By Debra Houston | A Gwinnett man found a five-foot alligator in his pond recently. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent out a specialist to investigate.
The agency thinks the animal came up the Yellow River, which is nearby. According to WSB-TV, the DNR may not do anything about it. The laid-back gator isn’t bothering a soul. Maybe he’ll just move on. Yes, but where?
By Tamara Loeber | “Why are you here?” This was a question Donny and I heard repeatedly while onboard Fathom Travel’s second-ever cruise to the Dominican Republic a few weeks ago. We heard it again on the island at the beach, when planting trees on an impossibly green mountaintop, and while teaching English in a sixth-grade classroom in a local elementary school.
By Alvin Leaphart, attorney-at-law, Jesup, Ga. | At the time Bill Clinton left office and George Bush took over, this country was on a sound financial footing. During the Bush administration we suffered the 911 Attack. As the result we attacked Iraq, destroyed the Iraqi Army, essentially killed Saddam Hussein, and destroyed the balance of power in the Mid-East.
By Debra Houston | During my 18-year career at a telecommunications company, I worked for some good managers and some not-so-good. One of the good ones grew up in Alabama. When I left public relations for sales, he hoped I’d work for a New Yorker. “You could learn how to succeed from them,” he said.
By George Wilson | The right wing machine has been repeating lies, half truths, and innuendos about Hillary Clinton so much that the above quote is true as it applies to accusations against Hillary for many people. Look for this to continue in the days ahead with talk radio, Fox news and “Trump tweets.”
By Carrol Dadisman | Americans visiting Cuba on recently-authorized “people to people” tours catch only glimpses of the burdens borne by 11 million Cubans still subjected to Communist rule. But they see flashes of change and innovation that eventually could unlock the latent potential of our island neighbor.
“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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