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NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Linking the War of 1812 and a Single Pay Health System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Today’s Speedy Reaction to Virus Stems from 1918 Action in St. Louis
ANOTHER VIEW: Checking Out Who Among The Electorate Is Being Trusted
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: UGA Press Also Re-Publishing Harris on Coastal Protection
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Operating Under Local Emergency Situation
NOTABLE: Local Charities Get $52,000 from Jackson EMC Foundation
RECOMMENDED: A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 1883 Lawmakers Approve Construction of Present State Capitol
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graceful Courthouse Awaits Your Inspection and Detection

by GwinnettForum · March 20, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sees Alienation and Apathy and Tribalism Among the Democrats
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How You Can Find Details about Candidates in Coming Election
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Conservatives Simply Want to Conserve Taxes for Foreign Folly
UPCOMING: Duluth Rotarians Planning Eighth Annual Car Show on April 11
NOTABLE: Two Gwinnett Youths To Represent Jackson EMC on Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irene Mounds near Savannah Now Lies Under Ports Authority Docks
MYSTERY PHOTO: One Big Clue Staring at You in Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: McDaniel Farm Park Hosting The Art of Beatrix Potter on March 15

by GwinnettForum · March 13, 2020 · Full issues

NEW on 3/10: Learning about soils, lots of Gwinnett candidates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Master Gardeners on March 16 To Hear Cris Force about Healthy Soils
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Whew! Total of 135 Candidates Running on Gwinnett Primary Ballot
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Government Has Role To Play, But Not To Be Central To Our Lives
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Rotarians Anticipating Visit by Rotary International President
NOTABLE: Braselton Community Now Has Its Own Paid Weekly Newspaper
RECOMMENDED: A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel Sawyer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Appalachian Studies Pioneer Helen Lewis Lives in Abington, Va.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Winding Road, Seashore, Hills May Guide You To Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Flowering Trees Throughout Gwinnett Give Another Indication of Coming of Spring
CALENDAR: Lilburn, Norcross Planning Festivities Around St. Patrick’s Day

by GwinnettForum · March 10, 2020 · Full issues

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

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TODAY’S FOCUS: State of Georgia Is Usurping County Power in Monuments Legislation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Census Forms Coming Soon To Your House; Beware of Census Scams
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democracies Change; Why Does the USA Cling to Old Ideas?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: It’ll Cost you $1.20 in Postage To Mail Back in An Absentee Ballot
UPCOMING: Three CIDs Help Fund Study of 6.6 Mile Boulevard Corridor
NOTABLE: Chamber Names Paul Oh as New Manager of Community Affairs
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Helen M. Lewis Concentrates on Appalachian People
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Looks Like a Cold, Wet Area
LAGNIAPPE: A Little Bluebird Become Harbinger of Spring for Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Climate Change Discussion March 8 at Peachtree Corners Library

by GwinnettForum · March 6, 2020 · Full issues

3/3, full issue: On shopping carts, Georgia’s 2020 impact, debates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Recognize that a Quarter for a Shopping Cart May Be Cheap Insurance
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia’s Impact on the Presidential Race Getting Less and Less Likely
ANOTHER VIEW: Do Something To Reduce Frenzy at Presidential Debate
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Another Consideration of What Causes Fluctuations in the Market
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Place Area To Get New Apartment Complex, The Rey
NOTABLE: Building with Earlier Functions Now Houses Kudzu Gallery and Studios
RECOMMENDED: Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whites, Blacks, and Other Persons Took Turns Exhorting Converts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Monumental Structure Over Street is New Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Organizations Participate in Patriotic Observance in Gainesville
CALENDAR: Learn about the 1895 Cotton State Exposition Tonight at Environmental Center

by GwinnettForum · March 3, 2020 · Full issues

2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Democrats Have a Radical Frontrunner in Bernie Sanders
EEB PERSPECTIVE: In Gwinnett, There May Be Few Republicans Running for Local Offices
ANOTHER VIEW: Storm Clouds on the Economy: Are We Close to a Major Crash?
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Early Duluth First Methodist Church Had Its Own Library
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Gets Food Well Alliance Grant for Community Garden
NOTABLE: Duluth Cops Prizes in SFEA Event, Including Kaleidoscope Award
RECOMMENDED: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Revival Meetings in Georgia First Started in Early 19th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Product of Nature Is This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Seven Gwinnett Seniors Win DAR Good Citizen’s Award
CALENDAR: Southern Values: an Exhibit of Three Women, on Display at Hudgens Center

by GwinnettForum · February 28, 2020 · Full issues

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

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 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

NEW on 3/10: Learning about soils, lots of Gwinnett candidates

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

3/3, full issue: On shopping carts, Georgia’s 2020 impact, debates

2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

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

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