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NEW for 11/12: On Santa’s arrival, Mulberry runoff, more

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Santa arrives Saturday at Duluth rail museum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: One runoff vote is in Mulberry on Dec. 3
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: German asked: Does USA not remember anything?
UPCOMING: Christmas Canteen returns to Aurora for 29th year
NOTABLE: GBC names Kraus as chief financial officer
RECOMMENDED: Ball at Versailles, by Danielle Steel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Southface Energy educates tomorrow’s leaders
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you determine where this tall tower is found?
LAGNIAPPE: You won’t find many snack bars like this one
CALENDAR: Choral concert is tonight at Christ Episcopal Church in Norcross

by GwinnettForum · November 12, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 11/8: Three reactions to 2024 election results

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Our country got off the path to freedom Tuesday
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Totally flabbergasted as our nation elects Trump
SPOTLIGHT: Peachtree Campus
ANOTHER VIEW: The Bitter Southerner comment on recent election
FEEDBACK: Wary of the new president, but believes in electorate
UPCOMING: Here are two statements after the transit referendum
NOTABLE: GGC professor talks of giving and saving green
RECOMMENDED: The Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri
OBITUARY: Charles Marvin (Chuck) Brack
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus dies at 95
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this mystery with the Ferris Wheel
LAGNIAPPE: Tidal Wave Auto Spa donates $303,351 to Annandale
CALENDAR: Over 100 authors at Snellville Book Festival on Saturday

by GwinnettForum · November 8, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

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TODAY’S FOCUS: You, too, can write; author shows how to get started
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are tools to help you watch election returns
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Keep remembering: the USA is a republic!
UPCOMING: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day
NOTABLE: County warming stations open when 35 degrees
RECOMMENDED: The Soaring Earth y Margarita Engle
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Vaccination eliminates smallpox in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches?
LAGNIAPPE: Several kiosks in Gwinnett offer Covid-19 testing
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra performs Nov. 9

by GwinnettForum · November 5, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate
EEB PERSPECTIVE: That old sun moves a lot faster than you realize
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Remember who was first disrespectful of officials
UPCOMING: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million
NOTABLE: 4th Harvest Festival in Lawrenceville is Nov. 9
RECOMMENDED: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
OBITUARY: Bob Rule
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stutzmann is first female to lead Atlanta Symphony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields
LAGNIAPPE: GGC hosts Grizzly networking night
CALENDAR: Local Author’s Day come to Lilburn library

by GwinnettForum · November 1, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Standing up to pressure to keep elections honest
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Sound institutions, good leadership, develop prosperity
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: A million died from Trump’s pandemic ineptness
UPCOMING: Suwanee wins second annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill
NOTABLE: GGC lecturer returns from Fulbright in Uganda
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jam band Widespread Panic out of the mid-1980s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clouds surround this seaside mansion
CALENDAR: America Recycles Day is Saturday, Nov. 2

by GwinnettForum · October 29, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/25: On referendum, taxes, fascism

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Vote YES on Gwinnett transportation referendum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Should property tax or sales tax pay for transit?
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
ANOTHER VIEW: The Election is about fascism, not the economy
FEEDBACK: Found Early Voting efficient, friendly and easy
UPCOMING: Georgia Festival of Trees new home is Gas South arena
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC teams among best international linemen
RECOMMENDED: The Surrender Tree, by Margarita Engle
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Museum of Art located on UGA campus
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this gorgeous view of a red lighthouse
CALENDAR: German classic car show comes to Norcross on Saturday

by GwinnettForum · October 25, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/22: Promotions, Real Deal and MABA

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Jackson EMC promotes two key executives
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett lucky to have Real Deal in Sugar Hill
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Call it MABA: Making America Broke Again
FEEDBACK: Hazlehurst appreciates Allentown assistance
UPCOMING: Animal Welfare offers free pet adoptions on weekend
NOTABLE: Gwinnett again earns top credit rating
RECOMMENDED: Layered Money, by Nik Bhatia
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Good Eats show originator lives in Marietta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Does the design give away the mystery location?
LAGNIAPPE: New one mile sidewalk open on Oakbrook Parkway
CALENDAR: Early trick-or-treating coming this Saturday

by GwinnettForum · October 22, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/18: On helping Helene victims, the White House and a spider

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TODAY’S FOCUS: You can help suffering hurricane victims here
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Some scary thoughts should the wrong person win
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Feels “the fix is in” about transit referendum
UPCOMING: 11th annual Suwanee Wine Fest coming Nov. 2
NOTABLE: GGC team studying Joro spider genetic make-up
RECOMMENDED: The Tragedy of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nellie Black organized women for improvements
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who is this person immortalized in stone?
LAGNIAPPE: Movie location overkill in traffic cones?
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents Dracula Oct. 18-20

by GwinnettForum · October 18, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Voters face 2 constitutional amendments in November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Little Allentown sends help to Hazlehurst
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: Seven tips for living with macular degeneration
FEEDBACK: Changing voting registration is most difficult
UPCOMING: Beebe, Clegg photos on exhibit at museum in Duluth
NOTABLE: FODAC is responding to hurricane onslaught
RECOMMENDED: Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Federal Roads” opened land for migration
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this house with green shutters?
LAGNIAPPE: Northern Lights last week way down south
CALENDAR: Gwinnett’s Great Days of Service is scheduled this weekend

by GwinnettForum · October 15, 2024 · Full issues

NEW for 10/11: The 2024 endorsement issue

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EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum’s endorsements for 2024 election
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE Norcross
FEEDBACK: Every city needs a real deal like in Sugar Hill
UPCOMING: Two area banks merging, creating $2 billion in assets
NOTABLE: Peach Federal Credit Union reaches $1 billion in assets
RECOMMENDED: The Good Traitor, film on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State certified program combats illiteracy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Heavy traffic on a busy street: where is it?
CALENDAR: Norcross to unveil stair step mural on Saturday

by GwinnettForum · October 11, 2024 · 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 11/12: On Santa’s arrival, Mulberry runoff, more

NEW for 11/8: Three reactions to 2024 election results

NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

NEW for 10/25: On referendum, taxes, fascism

NEW for 10/22: Promotions, Real Deal and MABA

NEW for 10/18: On helping Helene victims, the White House and a spider

NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

NEW for 10/11: The 2024 endorsement issue

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