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NEW for 7/7: On community policing, blue Georgia, Chinese drugs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross Police Surprise Locals with Birthday Roll-Ups
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Evidence Suggests Possibility of Georgia Becoming Blue in November
ANOTHER VIEW: Dependence on Chinese Drugs Production Is Threat to USA’s Health
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: The Greatest Harm May Be That Which We Cannot See
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Inaugurates Night Market on July 10
NOTABLE: Duluth Rotary Club Provides Meal on July 4 for Police Department
RECOMMENDED: Video about the Star Spangled Banner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Naval Air Station Located in Metro Atlanta Until 2009
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watery Location Asks for Your Identification of This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Bright Full Moon Rises at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Free Movie on Peachtree Corners Town Green on July 11

by GwinnettForum · July 7, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hey, Sports Leagues: Lighten Up with Your Ticket Prices for Now
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Red Daylily, John Wesley, Marlene Buchanan and Wendy’s
ANOTHER VIEW: Memorable Travel Sites Let You Feel What Happened to Others
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Removing Monuments Opens Way for New Statues of this Age
UPCOMING: Randy Redner To Remain President of CFNG through 2023
NOTABLE: State Launching Test to Determine Internet Connectivity
RECOMMENDED: Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irrigation Keeps Georgia Farmers Profitable for Many Crops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Great Gobs of Rock All Hang Together in This Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 30, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: County, Three CIDs Team Up for First BRT Study in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: If Statues Should Come Down, It Should Be by Petition, Not Mob Rule
ANOTHER VIEW: Pleased To See Younger Protestors Standing Up for Beliefs
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Recognizes the Importance of Mass Transit for Gwinnett County
UPCOMING: County Adds 11 Other Location for Pick Up of Summer Meals
NOTABLE: Walton EMC Has Annual Meeting—with Members in Vehicles
RECOMMENDED: What the Lady Wants by Renee Rosen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Navy’s Last US Savannah Was DeActivated in 1947
MYSTERY PHOTO: What Do You Suppose These Guys Are Talking About?
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Frank Sharp Has Exhibit at Grayson Library

by GwinnettForum · June 26, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

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TODAY’S FOCUS: With 29 Years After Starting Coalition, Ellen Gerstein To Retire
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Embraces Mass Transit; So Should Gwinnett, Too
ANOTHER VIEW: Lot of Our Thinking Goes Back to John Locke, Quite Ironical
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Florida Pedestrian Bridge Was Built of Different Material
UPCOMING: GC&B Offers Great Playtime, While Cleaning up Roads, Streams
NOTABLE: GGC Students To Save a Bundle Through Textbook Grant
RECOMMENDED: Movie: A Fortunate Man by Bille August
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Multiple Ships of U.S. Navy Have Been Named Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Building for You To Pinpoint Its Location

by GwinnettForum · June 23, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/19: On kindness, “Togetherness” and surprises

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ministry Finding Great Kindness in COVID-19 Time of Great Need
EEB PERSPECTIVE: High School Grads Organizing “Togetherness” Event for Weekend
ANOTHER VIEW: Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Finding a Surprise, plus Raspberries
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Atlanta Shooting Points to Inflexible Departmental Policies
UPCOMING: GGC To Resume Class in Fall with Added Safety Accommodations
NOTABLE: Northside Hospital Assumes Management of Urgent Care Centers
RECOMMENDED: Take a Trip to Gibbs Gardens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: African-American Granted Land in Recognition for War Service
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical Building Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Snellville Farmers Market Will Have Social Distancing When Shopping

by GwinnettForum · June 19, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/16: Youth camp; Election counts continue; New police chief

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Groups Combine To Present Online Norcross Nature Youth Camp Soon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Counting of Returns Continues; Some Local Races Still in Doubt
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Remembering the Humanity Shown by the Neighborhood Policeman
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Courts To Inaugurate Electronic Filing of Documents June 24
NOTABLE: Snellville Officials Proud of the Way Youth Organized Parade
RECOMMENDED: The Empty Family by Colm Toibin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: After 1970, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Unravels
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify This Furniture and Location for the new Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Finds More Dinosaurs Gracing the County

by GwinnettForum · June 16, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gain Benefits of Working from Home By Providing Helpful Assistance
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Next Gwinnett Commission Chairman Won’t Be a Gwinnett Native
ANOTHER VIEW: Either Going Into or Coming Out of Wilderness of American Life
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County Offers $20 Million to Small Businesses Via CARES Act
NOTABLE: City of Snellville Adopts Resolution Condemning Racism
RECOMMENDED: Epidemics and Society by Frank Snowden
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Civil Rights Group Concentrates on Albany and Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Against a Fading Day’s Sky, Identify This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Discover Garden in Norcross Provides Plots for Patrons

by GwinnettForum · June 12, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Freedom of Assembly Does Not Give Us a Right To Spread a Virus
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Boris Johnson Must Annoy and Confuse the Red Chinese Authorities
ANOTHER VIEW: Let African-Americans Know That We Care About Them
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Tell us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett College Is Having Record Summer Enrollment
NOTABLE: Coronavirus Has a New Victim: Gwinnett Festivals
RECOMMENDED: A Lucky Life Interrupted by Tom Brokaw
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Confederates Burn USS Water Witch So Union Doesn’t Get It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Grassy Field with Boulders Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another Dinosaur Spotting: at Vines Gardens near Loganville
CALENDAR: Building Bridges Gathering Coming to Peachtree Corners Saturday

by GwinnettForum · June 9, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/5: Cosmic ray research; Missing baseballs; Endorsement list

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mercer Professor in Study of Cosmic Rays from South Pole Lab
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Missing Baseballs from Riots and Two Public Officials Taking Action
SECOND VIEW: Here’s GwinnettForum’s List of Endorsed Primary Candidates
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Enjoy Hearing from Four Readers Addressing Varied Subjects
UPCOMING: GGC President Issues Letter of Recent Events and Leadership
NOTABLE: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Exceeds Million Dollar Goal
RECOMMENDED: I’m Ready to Talk, Compiled by Robert Babcock
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Elijah Clarke One of the Few Revolutionary War Heroes of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Apparently Quiet and Peaceful Setting Is Today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 5, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/2: On Trump twice; Open letter to racists

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TODAY’S FOCUS: For the Sake of Our Nation, President Trump Should Lose in November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s an Open Letter to Those Racists In Our Midst
ANOTHER VIEW: Finds Key Accomplishments of the President in Ten Weeks of 2020
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Concerned about Rumors About Potential Democratic Nominee
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Transit Re-Starts Limited Atlanta Commuter Service
NOTABLE: Legacy’s Granddaughter Helping Raise Funds for Fowler YMCA Goal
RECOMMENDED: The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Native Becomes Winner of Oscar, Peabody, and Emmys
MYSTERY PHOTO: Long Porches Provide Plenty of Relaxation Spaces Here

by GwinnettForum · June 2, 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.

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NEW for 7/7: On community policing, blue Georgia, Chinese drugs

NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

NEW for 6/26: On Bus Rapid Transit study, monuments and protesters

NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

NEW for 6/19: On kindness, “Togetherness” and surprises

NEW for 6/16: Youth camp; Election counts continue; New police chief

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

NEW for 6/5: Cosmic ray research; Missing baseballs; Endorsement list

NEW for 6/2: On Trump twice; Open letter to racists

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