By Elliott Brack | What Georgia Gwinnett College’s athletic teams have done since the program was founded in 2011 is absolutely amazing. The six teams GGC now fields have a combined winning record of a 1,590-433-41 (.780) overall record across all sports through spring 2023, and that includes capturing 16 NAIA national championships.
By Randy Brunson | Most of us experience taxes in three ways. Taxes on cash flow, such as on earned income, unearned income, and capital gains; taxes on real and personal property; and purchase taxes, such as sales and VAT taxes. Local and state jurisdictions have a variety of other taxes and user fees, depending on their perceived need, their various agendas, and what they think they can get away with.
By Jack Bernard | Several years ago, my nephew (Anthony Bernard) and I wrote a column for the UGA newspaper, The Red and Black, which was entitled “Rep. Jody Hice has a poor record on women’s issues.” Even though ex-Congressman Hice was obviously anti-women’s rights, he represented liberal Athens, including the University of Georgia
Today’s mystery photo gives you no clue, from the photograph, of what is the function of this building. So pull out your thinking caps and see if you can identify what the function is and where this photo was made. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
The most recent mystery was recognized by five readers. The photo came from Paige Havens of Hoschton.
Click here to read the latest in GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: “Bears make a difference” seeks turf for its players
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Little girls jumping on a walkway, and hearing Miss Georgia
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Vietnamese native seeks OK to build veterans memorial
FEEDBACK: Had the guy only been capable of accepting defeat
UPCOMING: Two from Gwinnett to named to Veterans Hall of Fame
NOTABLE: Six residents on county budget review team
OBITUARY: Greta Harmon Loeber
RECOMMENDED: Witness to Dignity by the Rev. Russell J. Levenson Jr.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: George Woodruff set UGA football on the way to success
MYSTERY PHOTO: Park-like setting is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Check out a well-landscaped corner in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Health director to address Snellville Commerce Club Sept. 5
By Tim Adams | Do you believe that all children should be given an equal opportunity to participate in youth sports? The benefits are undeniable in terms of physical, mental, emotional and social health. Research shows that participating in youth sports leads to immediate and long-term benefits for youth, their families, and their communities.
By Tim Le | It has been several years since I asked Gwinnett County Park and Recreation for the opportunity to build a Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I know that there was a reservation from Gwinnett County in providing public land for statues because of a certain lawsuit at the national level. I still don’t understand the details of that lawsuit and how it is affecting Gwinnett County.
Two military veterans from Gwinnett are among the 15 people that will be inducted in the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame for 2023. The two are Air Force Lt. Col. James Wesley Williams who now lives in Norcross, and is a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, and Army Sgt. Carvis Pittman Williams of Snellville, who served in World War II, and will be honored posthumously.
“I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together , not only our government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad.”
–The 38th president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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