Articles by: GwinnettForum
HOUSTON: “Keep Bill under control this time, President Rodham!”
By Debra Houston | Around and around we go! Who will be president? Nobody knows!
It is near midnight, November 8. Except for Hawaii, polls have closed and states are trending blue. CNN projects a winner. A triumphant Hillary Clinton stands at the podium, shoulders squared. “You’ve had a President Clinton,” she declares. “Now you’ll have a President Hillary Rodham!”
4/5: National Night Out planning; Baseball; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: April 10 Meeting in Lilburn To Plan for National Night Out in August
EEB PERSPECTIVE: From Baseball, to the Post Office, Lotteries and Back to Baseball
SPOTLIGHT: Edward Jones
UPCOMING: County Needs Paid Poll Workers for Primary and General Election
NOTABLE: Brenau University To Start Lacrosse Program in February of 2018
RECOMMENDED: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Alfredo Barili Was First Professional Musician To Move to Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Constitution Made Only for Moral and Religious People
MYSTERY PHOTO: Yes, Another St. Helens
MYSTERY: Another view of a St. Helens — on the Isle of Wight
The Mystery Photo in the last edition was a tricky one, with reference to a previous photo. Remember the Mt. St. Helens Mystery of a few editions back? Well, this is a photo of Saint Helens, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, sent to us by George Graf of Palmyra, Va. Not a soul recognized this location.
4/1: Our 16th year; Gwinnett’s 1st CID; Deal’s veto
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking Back at a Decade of Progress for County’s First CID
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Governor Deal Protects State’s Name with Recent Veto
ANOTHER VIEW: Traveling Gwinnettian Now Plans to Climb Highest Peak in Africa
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Executive Director Retiring
UPCOMING: Boutwell Family Gives $100,000 to Aurora Theatre of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Classmates at Collins, Two Local Grads Join GA-PCOM Faculty
RECOMMENDED: Kinky Boots Brings Life to the Fox Theatre Stage through Sunday
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Covington Native Become Authority on the History of Slavery
TODAY’S QUOTE: Do We Have Funerals and Birth Times Reversed?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Blue Skies, Mountains, All This Awaits Identification
FOCUS: Looking back at a decade of progress for Gwinnett’s first CID
By Chuck Warbington | A decade seems like a long time, but in retrospect it feels no more than a blink of an eye. That’s how long the Gwinnett Village Community Investment District (CID) has been working to make southwestern Gwinnett County a better place, and it’s how long I’ve proudly held the position of executive director. The time has come to pass the baton of leadership to the next person, who will no doubt bring fresh ideas and a renewed energy to making a significant, positive impact on this community. As I transition to a new challenge, I have taken time to reflect on the work our CID team has accomplished to date.
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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