By Catherine Brack | Several years ago, I went car-free. Living in the heart of Washington, D.C., the transition to a purely pedestrian experience was not too difficult. Friends were happy to lend me their cars for short errands, there were ZipCars you could rent aplenty, and for longer term rentals, the airport and Amtrak station were only a few subway stops away.
By Lou Camerio | Anyone once in the military knows that you never volunteer, for it’s no telling what’ll happen if you volunteer. Luckily, I found out that sometimes, volunteering can be good for you. It was back in February of 1969 (when we had the draft) that I was called to active duty and assigned to the San Diego Naval Air Base, while awaiting orders.
By Collin Elder | The sticky webs of Joro spiders are back in full force this fall, and they have got scientists researching their nature as predators. Dr. Patrick Cain, a biology lecturer at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), says of the potentially invasive species. “While they’re not classified as invasive right now, I’d be surprised if that didn’t change soon.”
By Mariana Vazquez | For eight Gwinnett County teenagers, their introduction to urban farming began as a way to help others. “Feed Gwinnett” a paid youth internship organized by the non-profit Gardens for Growing Community emphasizes interpersonal and work skills development while addressing food insecurity, a problem affecting approximately 44,000 children under the age of 18 in Gwinnett County alone.
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”
–British Philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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