By Jamie Hamilton | Since 1987, Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett (SNSG), which is not part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools, has served the special needs community in Gwinnett and surrounding counties through their PreK-12 School and Young Adults Learning Life Skills (YALLS) Program. It currently enrolls nearly 100 students, ages 3 to 40.
By John Titus | Increasingly, I am concerned by the challenges facing our nation in the coming years. Most issues are ones that are debated as to which approaches are the best – progressive or conservative. People of good will can often reach compromises which allow solutions to emerge, and progress made. The challenges to which I refer are much more fundamental and involve the norms underlying our democracy.
By Timothy Jones | During my freshman year at Mercer, a student journalist once interviewed me. I told her that I wanted to eventually be somewhere serving God. If someone had told me then I would be serving Him in Washington, D.C.–making music available to the blind through braille music—I would never have believed it.
By Rick Krause | Sandy and I have been married nearly 52 years, no children, and we are generally inseparable in our life and activities. We enjoy traveling, chiefly road trips in North America, but numerous trips internationally. We like sightseeing, camping, backpacking, birding, botanizing; and hobbies, collecting, reading, sports, and more.
By Deborah Tuff | County leaders rolled up their sleeves to cut the ribbon for and celebrate the completion of The Water Tower – an innovative center in Gwinnett, bringing education, co-working and research together under one roof. It is the first facility of its kind in the world as it conducts research on the water and wastewater industry, and also helps train water technologists of the future.
By Shyla Nambiar | Every year, hundreds of people flock to Los Angeles to pursue acting careers. A few, with talent, determination, and luck, succeed. Monica Padman, a Gwinnett County native, is one who beat the odds to become a success. She is co-host of a popular podcast, Armchair Expert, hosted by Hollywood actor Dax Shepherd, husband of actress Kristin Bell.
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
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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