Articles by: GwinnettForum

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
FOCUS: Sometimes, travel by air can be delayed … and frustrating

FOCUS: Sometimes, travel by air can be delayed … and frustrating

By Karen Harris  |  Before I started my holiday vacation to Dayton, Ohio, I asked God to stretch my heart. I wanted to have a beautiful and authentic time with my sisters, mother and dad, even though dramatic moments typically can come out at holiday time. 

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by · January 13, 2023 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Our children benefit when Georgia teaches are paid better

ANOTHER VIEW: Our children benefit when Georgia teaches are paid better

By Jack Bernard  |  My wife was a Georgia country girl, raised on a farm in middle Georgia. Her father’s first cousin was the county superintendent of schools, and her uncle was a principal in the north Georgia hills. 

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by · January 13, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett Stripers seeking candidates to sing National Anthem

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett Stripers seeking candidates to sing National Anthem

The Gwinnett Stripers are again launching a virtual search for National Anthem performers.

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by · January 13, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this edition’s mystery

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this edition’s mystery

Where, and what, is this Mystery Photo? Figure it out and send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

Cathy Loew of Peachtree Corners writes of the recent Mystery Photo: “I had a deja vu moment with this mystery picture. That view is mainly inaccessible from land (unless you want to maneuver the rocks). 

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by · January 13, 2023 · Mystery photos
Wyatt

Marvin M. Wyatt Jr.

Marvin Mervin Wyatt, Jr., 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2023, surrounded by his family. 

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by · January 13, 2023 · Obituaries