Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth marketing agency wins contract for restaurant chain

NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth marketing agency wins contract for restaurant chain

Luckie marketing agency of Duluth has been named digital agency of record for Jack’s Family Restaurants (Jack’s), effective immediately.

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by · January 20, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful photo from the mountains area

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful photo from the mountains area

How about this dramatic mountain photo!  See if you can determine where and what this photo represents. Hint: it is not located in Georgia. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

Rick Krause of Lilburn immediately recognized the recent Mystery Photo: “It’s the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse on the east coast of Florida, south of Daytona and Port Orange.

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by · January 20, 2023 · Mystery photos
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Dale Eugene Thurman

Dale Eugene Thurman, age 78, of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Dale was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Worth and Norene (Henson) Thurman in Marietta, Ga. on July 14, 1944. 

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by · January 20, 2023 · Obituaries
NEW for 1/17: On starting 2023; New names for bases; Pesky invader

NEW for 1/17: On starting 2023; New names for bases; Pesky invader

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here is the list of the new names for Army bases
ANOTHER VIEW: What happened to nighttime guest in Gabby’s area
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: New Army base names may break their identity 
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Transit becomes “Ride Gwinnett”
NOTABLE: Check out new mural, Meet me on Main, in downtown Duluth
RECOMMENDED: The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora, M.D
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maule Air makes short takeoff and landing aircraft
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a colorful lighthouse for you to ponder
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Corrections offers Career Fair on January 21

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by · January 17, 2023 · Full issues
World War II-era postcard, via Wikimedia Commons.

BRACK: Here is the list of the new names for Army bases

By Elliott Brack |  Since GwinnettForum recently commented on Army bases named for Confederates, who are these bases now going to be named for?  Here’s the list:

* From Fort A.P. Hill to Fort Walker: Dr. Mary Walker was the Army’s first female surgeon and was ultimately awarded the Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War. …

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by · January 17, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 

FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 

By Randy Brunson  |  Welcome to 2023! As we do each year, we will start 2023 with a review of the basics. The basics aren’t fancy, require no special knowledge, and generally don’t make for exciting party conversation. 

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by · January 17, 2023 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: What happened to nighttime guest in Gabby’s area

By Franklin M. Rinker  |  It happened back in 2016. Gabby is a Tabby house cat that enjoys having a cat door in our basement hideaway that joins my shop. The location provides a number of places for her to retreat, eat and sleep, and the freedom to come and go as she pleases.

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by · January 17, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett County Transit becomes “Ride Gwinnett”

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett County Transit becomes “Ride Gwinnett”

Last week Gwinnett County unveiled a new name and a new branding for its transit system. Embodying the county’s vibrant brand, Gwinnett County Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson said “Ride Gwinnett” represents how the county will connect people to where they need to go.

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by · January 17, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a colorful lighthouse for you to ponder

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a colorful lighthouse for you to ponder

Readers keep sending in mystery photos of lighthouses. Here’s another, different primarily in color. Check it out and see if you can determine where it is located. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your home town. 

First in with the right answer this edition was Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville: “The mystery is the South Dakota state capitol in Pierre.

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by · January 17, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 1/13: On air travel, Georgia football, teacher pay

NEW for 1/13: On air travel, Georgia football, teacher pay

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sometimes, travel by air can be delayed…and frustrating
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia made three mistakes in football championship game
ANOTHER VIEW: Our children benefit when Georgia teaches are paid better
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Forum is dead-on about naming of Army installations
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers seeking candidates to sing National Anthem
NOTABLE: Alexandra Edgar wins SW Chamber Character Award
OBITUARIES: Marvin M. Wyatt Jr.
RECOMMENDED: 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former state capital is named for Gov. John Milledge
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this edition’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: DAR wreath ceremony honors those at East Shadowlawn site
CALENDAR: Writer’s workshop coming to Norcross Public Library

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by · January 13, 2023 · Full issues