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FOCUS: Rail museum volunteering leads to full-time conducting
By Christopher M. Cano | One afternoon while visiting the Southeastern Railway Museum a member of the gatehouse staff approached who handed me a small slip of paper and suggested I apply to be a volunteer. At that point, I didn’t have much to do so I thought it would be a good opportunity to be productive and get some experience.
FOCUS: Rowen Foundation reflects on past year’s activities
By Mason Ailstock | As we approach the end of 2024, we reflect on the significant strides we’ve made over the past year and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead in 2025. At Rowen, we stand at the crossroads of real estate development and community-building, blending state-of-the-art infrastructure with a commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration.
FOCUS: Two GGC commencement speakers overcome adversity
By Ken Scar | Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is celebrating two extraordinary graduates whose journeys exemplify the power of resilience, determination, and a commitment to serving others. Mikiah Miller and Shari Jackson come from vastly different backgrounds but share a common thread: the courage to forge new paths in the face of adversity.
Gwinnett Forum | March 25, 2025
“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).
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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