By Lisa Ramsey | The Gwinnett County Public School’s (GCPS) board continues to miss the point of why so many are upset with the board’s fiscal irresponsibility and support HB767.
By Tom Fort | Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, was born into French aristocracy in 1757. Orphaned young, he inherited great wealth but little guidance.
By Mike Wood | He can say it again and again, but Donald Trump did not get a mandate in the 2024 election! He is far overstepping the boundary of what a president should do, and needs to be curtailed in his efforts.
By Howard Hoffman | This comment is edited from a recent speech by Claude Malhuret, a member of the French Parliament. Malhuret is a physician, lawyer and head of France’s centre-right party since 2014.
By Cameron Trice | The 10th annual Burger Week is on the horizon for Gwinnett County. Sponsored by Explore Gwinnett, it will be March 17-23 this year, inviting burger lovers to enjoy exclusive, chef-crafted creations for just $10 at 23 locally owned restaurants across the county.
By Deborah Tuff | Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson announced a historic step in addressing affordable housing during her fifth State of the County address.
By Rebecca Reis | Partnership Gwinnett, the region’s local economic development initiative, recently noted that more than 1,600 new jobs, representing $275 million in capital expenditures, chose Gwinnett in which to locate or expand in 2024.
By Andy Brack | When did it become cool to cozy up to the Russians? Answer: Never – since the time Russia pointed thousands of nuclear weapons at the good old U.S. of A.
By Annie Wells | Greater Atlanta Christian School (GACS) is investing over $30 million in facilities and program improvements. This transformation will be made possible through its Light the Way campaign, a initiative designed to elevate the educational experience for generations of students.
“When you are courting a nice girl, an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder, a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.”
–Theoretical Physicist Alfred Einstein (1880-1952).
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Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
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.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
County-wide microtransit services.
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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