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2/25: On Duluth First United Methodist Church and why you live where you do

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth First United Methodist Church and Its Town Grow Up Together
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Have You Ever Considered Why You Live Where You Do?
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Making a Candid Assessment To Some Previous Letters
UPCOMING: Here Are Details About the 2020 Election Season for Local Candidates
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Community Bank Now a Division of Raleigh, N.C. Bank
RECOMMENDED: Blue Flowers by Carola Saavedra
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mary Telfair Best Known as the Benefactor of the Telfair Museums
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Bridge Might Give a Clue for This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sugar Hill Become Another Tree City, USA

by GwinnettForum · February 25, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized

2/21, full issue: Redner departs; Dems move forward; Warren’s plan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Redner To Leave Post with Community Foundation of NE Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats Welcome Bloomberg and Slowly Move Toward Nominee
ANOTHER VIEW: Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Health Plan in Detail; No Others Have
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Troubled By President’s Attempt To Interfere with Judicial Process
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers Seeking National Anthem Performers for 2020 Season
NOTABLE: GMC Medical Foundation Soars Past $30 Million Goal to $43 Million
RECOMMENDED: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Estuaries Valuable for Crab, Fish, Shrimp and Other Shellfish
MYSTERY PHOTO: Color of Houses May Hint to Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Rose Day Coming Up February 29 at Bogan Road Community Center

by GwinnettForum · February 21, 2020 · Full issues

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering How People Tried to Avoid Mandatory Military Service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Herman Wiley, 97, Another Quiet Vet of Naval Action in World War II
ANOTHER VIEW: The Record Shows President Trump Often “Cuts and Runs”
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Asks for Debra Houston to “Get Real” and Half “Tired Old Tropes”
UPCOMING: Corps of Engineers Plans four February Meetings on Lake Lanier’s Master Plan
RECOMMENDED: Book review: Becoming Mrs. Lewis: by Patti Callahan.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barrier Islands of Georgia Protect Estuaries from Waves, Wind, Storms
MYSTERY PHOTO: Photograph Not from South Georgia Is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: A Cardinal Somehow Makes the Snow Even Fresher
CALENDAR: February 24 is the deadline to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary

by GwinnettForum · February 18, 2020 · Full issues

2/14: Nash challenges county; Center parking; Growing up

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chairman Nash Challenges County To “Bend the Trend” in the Future
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Attending Function at Infinite Energy Center? Pay Parking in Advance
ANOTHER VIEW: With Presidential Election Coming, Time to Grow Up, Children
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Looking at Implications and Democratic Delegate County
UPCOMING: Dacula To Hold Special Election March 24 to Fill Council Seat
NOTABLE: William Day DAR Chapter Recognized American History Essay Winner
RECOMMENDED: A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Estuaries along Georgia Coast Are Critical Habitat for the Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where Is This Area That Could Do with Significant Rain?
CALENDAR: Boxing Icon Ezzard Charles Subject of Talk February 20 at Heritage Center

by GwinnettForum · February 14, 2020 · Full issues

2/11: Remembering Maurice Wheeler; On government; On impeachment

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Neighbor Remembers Friendship and Stories of Maurice Wheeler
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s Another Example of Us Having Too Much Government
ANOTHER VIEW: Understanding the Impeachment Results from Worldwide Media
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: After Brexit, England Now Holds the Trump Card on Its Future
UPCOMING: Special $2.14 Adoption Fee This Week at Gwinnett Animal Shelter
NOTABLE: State NSSAR Conference Recognized Dee Camerio for Service
RECOMMENDED: Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lookout Mountain Near Chattanooga Is a Major Tourist Attraction
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Is Something of a Walking Giant
LAGNIAPPE: Surprise Snow Brings White to Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Discuss Afrofuturism on Feb. 15 at Lilburn library

by GwinnettForum · February 11, 2020 · Full issues

2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Our Country Is in Trouble, No Matter Which Party Wins Next
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fob Batteries, Handkerchiefs and the Many Dates for 2020 Elections
ANOTHER VIEW: With Brexit Question Finished, England Now Open To Move Forward
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Googled Product and Found That Snake Venom Is Used in Process
UPCOMING: Sixth Annual Women in Action Forum in Suwanee on February
NOTABLE: PCOM Names Athens Resident as New Member of Trustee Board
RECOMMENDED: The Year We Seized the Day by: Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Digital Library of Georgia Resources Found in Online Encyclopedia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Searchlight Tower To Ponder as Mystery
CALENDAR: Historically Black College and University Fair is February 8 at Meadowcreek High

by GwinnettForum · February 7, 2020 · Full issues

2/4: New hotel construction starts; Inspired by Newnan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Construction Begins for Hotel Connecting to Infinite Energy Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Newnan, Georgia Inspires Thought: Let’s Not Allow Dividers To Win
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Feels the President Owes IRS Imputed Interest of $436,000 over Ukraine
UPCOMING: Snellville Approves 18 Acre Grove at Towne Center Project
NOTABLE: Damon Berryhill Returns as Striper’s Manager for Fourth Season
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Kuralt Praised Georgia Novelist Raymond Andrews
MYSTERY PHOTO: Modern Building and Sculpture Asks If You Recognize Them
CALENDAR: One Man Photo Show by Frank Sharp at Tucker Library through February

by GwinnettForum · February 4, 2020 · Full issues

1/28: About community learning, tickling coughs, changing minds

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Finally Recognizing That Not All Learn around a Family Supper
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do You Have a Continual Tickling Cough? Here’s One Solution
ANOTHER VIEW: Doesn’t See Right-Wing Thinkers Changing Minds Any Time Soon
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Here’s One Who Is Applying for Membership in the Royal Family
UPCOMING: Every Gwinnett Fire Station Now Has at Least One Ambulance
NOTABLE: ARC Recertifies Peachtree Corners for its Green Communities Program
RECOMMENDED: BLOWOUT by Rachel Maddow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Communities of Lichen Occupy Depressions Over Georgia Granite
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Brick Went into Producing This Scenic Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Start, finish, sell your book workshop is Feb. 1

by GwinnettForum · January 28, 2020 · Full issues

1/21: On Eliza Pinckney; Impeachment; Economy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Eliza Pinckney Famous in Her Own Right in South Carolina
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Impeachment Trial May Be Democrats’ Last Hope To Oust Trump
ANOTHER VIEW: Appears the Economy Is Chugging Along; Enjoy It Now
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Here Are a Few Solutions To Inform The Fearful Electorate
UPCOMING: New Community Foundation Non-Profit Academy Begins Soon
RECOMMENDED: In Search of Mary Shelley, the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Plant Life Abounds on Many of Georgia’s Granite Outcrops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Aerial Photo of Countryside Is Today’s Mystery Picture
CALENDAR: Elections Board Building To Be Named for Beauty Baldwin

by GwinnettForum · January 21, 2020 · Full issues

1/17: On job shift; Fiction writers; Phishing

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Moving from a City Councilman To Working on Disaster Responses
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How Do Those Writers of Fiction Come Up With Their Story Ideas?
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’re Steps To Take When Your Computer Is Phished
SPOTLIGHT: Imagine Advertising and Global Signs
FEEDBACK: Chattahoochee Watershed Endangered by Forest Service New Plan
UPCOMING: Two Top Officials in Lilburn To Resign, Then Seek Other Posts
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Donates $73,000 To Gwinnett Non-Profits
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Just Mercy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Marine Corps Logistics Base near Albany, Opened in 1954
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out The Location of this Southern Mansion, a Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Learn Stories Surrounding Georgia Lake in Upcoming Talk

by GwinnettForum · January 17, 2020 · 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

2/25: On Duluth First United Methodist Church and why you live where you do

2/21, full issue: Redner departs; Dems move forward; Warren’s plan

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

2/14: Nash challenges county; Center parking; Growing up

2/11: Remembering Maurice Wheeler; On government; On impeachment

2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

2/4: New hotel construction starts; Inspired by Newnan

1/28: About community learning, tickling coughs, changing minds

1/21: On Eliza Pinckney; Impeachment; Economy

1/17: On job shift; Fiction writers; Phishing

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