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10/8: Hispanic political influence; New Forum feature of candidate profiles

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: UGA Libraries, GALEO To Catalog Hispanic Influence in Politics
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Candidate Profiles for ContestedGwinnett City Elections
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Four Letter Writers Question Whose Job It Is To Feed Hungry Etc.
UPCOMING: Scottdale Resident Wins $50,000 Hudgens Prize for Georgia Artists
NOTABLE: Snellville To Offer Digital Badge Program To Hone Computer Skills
RECOMMENDED: Hippie by Paulo Coelho
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Continues To Produce Notables in Country Music Field
MYSTERY PHOTO: Picture-Perfect Scene Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Public Safety Festival This Saturday at CoolRay Field

by GwinnettForum · October 8, 2019 · Full issues

2019 contested Gwinnett city elections

Below is a list of contested city elections that will be held Nov. 5 in towns across Gwinnett County. To learn more about any of the candidates, click on the link associated with their name. NOTE: Those without a link did not reply (dnr) to our questionnaire as of Oct. 7. When we get completed surveys from them, we’ll add […]

by GwinnettForum · October 8, 2019 · elections

10/4: About left-handedness; Alvin Wilbanks; Trump and U.S.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ramifications of What It Means About Being Left-Handed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Alvin Wilbanks’ Good Leadership Is a Hallmark for Gwinnett Schools
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels That President Trump Is Selling Out Our Nation
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Briggs Was On Target Depicting Matters in the Middle East
UPCOMING: Deadline Approaching October 15 for Payment of 2019 Property Taxes
NOTABLE: PCOM, GGC Agreement Saves Pharmacy Students One Year’s Tuition
RECOMMENDED: Where the Souls Go by Ann Hite
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chet Atkins Fashions Softer Style of Country Music in 1960s and 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Shows a Modern Windmill; Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Climate Change Prompts This Poster at One Gwinnett Office
CALENDAR: Leif Erikson Day at Tribble Mill Park on October 5

by GwinnettForum · October 4, 2019 · Full issues

10/1: On NCM’s needs; Remembering Cokie Roberts; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross Co-Op Buys New Building; Needs Funds for Build-Out
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Cokie Roberts Was Central Figure and Trusted Voice on Capitol Hill
SPOTLIGHT: Agrisel USA Inc.
FEEDBACK: All of Gwinnett Was Devastated by Arc Road Murders in 1964
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Seeks Helpers To Plant Over 1,500 Trees and Shrubs
NOTABLE: Local DAR Chapter To Sponsor Wreaths Across America in Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Nan by Nathaniel Bellows
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Plays Big Role in History of Country Music in USA
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t Jump to an Immediate Recognition for This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Learn of Latino Genealogy on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Library

by GwinnettForum · October 1, 2019 · Full issues

BRACK: Cokie Roberts was central figure, trusted voice on Capitol Hill

By Elliott Brack | The news of the death of Cokie Roberts of Washington, D.C., came to me in the car on the way home. It hit me as if she were a member of my extended family who had died.

by GwinnettForum · October 1, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

9/27: New housing partnership, new book, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Housing Corporation and Norcross Partner in New Venture
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Book Sheds Light on Horrific Murders of Three Gwinnett Policemen
SPOTLIGHT: The law firm of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Our Own Energy Boom Allows United States To Pull Out of Middle East
UPCOMING: Tom Doran To Become Gwinnett County Police Chief on November 15
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Stripers Attendance Grows by 8%, Best Growth since 2011
RECOMMENDED: The Sublime Engine; A Biography of the Human Heart by Dr. Thomas Amidon and Stephen Amidon
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Three Entities Are Early Sponsors of Trustee Garden in Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Oversized Rocker in a Field Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Author Daniela Petrova on Friday, Sept. 27 visits Liberty Books, in Lawrenceville

by GwinnettForum · September 27, 2019 · Full issues

9/24: Digitizing newspapers; New parking deck; Biden’s bid

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Historical Society Gets Grant for Digitizing Local Newspapers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Parking Deck at Infinite Energy Center Is Suburban’s Biggest
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democrats Owe Joe Biden a Mountain of Gratitude
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: “Brainwashed” Trump Supporter Notes CREW’s Staff Backgrounds
UPCOMING: Holtkamp Completes Two Murals on New Building Facing Interstate 85
NOTABLE: Board Appoints Kristi Royston as Gwinnett’s New Election Supervisor
RECOMMENDED: Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Georgia Settlers Promoted Viniculture at Trustee Garden
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Lighthouse Shining Its Light Asking Where It Is Located
CALENDAR: Let Your Dog Enjoy Pooches in the Park in Braselton on September 28

by GwinnettForum · September 24, 2019 · Full issues

9/20: On senior living; A sheriff’s request; The Swamp

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Family Finds Peace and Contentment with Senior Living Facility
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Dodged a Bullet, Thanks in Part to a Sheriff’s Request
ANOTHER VIEW: Getting Mighty Swampy and Boggy in the Heart of Trumpland
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Concerned That Recent Letter Did Not Mention Candidate Amy Klobuchar
UPCOMING: 35th Annual Suwanee Fest Is This Weekend at Town Center Park
NOTABLE: Richards Named New Director of Water Resource Department
RECOMMENDED: The Glorious Cause By Jeff Sharra
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Trustee Garden in Savannah Set Up for Botany and Agriculture
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome Modern Structure Is Mystery Photo Today
CALENDAR: Check out the latest happenings

by GwinnettForum · September 20, 2019 · Full issues

Sheep grazing at a Silicon Ranch solar farm, similar to the one Walton EMC relies on to power Facebook’s Newton Data Center, are helping to improve the soil, air, water and economy. Silicon Ranch’s Regenerative Energy platform delivers the maximum environmental benefits from its solar facilities. (Photo provided)

9/17: Solar farming; NFL negotiator; Presidential debates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Walton EMC Solar Farm Providing More Than Just Electricity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettian Participating in NFL and Football Player Negotiations
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s One Guy’s Views on Most Recent Presidential Debate
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Talk About Your Unusual Ideas: How About Only 15 U.S. Senators!
UPCOMING: Snellville Adopts Ordinance Concerning Short Term Rental Property
NOTABLE: Meadowcreek Graduate Wins $7,000 Les Dame d’Escoffier Scholarship
RECOMMENDED: Understanding Democracy in America by Professor Ken Masugi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Author, Anne Rivers Siddons, Dies at 83 in Charleston
MYSTERY PHOTO: Attractive Church Begs Question of Its Location as Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: 67th Annual Gwinnett County Fair Continues Through Saturday
CALENDAR: Check out these coming events

by GwinnettForum · September 17, 2019 · Full issues

9/13: On Happyfeat; Neat ribbon-cutting; Innovative teacher

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Happyfeat Program Gives Special Needs Residents An Opportunity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: STEM School Students Change the Way for Future Ribbon Cuttings
ANOTHER VIEW: PCOM Georgia Names Fabrizio as Innovative Teacher of the Year
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Third Annual Sunday Supper on Sept. 29 To Benefit Aurora Theatre
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Again Ranked Tops in Diversity in the South
RECOMMENDED: It All Comes Back To You by Beth Duke.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: J.B. Fuqua Gets Involved with Politics and Distributes His Wealth
MYSTERY PHOTO: Rough-Hewn Log Building is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: 67th Gwinnett County Fair Continues Through September 21

by GwinnettForum · September 13, 2019 · Full issues

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

10/8: Hispanic political influence; New Forum feature of candidate profiles

2019 contested Gwinnett city elections

10/4: About left-handedness; Alvin Wilbanks; Trump and U.S.

10/1: On NCM’s needs; Remembering Cokie Roberts; More

BRACK: Cokie Roberts was central figure, trusted voice on Capitol Hill

9/27: New housing partnership, new book, more

9/24: Digitizing newspapers; New parking deck; Biden’s bid

9/20: On senior living; A sheriff’s request; The Swamp

9/17: Solar farming; NFL negotiator; Presidential debates

9/13: On Happyfeat; Neat ribbon-cutting; Innovative teacher

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