Articles by: GwinnettForum
8/5: GOP convention report; Lots of dissatisfaction; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s a Report from a Gwinnettian About the GOP Convention
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lots of Voters Just Not Happy With Either Political Party Candidates
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Dealerships
FEEDBACK: Four Readers Write on Same Political Subject Interpreting “Scandal”
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Adopts Record $171 Budget for Coming Year
NOTABLE: Ballet Scholarship Will Honor Former Board Member Rodney Camren
RECOMMENDED: Black Widow, by Daniel Silva
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Noble Jones Elected Delegate to Continental Congress, but Must Decline
CALENDAR: Open House Today for Gwinnett Council for Seniors in Lawrenceville
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Must First Happen Before We Fit Into Society
MYSTERY PHOTO: Send Us Your Own Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Georgia Gwinnett College Holds Summer Graduation Ceremonies
FOCUS: Report from a Gwinnettian on the GOP convention
By B.J. Van Gundy | Two weeks ago it was my honor to be one of the 76 GOP Delegates to represent Georgia at the Republican National Convention. I have now attended several conventions and the feeling of appreciation for those that put their faith in me to represent them, as well as the excitement, has not diminished since my first national convention in San Diego in 1996.
MYSTERY: Send us your own mystery
Today’s Mystery Photo may seem to put items in an unusual place. Is this real, or some far-out gimmick. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown. Here’s an assignment for Forum readers. Send us in a Mystery Photo that you have taken, so as to stump our panel of readers. Don’t make them too remote, and look for photos with some landmark significance that will help those trying to sort it out.
8/2: On conventions; Aurora’s music; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Delegate Gives Views of Activity at Democratic National Convention
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Music Steals the Show in Aurora Theatre In The Heights Production
ANOTHER VIEW: Who Will Hold Hillary Clinton Accountable When She Wins?
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Electric Membership Corporation
FEEDBACK: Feels Grandchildren Will Benefit by Slow Inertia of Reason and Caring
UPCOMING: Lilburn Plans 7th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2
NOTABLE: Peach State Federal Credit Union To Merge with RCT FCU of Augusta
RECOMMENDED: Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Noble Jones Was the “Morning Star of Liberty,” Early Georgia Speaker
CALENDAR: Fourth Annual Light Up The Corners Glow Run Coming August 13
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why You Must Learn from Mistakes of Other
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Tower for You To Figure Out
FOCUS: Democrats come together to elect nominee, oppose GOP nominee
By Alvin Leaphart, Jesup, Ga. | Regardless of your political views, attending this convention to help select our nominee for the President of the United States is one of the many aspects that makes our nation unique in the selection of our leader. In most of the world, a change in government is made through some sort of coup, either military or assassination.
HOUSTON: Who will hold Hillary Clinton accountable if she wins?
By Debra Houston | It was 1992. I sipped coffee with a friend in the break room at work. We chatted about the upcoming election between George H. W. Bush and a relatively unknown governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton. I made a prediction. “If Clinton wins, there will be nothing but scandal after scandal.”
7/29: School wins habitat certification; Thick burgers; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Summerour Middle School Wildlife Certification Isn’t Just for the Birds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Chefs Aim for Our Big Mouths When Concocting Thicker Burgers
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning
FEEDBACK: Gives Three Reasons for Supporting Bridge in Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: County Seeks Input on Transportation Projects in Next SPLOST Vote
NOTABLE: PCOM School of Pharmacy Wins Accreditation through 2020
RECOMMENDED: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with A Remarkable Man by William Shatner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See Confederate Ships Raised from Chattahoochee at Columbus Museum
CALENDAR: Duluth Seeks Input in Developing New Parks Concept
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, Everyone Must Be Something
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where This Converted Volkswagen Food Truck Is Now
LAGNIAPPE: Quilters Recognize Three Residents of Ashton Senior Living
Gwinnett Forum | July 30, 2024
“You may not know who I am or what I mean
But I will be good faith to you nevertheless.
And filter and fiber your soul.
“Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged.
Missing me one place, search another.
I stop, somewhere, waiting for you.”
– Walt Whitman
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.
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