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NEWS BRIEFS: Outdoor drama next two weekends near Helen

NEWS BRIEFS: Outdoor drama next two weekends near Helen

Friends of Hardman Farm State Historic site, in partnership with Piedmont University’s North Georgia Theatre, will present Valley Voices, an outdoor drama at Hardman Farm, June 1-3 and 8-10, 2023.

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by · May 30, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from

We’ll give you this clue for this edition’s Mystery Photo: it’s Roman. Now you tell us where. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

Ruthie Lachman Paul of Norcross recognized the last photo from a trip in 1983: “It’s the Equestrian statue of King José I in Lisbon.It is in the center of the new “Praça do Comércio” Commerce Square.

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by · May 30, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 5/26: PCOM grads, Jimmy Carter Blvd., and Southernisms

NEW for 5/26: PCOM grads, Jimmy Carter Blvd., and Southernisms

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM grad wins highest student honor, pursues medicine
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Background on the naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases
FEEDBACK: Six letter writers offer their thoughts on a variety of subjects
UPCOMING: Gwinnett summer meals program begins on May 30
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville boasts new kinetic wind sculpture 
RECOMMENDED: One Mind by Larry Dossey, M.D.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indians in Georgia spoke many languages
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Memorial Little Free Library opens in Peachtree Corners
CALENDAR: Author Daniel Black speaks June 1 at Duluth Public Library

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by · May 26, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: Background on the naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard

BRACK: Background on the naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard

By Elliott Brack  |  The idea of honoring President Carter with a road named for him in Gwinnett came from former county commissioner Ray Gunnin of Norcross.  In November 1976, signs went up re-naming Norcross Tucker Road (Georgia Highway 140) as Jimmy Carter Boulevard, two months before Carter became president.

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FOCUS: PCOM grad wins highest student honor, pursues medicine

By Barbara Myers  |  Kelsey Martin, DO ’23, is the recipient of the Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal, PCOM Georgia’s highest student honor that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the college, the community and the osteopathic profession.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases

ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases

By Will Nelson  |  I like Southern phrases.  Perhaps after reading this, GwinnettForum readers will bite and send in some Southern phrases of their own.  I would like to hear from others with their favorite phrases.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Mystery photos
The Lawrenceville Arts Commission and staff are, from left , Jasmine Billings, Amber Walden, Aura-Leigh Sanders, Katrina Fellows, Jennifer Hammond, Alice Stone- Collins, Nancy Alhabashi, Alicia Chitwood and Arlene Paris.

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville boasts new kinetic wind sculpture 

The City of Lawrenceville now boasts Gwinnett’s first kinetic wind sculpture. Sinclair, an original sculpture by artist Anthony Howe was installed in Lawrenceville’s Gateway Park on May 19. “Sinclair” was selected and recommended by the Lawrenceville Arts Commission earlier this year.  

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by · May 26, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue

Today’s mystery photo is something of an older, traditional statue, mounted high on a pedestal. See if you can figure out where this photograph was taken. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 5/23: School interference; Crisis over national debt

NEW for 5/23: School interference; Crisis over national debt

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: U.S. House members are interfering with local schools
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Debt crisis: 14th Amendment could come into play
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Check out 60 Minutes television on grandparent scams
UPCOMING: Ceremonies at Andersonville site will start May 27
NOTABLE: Former Nigerian is among 650 graduates of GGC
RECOMMENDED: A Long and Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Resaca battle proves Atlanta campaign would be hard fought
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a nighttime Mystery Photo for you to identify
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Artist will show her work in June in Ellijay
CALENDAR: Tribute ceremony to President Carter is today at 10 a.m. in Norcross

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by · May 23, 2023 · Full issues
Collins

FOCUS: U.S. House members are interfering with local schools

By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist  |  U.S. Rep. Mike  Collins represents the gerrymandered Georgia 10th Congressional district, including parts of eastern Gwinnett. Collins and his GOP House cohorts do not believe that our school teachers are dedicated professionals… or that states and local governments are fully capable of managing their own schools.  

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by · May 23, 2023 · Today's Focus