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11/10: Library improvements, plurality victory, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Major Improvements Seen in Gwinnett Library System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lilburn Councilman To Take Seat with Plurality Victory
FEEDBACK: Items on Huckabee, E-SPLOST, Closing Bars Earlier….and an Error
UPCOMING: Snellville Presents Well-Known Artist; Entries Sought in Promoting Event
NOTABLE: Dahlonega’s Calhoun Gold Mine Offered at Auction
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Glen Ella Springs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Yamacraw Indians Important When Oglethorpe Founded Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Differences Between Hearing and Seeing
MYSTERY PHOTO: Four Readers Identify Recent Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Vines Park Wins National Award
FOCUS: Chairman outlines improvements in Gwinnett Public Library
By Dick Goodman | On behalf of the entire board of the Gwinnett County public library board, (myself; Betty Atkinson, Lawrenceville; Babs Wagoner, Duluth; Suzanne Skeen, Duluth and Deborah Oscarson, Lawrenceville), I’d like to report on recent developments at the Gwinnett County libraries. Many of these may appear minor, but cumulatively they represent major improvements in the level and quality of service for our patrons. Significantly, they have come about as a result of the leadership and professionalism of our library director, Charles Pace.
11/6: Remembering veterans; thankful on E-SPLOST
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Many Veterans Who Served Are Still Hurting
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big Relief Felt from E-SPLOST Voting from Small Turnout
UPCOMING: Christmas in 1860s Coming to McDaniel Park Farm in November
NOTABLE: Sidewalks and Resurfacing Coming To Parts of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED READ: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hazel Gaines First Woman in Georgia To Earn Pilot’s License
TODAY’S QUOTE: Yogi Sees Value in Little League Baseball
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognize Last Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: GAC Dancers Cop State Championship for Fourth Time
FOCUS: Many who served are still hurting as we approach Veterans Day
By Tom Merkel, president, The IMPACT Group | On Wednesday, November 11, we come together to celebrate Veterans Day. It will be a day to say “Thank You” and honor all who have served in the military — in wartime or peacetime. It’s a day to acknowledge the contributions and the sacrifices they have made so Americans can continue to enjoy our Freedom, and live in a safer world.
11/3: School testing, bar regulations, learning from each other
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TODAY’S FOCUS: School Testing Reduction Can Expand Students’ Minds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Needs More Regulation on Drinking Establishments
ANOTHER VIEW: Democrats and Republicans Can Learn from One Another
FEEDBACK: More on When People Are Free; Suggests Group to Help Pet Adopters
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Invests in Business Incubator
NOTABLE: Watch Out for Scammers on New Chip Cards
RECOMMENDED READ: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Royal Georgia Was Unsettled Time for Most Residents
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Season Which Is Far Richer Than the Others
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognized Location in Western France
FOCUS: Reduction in school testing necessary to expand students’ minds
By Holly Moore | Education stories, particularly public school education stories, often dominate our news. You can’t escape the latest study or data pointing to successes and far too often failures. Bureaucrats, with little to no education background, weigh in on the best way to “fix” our schools. Systems explore the next big trend in teaching
HOUSTON: Democrats and Republicans can learn from one another
By Debra Houston | Democrats and Republicans can learn from one another. Democrats are strong on emotion, but often short on reason. Republicans are just the opposite. They are strong on reason, but often short on emotion.
Empathy is entirely appropriate in politics, but sometimes Democrats twist it into something hateful. They exploit the emotions of minorities when they portray Republicans as “the enemy,” as did Mrs. Clinton at a rally in October.
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 24, 2024
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”
— American scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat Benjamin Franklin (1706 –1790), via Cindy Evans, Duluth.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The next issue of GwinnettForum will be Jan. 3, 2025.
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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