Articles by: GwinnettForum

MYSTERY PHOTO: When is a lighthouse not a lighthouse?

MYSTERY PHOTO: When is a lighthouse not a lighthouse?

OK, let’s round out 2022 with a question for you: when is a lighthouse not a lighthouse, as in this edition’s Mystery Photo.  This one comes from a reader, and poses this question. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. 

Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville recognized the recent Mystery Photo: “Aha, a place I actually visited. It’s the back side of the Swan Coach  House in Atlanta. In fact, you go through the Swan Coach House gift shop to get to the restaurant and out through some patio doors to the garden outside. 

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by · December 23, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 12/21: On STEM education and Dixon’s proposal

NEW for 12/21: On STEM education and Dixon’s proposal

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC to research initiatives for diversity in STEM education
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A cheer for Senator Dixon for proposing higher chair’s salary
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Habitat, Lawrenceville to partner and build four houses
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Stripers have best attendance season since 2016
RECOMMENDED: Movie: I Heard the Bells
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lamar was fourth Georgian named to the Supreme Court
MYSTERY PHOTO: Be careful: don’t jump to conclusions about this photo
LAGNIAPPE: William Day DAR chapter places wreaths at Duluth cemetery
CALENDAR: Remember, Clean and Beautiful will shred your Yule tree for mulch

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by · December 20, 2022 · Full issues
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BRACK: A cheer for Senator Dixon for proposing higher chair’s salary

By Elliott Brack  |  Let’s hear a brisk “Hurrah” to Republican Senator Clint Dixon of Buford. Recently he announced that he would seek legislation to increase the salary of the Gwinnett County Commission chairman.   The position of chair of the County Commission is the lowest in the five-county metro Atlanta area, being paid $86,920 annually.

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by · December 20, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: GGC to research initiatives for diversity in STEM education

By Jacqueline Todd  |  Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will join with 103 higher education institutions nationwide that will research initiatives to advance diversity and inclusiveness practices in STEM education.

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by · December 20, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Habitat, Lawrenceville to partner and build four houses

NEWS BRIEFS: Habitat, Lawrenceville to partner and build four houses

The City of Lawrenceville and the Gwinnett County Habitat for Humanity are partnering in a project to build four houses in the city limits of Lawrenceville in 2023.  At the December 14 meeting, the City Council approved an agreement allowing the project to begin in the first quarter 2023.

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by · December 20, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Be careful: don’t jump to conclusions about this photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Be careful: don’t jump to conclusions about this photo

Don’t be fooled by this classical setting: it might not be where you originally think it is. Figure out where you think this photograph was taken, and send your idea to elliott@brack.net, including your place of residence. 

Of the last Mystery Photo, Lou Camerio, Lilburn writes: “It is St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Macon Church, where Dee and I were married 52 years ago….

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by · December 20, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 12/16: Right-wing policies; Ripping off news

NEW for 12/16: Right-wing policies; Ripping off news

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Amazon, Facebook and Google have no reporters, but rip off news
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: About Stetson plus the long-term fate of the Republicans
UPCOMING: Tammy Shumate to be named Citizen of the Year by Chamber 
NOTABLE: Jamaican immigrant finds her confidence at GGC
RECOMMENDED: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Johnson was provisional governor of Georgia after Civil War
MYSTERY PHOTO: Twin Towers are the subject, but where are they located?
LAGNIAPPE: Winn DAR chapter names Terry Manning award winner
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony plans two concerts on December 17

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by · December 16, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Amazon, Facebook, Google have no reporters, but rip off news

BRACK: Amazon, Facebook, Google have no reporters, but rip off news

By Elliott Brack  |  Recently reappointed Gwinnett Daily Post Publisher J.K. Murphy returned this week to Gwinnett to address the Gwinnett Rotary Club.  He was there after Gwinnett Daily Post was purchased by the Times-Journal, the Marietta company that now publishes 22 newspapers in Georgia. 

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by · December 16, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire

FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire

By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist  |  GOP national leaders complain about the Democrats “Far-Left socialist policies.” Well, the Republicans have won the House, although barely, because of  their right-wing extremism. So, what are they going to do? 

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by · December 16, 2022 · Today's Focus
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NEWS BRIEFS: Shumate to be named Citizen of the Year by Chamber

The Gwinnett Chamber will celebrate its Diamond Anniversary with the 75th annual dinner at the Gas South District on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. This event, presented by Northside Hospital, focuses on local and regional business growth while honoring the exceptional public servants, corporate citizens, and compassionate organizations who lead it.

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by · December 16, 2022 · News