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NEW for 11/26: Holiday chocolate, an old paper mill, Trump
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Chocolate: From Peachtree Corners to your doorstep
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Yep, there was once a paper mill in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Place CID
ANOTHER VIEW: Reasons that Trump won the presidency
FEEDBACK: Thinking of Lincoln and the Greatest Generation
UPCOMING: Fire Services gets grant for equipment replacement
NOTABLE: Globetrotters’ president inspires GGC students
RECOMMENDED: Principles, by Ray Dalio
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Newly found: big trove of art in “Encyclopedia”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Sometimes, you just want to sit down and rest
LAGNIAPPE: If you see this type of mushroom, don’t eat it
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Courthouse Lighting of the Tree is Thursday
ANOTHER VIEW: Reasons that Trump won the presidency
By Jack Bernard | Now we learn that Trump did slightly better than he did in 2020, winning 49 percent of the popular vote. He got 76 million votes, two million more than in 2020. And Kamala Harris got 74 million votes. But Trump’s victory was not a “landslide” or “mandate” as FOX hosts would have you believe. He triumphed in the entire south and almost every state in middle America.
NEW for 11/22: New wedding venue; Elbows and manners
Click here to read the latest new edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Williams family building wedding venue at Lake Lanier
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Most have been told: “No elbows on the table!”
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Encourage lawmakers to improve gun legislation
UPCOMING: Section of Peachtree Boulevard to get improvements
NOTABLE: Here are safeguards to take for holiday shopping
RECOMMENDED: Ben in the World by Doris Lessing
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early colonial Georgia military play a key role
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful architectural gem awaits your identification
CALENDAR: It’s nearing tree-lighting time around the county
FOCUS: Williams family building wedding venue at Lake Lanier
By Kasie Bolling | A spire is on the rise in Georgia – one that holds deep personal meaning for the family behind one of the South’s most popular destinations, Lake Lanier Islands resort. Under their company – Islands Management, The Williams Family purchased the lease rights to the lakeside resort from the State of Georgia in 2005.
NEWS BRIEFS: Here are safeguards to take for holiday shopping
With the holiday season approaching quickly, it’s that time to get your gift list ready and precautions you should take. According to the National Retail Federation, 57 percent of consumers will do their holiday shopping online, whether that’s using a laptop or a phone. With that convenience comes the opportunity for phishers and scammers to ruin your shopping experience, your credit, and yes, take your identity.
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
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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