By Jessica Andrews-Wilson | Gwinnett United In Drug Education, Inc. (GUIDE) is a non-profit community-based substance abuse prevention agency that has been serving Gwinnett County since 1986. GUIDE is an expert resource in positive youth development and substance abuse prevention and works together with various community partners to improve community conditions for a safe and healthy Gwinnett.
By Pamela South, judge, State Court of Gwinnett | For over 15 years, I have been a judge and now have heard thousands of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases. I am happy to report that the number of DUI cases has recently fallen slightly in Gwinnett County. And as for multi-DUI offenders, our Gwinnett Accountability Courts have been effective in treating alcoholism and addictions and reducing recidivism. But DUI remains a continuing problem in our county.
By Joe Brannen | Georgia’s improved economy and long list of business, infrastructure and quality-of-life attributes fueled good banking performance throughout the state in 2015. And, the state’s banking industry in 2016 continues to offer families and companies strong choice and competition for their business.
By Cody Nichelson | “Amazing and exhausting.” Those are two words that Ruth Colquitt of Loganville uses to describe her journey back to college. Some 16 years after dropping out, she wanted to gain a steady career in an increasingly competitive environment.
Her desire for a degree, however, started much earlier.
By Ayesha Allison Khan | Whenever someone asks me what the difference between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims, the answer lies in leadership. When Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, declared that he was the Second Coming of Jesus, the Promised Messiah, the Muslims who had admired his defense of Islam previously, suddenly turned into enemies.
By Randy Pirkle | Spring is coming… here is your sneak peek ahead for activities at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
The Southeastern Railway Museum’s annual Caboose Days event on April 2-3 will offer all sorts of activities for kids, and adults alike. Among the activities will be a caboose hunt, food, a kids’ craft corner, caboose slide show, temporary caboose tattoos, and rides on a restored antique handcar, which are often featured on special days.
By Michael Wood | Tim Sullivan’s letter in GwinnettForum (2/12/16) illustrates why it’s easy to be an extreme ideologue and it’s hard to be a centrist. He said “…most Americans do not want to become Europe, we do not want to continue the fall into a welfare state where the government provides our every need.” (Emphasis added.) He was directing his comments about Bernie Sanders’ proposals regarding a higher minimum wage, the government reducing people’s student debt, and a single-payer medical care regime, perhaps among other government welfare programs.
By Lee Tucker | The Twin Lakes multi-use project, totaling approximately 39 acres, can be the catalyst for the activation of an underutilized area of the City of Peachtree Corners. The project will amenitize existing infrastructure to stimulate the creation of a vibrant community with a strong sense of place and unique recreational amenities.
“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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