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NEW for 9/6: Aurora’s fall shows , property values, Park Place

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TODAY’S FOCUS: September brings new slate of activity at Aurora Theatre
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do your duty, county commissioners: Revalue all real property
ANOTHER VIEW: Businessman wants Park Place area developed better
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Danger of civil unrest led by ultra conservative media
UPCOMING: County seeks members of group to determine road projects
NOTABLE: Another national magazine says Duluth Fall Festival is great
RECOMMENDED: The Late Bloomers Club by Louise Miller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ross led Georgia Tech football to share of national title
MYSTERY PHOTO: Advertising may lead you to spot this mystery
CALENDAR: British Car Fayre coming this Saturday in Norcross

by GwinnettForum · September 6, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dahlonega family is flip-flopping the Appalachian Trail
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Baseball stadiums, beautiful medians, shoe soles and $50 co-pay
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Big count: six letters to the editor on varied subjects
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett bucks trend, with freshman enrollment up
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill gets Historical Record grant for digitizing records
RECOMMENDED: Bicycles Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GEORGIA Magazine is publication of EMCs of the state
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery is not quite a Cream Puff, but should be easy
LAGNIAPPE: Ninth annual run at Annandale Village raises $125,000
CALENDAR: Public Health law scholar speaks in Norcross September 8

by GwinnettForum · September 2, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 8/30: Supreme Court, justice and college costs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The packed SCOTUS will eventually be nonpartisan again
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wheels of justice eventually move, but usually ever so slow
ANOTHER VIEW: New site helps family decisions about college affordability
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District (CID)
FEEDBACK: Upset that student loan relief stands values on its head
UPCOMING: Johns Creek Symphony announces upcoming professional season
NOTABLE: Suwanee Arts Center plans “Dam Dinner” on Oct. 14
OBITUARIES: Wilson Offie Holmes III
RECOMMENDED: When God Weeps: by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Elena Diaz-Verson Amos among wealthiest Hispanic women
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let’s scare up a dozen answers to this cream puff photo
LAGNIAPPE: GACS families donates supplies to Meadowcreek Elementary
CALENDAR: Public health specialist to speak at Norcross library on Sept. 8

by GwinnettForum · August 30, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/26: Response team results; Political power; Ballparks

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TODAY’S FOCUS: First year results of Community Response Team is impressive
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GOP and Dem incumbents use power, gain big advantages
ANOTHER VIEW: Couple on a roll, having visited 21 of 30 Major League parks
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Has second brush with death, and while visiting her parents!
UPCOMING: Free pet adoptions at Animal Welfare Center on August 27
NOTABLE: Trustees vote to disband Senior Leadership Gwinnett
OBITUARIES: Francis Thomas Lynch Jr.
RECOMMENDED: We need more contributions. Isn’t anyone reading?
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Outdoor education programs are relatively new to state
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this tightly-cropped photograph
LAGNIAPPE: It’s the time of years for the hosta blooms to shine
CALENDAR: British Car Fayre comes to Norcross September 10

by GwinnettForum · August 26, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/23: On Kilimanjaro trip, Luckie agency, FBI and GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Wesleyan teacher among group climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Biggest marketing agency in Gwinnett calls Duluth home
ANOTHER VIEW: “Defund the FBI” statements are hurting the GOP
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Church leadership should be held to high standard
UPCOMING: Preservation Board seeks nominations for 2022 awards
NOTABLE: Gwinnett jury awards plaintiffs $1.7 billion, largest ever in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Andersonville Trial was both a play and television production
MYSTERY PHOTO: Is a bunker the key to today’s Mystery Photo?
LAGNIAPPE: Ooops. That Historic Courthouse scaffolding isn’t that ancient
CALENDAR: Learn more about foster parenting on August 30 in Grayson

by GwinnettForum · August 23, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/19: On exercising and the governor’s race

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Three reasons why it’s important to exercise regularly
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Governor’s race may go down to the wire…until December 6
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Two surprises when checks mailed at the Post Office were stolen
UPCOMING: Garbage fees going up for unincorporated Gwinnett residents
NOTABLE: Hudgens plans juried art show for its members
RECOMMENDED: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: During Revolutionary War, Savannah and Augusta rotated as capital
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s the address; now tell us more about this Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: A view from Gwinnett’s past Courthouse restoration
CALENDAR: Women’s wellness program at Five Forks Library August 23

by GwinnettForum · August 19, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Methodists struggling on whether to stay or leave denomination
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett needs someone to step up and be the Weather Keeper
ANOTHER VIEW: Home of Hope provides safe haven for those homeless
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Had problems after depositing mail at local post office
UPCOMING: Artworks Gwinnett launching year-long Create Gwinnett process
NOTABLE: Discovery student wins UGA scholarship from military veterans
OBITUARIES: Guy Ben Findley
RECOMMENDED: No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: An early history of the Methodist Church in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat modern building is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Do business with Gwinnett County event is August 18 in Lawrenceville

by GwinnettForum · August 16, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 8/12: Festival volunteers; New scam at post offices

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Why do 400 people work so hard on Duluth’s Fall Festival?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Acetone is element of new scam of stealing checks at post offices
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: One new idea for straws does not always work
UPCOMING: Late Dacula mayor’s bequest to fund park improvements
NOTABLE: Tracy Rye is new assistant city manager in Norcross
RECOMMENDED: War and Peace by Leon Tolstoy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia saltpeter was basic ingredient in Confederates gunpowder
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where do you think this bubbling fountain is located?

by GwinnettForum · August 12, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/9: Lifelong learning; New objective; Water aerobics

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hear about lessons in becoming a lifelong learner
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Commission should eliminate use of plastic packing and straws here
ANOTHER VIEW: Water aerobics offer fun and fellowship in the water
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
FEEDBACK: It’s gratifying to see an innovative way to save Acacia trees
UPCOMING: Stripers giving more replica rings at some September games
NOTABLE: Toney becomes fourth chair of Leadership Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Elvis Close-Up by Jay B. Leviton and Ger J. Rijff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Best Known Early Priest in Georgia was John Wesley
MYSTERY PHOTO: Period costume dress says something in this special photo
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s how one college continues a tradition
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Chamber’s Moxie Awards to take place on August 31

by GwinnettForum · August 9, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 8/5: Mall plan, MTI Baths, Garland

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TODAY’S FOCUS: County adopts plan for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
EEB PERSPECTIVE: MTI Baths success story paying off with expansion on the horizon
ANOTHER VIEW: Merrick Garland needs to move quicker on Committee’s evidence
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Commissioners adopt same general fund millage rate for 2022
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College new internship program now underway
RECOMMENDED: Kingdom Coming by Michelle Goldberg
GEORGIA TIDBIT: One-fourth of first 21 Georgia Board of Trustees were clergy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Maritime setting for today’s photo

by GwinnettForum · August 5, 2022 · 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.

Full issues

NEW for 9/6: Aurora’s fall shows , property values, Park Place

NEW for 8/30: Supreme Court, justice and college costs

NEW for 8/26: Response team results; Political power; Ballparks

NEW for 8/23: On Kilimanjaro trip, Luckie agency, FBI and GOP

NEW for 8/19: On exercising and the governor’s race

NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

NEW for 8/12: Festival volunteers; New scam at post offices

NEW for 8/9: Lifelong learning; New objective; Water aerobics

NEW for 8/5: Mall plan, MTI Baths, Garland

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