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NEWS BRIEFS: Hampton to be Veteran’s Day speaker on Nov. 11
Speaker for the 28th annual Veteran’s Day observance at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Gwinnett County will be retired Army Col. Dolores Hampton, who lives in Atlanta, and retired from the United States Army in 1997 after 26 years of service. The ceremony will begin at 11:11 a.m. on November 11 in front of the Gwinnett Judicial and Administration Center.
MYSTERY PHOTO: A few bodies appear to be yearning for attention
Today we present a more unusual Mystery Photo. Give us the year and the background (the how and where) of this photograph, if you can. Send your details in to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Yep, the last Mystery Photo was a tough one. First one in was Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville, who recognized The Arch of Trajan in Ancona, Italy.
NEW for 11/1: Sheep at solar farm; Alaskan cruise
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Best practices at solar farms is to graze sheep under solar panels
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering back 20 years and a cruise to Alaska
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Challenges recent Perry statement on Social Security
UPCOMING: Morsberger to be winner of Council for Quality Growth Award
NOTABLE: New firm helping absorb oil spills locating in Norcross
RECOMMENDED: The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kenneth Coleman was preeminent authority on Georgia history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this majestic arch near a body of water?
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new facility is in Norcross Wednesday
BRACK: Remembering back 20 years and a cruise to Alaska
By Elliott Brack | Twenty years ago, as Memorial Day rolled around, we were on a seven-day cruise to Alaska, out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Altogether, 16 of us made the trip. If you’ve never been to Alaska on a cruise, let us recommend it. While we are no fan of big ship sea cruises, this one we can recommend. The smaller the ship, generally the better.
NEWS BRIEFS: Morsberger to receive Council for Quality Growth Award
Emory Morsberger of Lilburn will be honored by the Council for Quality Growth (CQG) as one of its two award recipients on November 15 at the Comcast Center at The Battery Atlanta. The second winner is John Shern of Atlanta. This will be the 13th annual Community Improvement District Recognition Reception.
NEW for 10/28: On Franco’s Spain; World Series; Car tires
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Writer remembers article describing fascist Spain
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hope the Astros win the Series, and Baker gets a ring
ANOTHER VIEW: If you don’t put many miles on your car, rotate your tires
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Appreciates offering about Constitutional Amendments
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Plans Harvest Fest on November 12
NOTABLE: Applications close soon for those seeking emergency rental help
OBITUARIES: Carolyn Morris Collins
RECOMMENDED: The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Norcross firm now a Foundation benefitting local charities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us about this photograph, but also tell us about its roof
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville’s Hooper-Renwick themed library to open in 2024
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce meets Nov. 1 at Summit Chase Country Club
Gwinnett Forum | July 26, 2024
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
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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