Gwinnett County is set to unveil its recommendations for future transit and transportation enhancements at a series of upcoming meetings. From June 5 until June 14, residents can see and share their thoughts on preliminary concepts for bicycle facilities, multi-use paths and sidewalks, transit expansion and other improvements across the county.
Here’s a skyline for you to figure out. What city is this? Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last mystery was a tricky one, and only four people recognized the photo. As Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. reported: “This mystery photo is of an 800-foot granite dome located 1,700-feet west of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Entitlements issue is key to reducing the long-term deficit
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ocmulgee-Flint Canal idea would have been a loser
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Duluth plans sixth annual Clean-Up Day on June 10
NOTABLE: Norcross to hold two important plan updates
RECOMMENDED: Wedding of the Waters by Peter L. Bernstein
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “The Poppy Lady,” Moina Michael, is a native of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this snow-capped mountain?
LAGNIAPPE: Others nations have their own national memorial cemeteries
CALENDAR: Ribbon cutting of Homeowners Resource Center in Norcross is June 5
By Elliott Brack | Let’s delve back some into recent Georgia history. Do you remember a proposal, perhaps 50 years ago? There was talk of the possibility of constructing a shipping canal between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers. The closest distance between the two south-flowing rivers is about 30 miles, from Abbeville to west of Cordele.
Perhaps the shape of this mountain will give you a clue as to where it is. Put on your thinking caps, get some mountain views, and determine the answer to this edition’s mystery. Hint: it’s not in Georgia! Send your conclusion to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. wrote of the last Mystery Photo: “This is of the Amphitheater of El Jem located in the center of El Djem, formerly known as Thysdrus, in Tunisia, Africa.
Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Energetic performer Tina Turner was “Simply the best”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Civic clubs observe 100th and 50th anniversary of founding
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Draconian weapons and abortion laws need changing
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Outdoor drama next two weekends near Helen
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville singled out by Georgia City Solutions
RECOMMENDED: At Bertram’s Hotel by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Cherokee Indian language related to the Iroquoian
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett student among finalists in Doodle contest
CALENDAR: Jazz in the Alley in Norcross coming on June 3
By Raleigh Perry | The draconian laws that many states have passed on anti-abortion and free access to guns has to be changed. What I foresee is that the various state legislatures’ political balance will change considerably. The same will probably occur in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
“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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