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BRADY: Kudzu’s 6th annual 12×12 Xtravaganza opens Sept. 16
By Lucy Brady | On September 16, Kudzu Art Zone will open silent auction bidding on works of art for its sixth annual fundraiser, the 12×12 Xtravaganza. Each year Kudzu Art Zone members create special works on canvases measuring 12 inches by 12 inches for the event. The kick-off reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on September 16 at the Kudzu Art Zone gallery and art center at 116 Carlyle Street in Norcross. Bidding will close on Friday, October 14 at 4 p.m.
HOUSTON: Who will hold Hillary Clinton accountable if she wins?
By Debra Houston | It was 1992. I sipped coffee with a friend in the break room at work. We chatted about the upcoming election between George H. W. Bush and a relatively unknown governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton. I made a prediction. “If Clinton wins, there will be nothing but scandal after scandal.”
WILSON: Looks to Democratic economic policies to signal nation’s recovery
By George Wilson | The Republican ideology-driven policy of austerity at a time of unemployment and low interest rates has been a drag on the economic recovery of the United States from the great recession that started doing the last Republican administration.
Fortunately, some Obama and Democratic inspired spending got through and a recovery of the economy has taken place. The recovery could have been faster and resulted in lower unemployment and a lower deficit if Democratic policies had been implemented fully.
HOUSTON: Wants to see terrorists die in hail of bullets from citizens
By Debra Houston
JULY 6, 2016 | Following the radical Islamist attack on a nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 people, I wondered how the president might respond. He answered in typical fashion, switching the subject from terrorism to gun control. Forget the fact that not a single shot was fired on 9/11 when some 3,000 Americans died.
PLOUSSARD: Calls for end of partisan gerrymandering in Georgia, nation
y Jeff Ploussard | Representative democracy and capitalism are two ideas that have made our country a more perfect union. Competition is an essential ingredient in healthy capitalism. The innovations spawned by competition have allowed businesses to grow, prosper and create jobs. The breakup of monopolies has led to lower prices for consumers. Conversely, the system by which we elect our state and federal representatives has become increasingly monopolistic and undemocratic because of a practice called gerrymandering.
Gwinnett Forum | July 19, 2024
“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).
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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