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Holmes

Daniel (Gil) Holmes

Daniel Gilbert Holmes, 48, departed peacefully of natural causes on January 28, 2024.  He was preceded in death by his father, Offie, and survived by his mother, Martha, and his brother, Travis Reynolds Holmes.

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by · February 16, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 2/13: Ethics for Supreme Court; Quilting; More

NEW for 2/13: Ethics for Supreme Court; Quilting; More

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Congress must devise ethical standards for SCOTUS
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Old time quilting was a necessity for cold nights
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Saving two ways: via LED bulbs, and cutting out cable
UPCOMING: Bill creating the City of Mulberry goes to governor
NOTABLE: Jono Davis is new general manager at Aurora Theatre
RECOMMENDED: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pam Durban wins recognition for southern fiction
MYSTERY PHOTO: Previous traditional, this architecture is modern
LAGNIAPPE: Two groups will work on “Missing Middle” housing
CALENDAR: Mardi Gras bingo luncheon in Pinckneyville on Tuesday

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by · February 13, 2024 · Full issues
U.S. Supreme Court

FOCUS: Congress must devise ethical standards for SCOTUS

By Raleigh Perry  |  Our government is set up on checks and balances, supposedly.  But consider: at this point there are no rules, per se, controlling the ethics and morals of members of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).

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by · February 13, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Bill creating the City of Mulberry goes to governor

NEWS BRIEFS: Bill creating the City of Mulberry goes to governor

The possibility of establishing the City of Mulberry in Gwinnett County hurdled another step last week as the Georgia Legislature sent a bill creating the city to Gov. Brian Kemp. Once signed by the governor, and if approved by voters, it would become the 17th city in Gwinnett.

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by · February 13, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Something more modern

MYSTERY PHOTO: Something more modern

From the traditional Mystery Photo, to the modern architecture of the current Mystery, there’s quite a difference. Can you recognize enough of the clues to get today’s Mystery correct. Try your hand, sending your thoughts to elliott@brack.net.  Be sure to tell us where you live.

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by · February 13, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tell your legislator to vote against sports gambling 
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting
UPCOMING: Harris new chair of  Hudgens Arts Center
NOTABLE: Walton EMC grants 23 Gwinnett schools $130,868
RECOMMENDED: The Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once indentured, Ewen rose to prominence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Get rid of hazardous waste Feb. 10 in Lawrenceville

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by · February 9, 2024 · Full issues
FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs

FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs

By Jerry Robb   |  Light bulbs are heavily regulated by environmental policies of federal and state governments. Invented by Thomas Edison, the standard-type light bulb has become an extinct species, thanks to climate change, man-made or natural.

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by · February 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting

ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting

By Jack Bernard |  A few years ago, The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against having gerrymandering cases, no matter how unfair, brought into the Federal Courts.

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by · February 9, 2024 · Another View
Harris

NEWS BRIEFS: Harris new chair of  Hudgens Arts Center

Lifelong Duluth resident and its most recent Mayor Nancy Harris has become chair of the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning. Her two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2024. This will be the second time Harris has served as chair.

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by · February 9, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church

MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church

Note the budding trees next to this traditional church. You seldom see churches with this style of architecture being built any more. Now can you pinpoint where this house of worship is located?  Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to tell us where you live.

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by · February 9, 2024 · Mystery photos