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NEW for 5/19: Western trip; Western Gwinnett Bikeway; GGC speaker

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett couple on jaunt out west enjoying the sights
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Construction going slowly on Western Gwinnett Bikeway
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC cinema arts grad becomes commencement speaker
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Lanier High girls Sea Cows robotics team seeks championship
NOTABLE: French American Chamber signs local partnership agreement
RECOMMENDED: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Resaca was first big engagement of Atlanta campaign
MYSTERY PHOTO: The location of this mystery may not be what you think
CALENDAR: Tribute to naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard is Tuesday at 10 a.m.

by GwinnettForum · May 19, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 5/16: Saved swamp; winners; Mountain Park

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering saving over 4,432 acres on the Altamaha River
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Winners, taxes, making snow in Minnesota and Social Security
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
ANOTHER VIEW: Mountain Park community questions tennis venue proposal
FEEDBACK: GwinnettForum helps her make a key decision
UPCOMING: High school graduation times listed, starting May 17
NOTABLE: Valedictorians, salutatorians named for each high school
RECOMMENDED: A New Look at Grace; A Spirituality of Wholeness by Bill Huebsch
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Residents of Wiregrass Georgia have their own entertainment
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out which port town this photo shows
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett’s first Whataburger restaurant opens near Buford
CALENDAR: Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis is Saturday in Suwanee

by GwinnettForum · May 16, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 5/12: Carter, gun buy-back, yellow canary

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local tribute to Jimmy Carter will be in Norcross on May 23
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Instituting a gun buy-back program can reduce the shootings
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: This account could get you to the thinking stage
FEEDBACK: Appalled at recent shootings; Vietnam vets deserve gratitude
UPCOMING: Memorial service for body donors is May 13 at PCOM
NOTABLE: 72 year old Lawrenceville man to be college graduate
RECOMMENDED: Trust by Hernan Diaz
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Much of South Georgia known as “wiregrass country”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Name this island with few distinguishing features
LAGNIAPPE: Record number of graduates complete Gwinnett Tech
CALENDAR: Wayne Sikes to speak to Gwinnett Historical Society on Monday

by GwinnettForum · May 12, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 5/9: On court seat, California governor, budget

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Williams will seek Gwinnett Superior Court seat
EEB PERSPECTIVE: California governor has patience, waiting in the briar patch
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: McConnell, McCarthy need to really move on the budget
FEEDBACK: Justice Thomas must have heard this said in court
UPCOMING: Medical School in Suwanee to graduate nearly 300 on May 23
NOTABLE: Whataburger officially opens Buford location on May 10
RECOMMENDED: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Celestine Sibley was renowned Southern journalist and author
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: County purchases mobile police vehicle for $1 million
CALENDAR: The 10th Gwinnett Multicultural Festival will be Saturday, May 13

by GwinnettForum · May 9, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 5/5: New GTC building; Combat mass shootings

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Tech opens new Computer Systems building
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Communities experiencing shootings need to come together
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Shelton and Dickison are new department heads for the county
NOTABLE: GGC offers two new concentrations in health sciences
RECOMMENDED: The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Historic Banning Mill now resort and educational center
MYSTERY PHOTO: “Now where was it that I saw this building?”
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre begins run of Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick this weekend

by GwinnettForum · May 5, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 5/2: On trust’s birthday, Parson’s Pyramid, wetlands event

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Piedmont Land Trust marks 25th birthday
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering 1981 Lake Lanier’s “Parsons Pyramid”
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Ninth Great Gwinnett Wetlands event coming on May 6
FEEDBACK: Mountain Park question before Planning Commission
UPCOMING: Summit on AgTech innovation coming May 4 at GGC
NOTABLE: Chattahoochee Handweavers presents juried show May 6
RECOMMENDED: America’s Founding Fathers, by Professor Allen C. Guelzo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Land purchased by Henry Ford led to City of Richmond Hill
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design in today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Local Children of Revolution chapter is tops in nation
CALENDAR: The Mitsubishi Electric Golf Classic returns to Duluth this week

by GwinnettForum · May 2, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 4/28: On climate change and why Clarence Thomas should resign

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Climate change: Why we all should be worried
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia native should resign from the Supreme Court
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: “Shall not infringe” and overthrow are tied together
UPCOMING: Belgian company expansion calls for 30 new jobs in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Upcoming GGC grad travels long way to get degree
RECOMMENDED: The Emperor’s Notebook, by Marcus Aurelius
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Poet Alice Friman is a resident of Milledgeville
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical design appears to be a center of worship
LAGNIAPPE: Rhododendrons are showing off their spring colors
CALENDAR: Ninth annual Suwanee Art Festival is this weekend

by GwinnettForum · April 28, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 4/25: On resisting; and on relaxing

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TODAY’S FOCUS: We must resist, reclaim, rebuild and be counted
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Get out and relax along the Chattahoochee River
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 CID
FEEDBACK: Money made from Birt book should go to the government
UPCOMING: Be alert, as another rabid raccoon found in Buford
NOTABLE: Gwinnett students score in the Shuler Music Theatre Awards
RECOMMENDED: Armageddon by Bart D. Ehrman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Columbus Museum hosts more than 90,000 visitors annually
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive cemetery is today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: SAR honors three Gwinnett officer for saving a life
CALENDAR: Curiosity Lab Criterium bike race takes place Wednesday

by GwinnettForum · April 25, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 4/21: On American cities, Dixie Mafia, gun rights

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Some American cities suffering from fiscal irresponsibility
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Book recounts criminal life of Dixie Mafia’s Billy Birt
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
ANOTHER VIEW:It’s high time to get something done about weapons
FEEDBACK: Remembers “preacher’s rooms” in Monroe County
UPCOMING: GGC’S “Roots to Shoots” program repurposes food waste
NOTABLE: GGC’s School of Business earns re-accreditation
RECOMMENDED: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Several reasons why this community is called Talking Rock
MYSTERY PHOTO: Free standing art piece is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Rohan Pai wins “Character Award” from SW Chamber
CALENDAR: April 22 is Drug Take Back Day at Gwinnett Police precincts

by GwinnettForum · April 21, 2023 · Full issues

NEW for 4/18: Pro cycling event; Preacher’s rooms; Lilburn transformation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Pro cycling event at Peachtree Corners April 26
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering “Preacher’s Room” in rural houses
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: Lilburn seeks transformation to a more vibrant area
FEEDBACK: Perry hit nail on the head about weapons
UPCOMING: Firm donating $3 million in wound care products to Ukraine
NOTABLE: Carolyn Bourdeaux joins Gwinnett 85 CID team
RECOMMENDED: Dear Store: An Affectionate Portrait of Rich’s by Celestine Sibley
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Music Star Trisha Yearwood is native of Monticello
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few clues photograph might need a simple guess
CALENDAR: How Georgia Turned Purple is topic Thursday at Duluth Library

by GwinnettForum · April 18, 2023 · Full issues

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
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.
21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

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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NEW for 5/19: Western trip; Western Gwinnett Bikeway; GGC speaker

NEW for 5/12: Carter, gun buy-back, yellow canary

NEW for 5/9: On court seat, California governor, budget

NEW for 5/5: New GTC building; Combat mass shootings

NEW for 5/2: On trust’s birthday, Parson’s Pyramid, wetlands event

NEW for 4/28: On climate change and why Clarence Thomas should resign

NEW for 4/25: On resisting; and on relaxing

NEW for 4/21: On American cities, Dixie Mafia, gun rights

NEW for 4/18: Pro cycling event; Preacher’s rooms; Lilburn transformation

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