Robinson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sapelo Island Has Human History Going Back Some 4,500 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Watery Photo Doesn’t Look Much Like North Georgia
CALENDAR: Getting Near Time for Children To Meet Santa in Norcross and Duluth

by GwinnettForum · December 3, 2019 · Full issues

11/26: Citizen of the Year; New railroad book; Kindness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Judy Jordan Johnson of Lawrenceville is CofC Citizen of the Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Major Georgia Railroad History Penned by Bob Hanson of Loganville
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett Resident Hopes to Light Up Georgia with Kindness
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Pleased with the Way Civil Servants Acted at Intelligence Committee
UPCOMING: Sugar Hill Plans Holiday Celebration on December 7, Plus Santa Visit
NOTABLE: Name Your Price Adoption on November 30 at Gwinnett Animal Shelter
RECOMMENDED: High Crimes and Misdemeanors, A History of Impeachment in the Age of Trump by Frank Bowman.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: North Atlantic Right Whale Is Georgia’s Official State Marine Mammal
MYSTERY PHOTO: Consider This Artwork as This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Howington Will Help Light Christmas Tree Again in Norcross on December 6

by GwinnettForum · November 26, 2019 · Full issues

11/22: Gwinnett’s budget; Privacy; Life saving award

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett County Budget for 2020 Follows Six Strategic Priorities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Some Thinkers Are Getting Concerned about a Right To Privacy
ANOTHER VIEW: Jackson EMC Employee Gets Life Saving Award from Georgia EMC
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Even Really Old Chuck Taylor Shoes Go for Amazing Prices
UPCOMING: With Drought Still Here, Watering Restrictions Are Still in Effect
NOTABLE: Two from Gwinnett Among Tin Drum Asian Kitchen Executives
RECOMMENDED: Foxtrot in Kandahar by Duane Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Willie Lee Perryman One of the Earlier Rock and Rollers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s the Mystery Photo for today: What City Is Depicted Here?
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s the Background on George Graf, Another Good Sleuth
CALENDAR: The Norcross Cooperative Minister Is Moving; Closed from November 23-30

by GwinnettForum · November 22, 2019 · Full issues

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Excitement for a 14 Year Old Wearing Converse High Tops
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time to Eat Crow and Apologize for Error on Loganville Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Considerations for President Trump with the Senior Voters
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: The People Chose a Certain Rock; But Do They Still Feel Well?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Continuing To Benefit From Top Financial Ratings
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Accepting Apps for 2020 Washington Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Beautiful Fantastic
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Piano Red” Perryman Also Performed As “Dr. Feelgood”
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Traditional Shipyard Mystery Has Many Interesting Facets
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Guesser Who Gets the Mystery Photos
CALENDAR: Pop-Up Lilburn Farmers Market will be Saturday, November 23

by GwinnettForum · November 19, 2019 · Full issues

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brexit May Be Coming to a Head with December 12 Results
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It May Be That Loganville Has a Better Way To Elect Its Leaders
ANOTHER VIEW: Yule Sales Might Give You a Chance at Eating a Wetzel Pretzel
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: The Big Lie Makes All of Us Disbelievers and Distrusters
UPCOMING: GGC’s Enrollment Gain Again Tops Among the 26 USG Colleges
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Pledges $50,000 for Tull YMCA Learning Center
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Midway
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hargrett Library at UGA Hosts Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Examine this one closely
LAGNIAPPE: Learn More About a Key Spotter of Mystery Photos: Allan Peel
CALENDAR: Grayson Clean-Up Day Is Saturday

by GwinnettForum · November 15, 2019 · Full issues

11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Barbara Howard Was Example of a Life Well Lived in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bill Bates Was The Epitome of a Good Public Relations Person
ANOTHER VIEW: Delving into the Theory of The Big Lie, According to Mein Kampf
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Having Fun by Giving Robocallers Back Their Due
UPCOMING: Volunteer Gwinnett To Recognize Selfless Efforts on November 17
NOTABLE: Transit Review Committee Report Expected by the End of 2019
RECOMMENDED: The Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Child Actor Georgian Jane Withers Has Long Movie Career
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s an Aerial View for This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Who Are These Good Guessers Who Get the Mystery Photos?
CALENDAR: Volunteers Needed at Bryson Park in Lilburn for clean-up on November 16

by GwinnettForum · November 12, 2019 · Full issues, Uncategorized

11/8: Annoying robocalls; Politics in Gwinnett; Hudgens’ artwork

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TODAY’S FOCUS: With Robocalls, Adopt a “Little Old Woman” Voice When Talking
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Projecting What Will Happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett Political Scene
ANOTHER VIEW: Hudgens Center Offers Artwork by Artist with Brain Cancer
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute Expands to Lawrenceville
NOTABLE: Stripers Create “Veteran’s Pack” only Available November 11-12
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alaskan Race (movie)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Much of Wiregrass Georgia Is Mostly Agricultural Land
MYSTERY PHOTO: Yes, We’ve Found Another Lighthouse for You To Identify
LAGNIAPPE: Local DAR Chapter Visits Historical Homes in Athens.
CALENDAR: Cherokee Nation Master Gardener Tony Harris Speaks November 14 in Suwanee

by GwinnettForum · November 8, 2019 · Full issues

BRACK: What may happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett political scene

By Elliott Brack | On the local political scene, we see two developments in the 2020 races for the various offices of Gwinnett County: Republicans are having a hard time finding people who want to offer for office; and Democrats are finding lots of people interested in seeking elective office.

by GwinnettForum · November 8, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

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.

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12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

11/26: Citizen of the Year; New railroad book; Kindness

11/22: Gwinnett’s budget; Privacy; Life saving award

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

11/8: Annoying robocalls; Politics in Gwinnett; Hudgens’ artwork

BRACK: What may happen in 2020 on the Gwinnett political scene

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