Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  You, too, can write; author shows how to get started
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Here are tools to help you watch election returns
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District 
FEEDBACK: Keep remembering: the USA is a republic!
UPCOMING: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day
NOTABLE: County warming stations open when 35 degrees 
RECOMMENDED: The Soaring Earth y Margarita Engle
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Vaccination eliminates smallpox in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches? 
LAGNIAPPE: Several kiosks in Gwinnett offer Covid-19 testing
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra performs Nov. 9 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Here are tools to help you watch election returns

BRACK: Here are tools to help you watch election returns

By Elliott Brack  |  Many Gwinnettians will be watching the elections tonight, and maybe into Wednesday morning, to determine who will be our next president. Today GwinnettForum will provide you with tools to make understanding the returns more meaningful. 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Stewart

FOCUS: You, too, can write; author shows how to get started

By Fran Stewart  |  Most of us want to tell our stories. If one isn’t comfortable with writing, though, it can seem a daunting task to put our stories onto paper. 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day

NEWS BRIEFS: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day

More than two million volunteers and supporters gather each year to honor our veterans buried at cemeteries nationwide and abroad on National Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America, a 501c3 organization headquartered in Maine, has over 4,600 participating locations with the mission to “remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom.” 

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by · November 5, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches?

Check out today’s mystery, a modern sculpture, with its gleaming, soaring arches. Figure out its location, and send your answer to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.

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by · November 5, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

Click here to read the new full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  That old sun moves a lot faster than you realize
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
FEEDBACK: Remember who was first disrespectful of officials
UPCOMING: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million
NOTABLE: 4th Harvest Festival in Lawrenceville is Nov. 9
RECOMMENDED: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
OBITUARY: Bob Rule
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stutzmann is first female to lead Atlanta Symphony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields
LAGNIAPPE: GGC hosts Grizzly networking night
CALENDAR: Local Author’s Day come to Lilburn library

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by · November 1, 2024 · Full issues
FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate

FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate

By Jack Bernard | The Senate currently has 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats (Senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders). All the GOP needs is to win one race to tie the Senate, or  two flips of seats to give the Republicans control of the Senate. 

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by · November 1, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million

NEWS BRIEFS: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million

DULUTH, Ga.  |  Thirty three years after its creation as a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring Help, Hope, Housing, and Healing to families experiencing homelessness, Rainbow Village has launched a capital campaign to more than double the number of people it can serve. 

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by · November 1, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields

Look at the colorful shields on this classic building.  It’s no doubt a one-of-its-kind. Can you determine where this Mystery Photo was taken? Try your luck, and send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com, including your hometown.

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by · November 1, 2024 · Mystery photos
Rule

Robert McLemore (Bob) Rule

Bob Rule, (1936-2024), of Duluth, known worldwide as “Mr. Yo Yo,” died Oct. 29. He was also one of the seminal figures of the commercial slot-racing industry and hobby. He died at Northside Gwinnett Medical Center after recent triple bypass surgery. Funeral services are planned at Bill Head Funeral Home in Duluth on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m.

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by · November 1, 2024 · Obituaries