Articles by: GwinnettForum

ANOTHER VIEW: Bidenomics are working, but messaging doesn’t get through

ANOTHER VIEW: Bidenomics are working, but messaging doesn’t get through

By Jack Bernard |  The most recent U.S. economic figures are out. And they are most positive for our nation, despite the negative reaction of Georgia Rep. Mike Collins (see below). 

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by · September 8, 2023 · Another View
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NEWS BRIEFS: Two national grants help GGC students broaden base

Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will be able to broaden opportunities for science students and offer state-of-the-art equipment, after two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling more than $500,000.

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by · September 8, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery

MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery

Ever see these two figures standing guard somewhere?  Carving like are not unique, but figure out where these two are located. Then send your answer to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo we thought would get many more replies, since the U.S. Army Europe was stationed in this German city after World War II …

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by · September 8, 2023 · Mystery photos
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Lucy Jones Hutchins

Lucy Jones Hutchins, 91, of Buford, passed away September 4, 2023.

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by · September 8, 2023 · Obituaries
NEW for 9/5: On leadership, electric bills, bears

NEW for 9/5: On leadership, electric bills, bears

Click here to read the latest from GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Four actions that define a strong leader’s character
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Save on electric bill by switching light off when leaving a room
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College  
ANOTHER VIEW: Finding yourself caught between Mama Bear and her cubs
FEEDBACK: Not enough people know of local Community Foundation
UPCOMING: County to distribute up to $18 million for affordable housing
NOTABLE: Another set of youth leaders chosen by Lawrenceville
RECOMMENDED: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Beginning of railroads in Georgia dates back to 1833
MYSTERY PHOTO: Your military experience might help with today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: The 22nd British Car Fayre is Sept. 9 in downtown Norcross

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by · September 5, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Four actions that define a strong leader’s character

By Neil Stevens |  The term “leadership” has many meanings.  John Maxwell may have coined it best when he said: Leadership is influence — nothing more, nothing less.”

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by · September 5, 2023 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Finding yourself caught between Mama Bear and her cubs

ANOTHER VIEW: Finding yourself caught between Mama Bear and her cubs

By David Simmons  |  I’m a member of an Appalachian Trail (AT) group on Facebook. Somebody started a thread asking for stories about the wildest, craziest thing that happened while on the AT. Here is what I wrote.

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by · September 5, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: County to distribute up to $18 million for affordable housing

NEWS BRIEFS: County to distribute up to $18 million for affordable housing

Gwinnett County will distribute up to $18 million to support and expand affordable housing development across the county.

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by · September 5, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Your military experience might help with today’s Mystery

MYSTERY PHOTO: Your military experience might help with today’s Mystery

If you have been in the Army overseas, you may remember this scene. It’s a popular attraction. Figure out where this photograph was taken, and then send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your home town. 

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by · September 5, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 9/1: On taxes, GGC’s Wilson, abortion

NEW for 9/1: On taxes, GGC’s Wilson, abortion

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking at the many ways Americans are taxed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Darin Wilson leads amazing sports record at GGC
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
ANOTHER VIEW: To win, Democrats must come down strong for abortion
FEEDBACK: Why not use SPLOST funds for handicapped field?
UPCOMING: Downtown Association recognizes two Suwanee projects
NOTABLE: Ride Gwinnett expands with new routes, plus microtransit
RECOMMENDED: Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ida Cox, from Toccoa, was pioneering blues singer
MYSTERY PHOTO: What is the function of the photo of this building?
CALENDAR: The Nerd opens Sept. 8 at Lionheart Theatre

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by · September 1, 2023 · Full issues