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ANOTHER VIEW: Mountain Park community questions tennis venue proposal
By Kate Pittman | Rumor has it Costco is interested in building a third store in Gwinnett. The understanding is that it is considering the site of the 1996 Olympic tennis courts, located off U.S. Highway 78, in the shadow of Stone Mountain. Before readers get excited about another Costco, there is much the community and Board of Commissioners need to consider. There are tradeoffs, especially in long-term planning and quality of life.
NEW for 5/12: Carter, gun buy-back, yellow canary
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local tribute to Jimmy Carter will be in Norcross on May 23
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Instituting a gun buy-back program can reduce the shootings
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: This account could get you to the thinking stage
FEEDBACK: Appalled at recent shootings; Vietnam vets deserve gratitude
UPCOMING: Memorial service for body donors is May 13 at PCOM
NOTABLE: 72 year old Lawrenceville man to be college graduate
RECOMMENDED: Trust by Hernan Diaz
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Much of South Georgia known as “wiregrass country”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Name this island with few distinguishing features
LAGNIAPPE: Record number of graduates complete Gwinnett Tech
CALENDAR: Wayne Sikes to speak to Gwinnett Historical Society on Monday
FOCUS: Local tribute to Jimmy Carter will be in Norcross on May 23
By Amanda Brown Olmstead | Local business and civic leaders will pay tribute to President Jimmy Carter by staging an exhibition of the new honorary banners that line a two-mile stretch of Jimmy Carter Boulevard. The event will be on May 23 at 10 a.m. at the parking lot of Global Mall in Norcross, right on the street named for the 39th president of the United States, the only one from Georgia.
NEWS BRIEFS: Memorial service for body donors is May 13 at PCOM
Medical students at PCOM Georgia are learning about the intricacies of the human body firsthand, through the College’s body donation program. PCOM is one of three medical schools in the state that operates a full-time, 24/7 program of this nature. The service is Saturday, May 13 in the Atrium at PCOM Georgia, 625 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee.
NEW for 5/9: On court seat, California governor, budget
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Williams will seek Gwinnett Superior Court seat
EEB PERSPECTIVE: California governor has patience, waiting in the briar patch
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: McConnell, McCarthy need to really move on the budget
FEEDBACK: Justice Thomas must have heard this said in court
UPCOMING: Medical School in Suwanee to graduate nearly 300 on May 23
NOTABLE: Whataburger officially opens Buford location on May 10
RECOMMENDED: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Celestine Sibley was renowned Southern journalist and author
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: County purchases mobile police vehicle for $1 million
CALENDAR: The 10th Gwinnett Multicultural Festival will be Saturday, May 13
Gwinnett Forum | July 23, 2024
“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).
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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