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4/16: New Chamber president; Ledford and elections; Fiscal conservatives

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chamber Makes Inside Move To Pick Nick Masino as Its New President
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lynn Ledford Ran Elections in Gwinnett Ever So Smoothly
ANOTHER VIEW: What Ever Happened To Fiscal Conservatives in the Republican Party?
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: County Will Benefit Once Traffic Situation Can Be Improved
UPCOMING: After First Successful Class, Coding Boot Camp Offers Courses Again
NOTABLE: Muslim Community Hosting Peace Symposium on April 20
RECOMMENDED: The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Stone’s Career Combined Medicine and Literature
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Is Simple Swinging Bridge with Few Clues
LAGNIAPPE: More Color around Gwinnett, This One in Duluth
CALENDAR: Suwanee’s Glow in the Park and Community Lantern Parade Is Saturday

by GwinnettForum · April 16, 2019 · Full issues

4/12: Risk of new ideas; New Buford High School; Tug-of-war

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ready To Help Change the World with Your Idea? May Not Happen!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: County Getting Another World Class Site with New Buford High School
ANOTHER VIEW: Should We Bow To Those Who Know What’s Best for Us?
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Continuation of Discussion About What Social Security Really Is
UPCOMING: Annual Girl Scout Event Set at Tribble Mill Park on April 28
NOTABLE: Duluth PCOM Georgia Student Competes in Ninja Warrior Wars
RECOMMENDED: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Branch of U.S. Mint Operates in Dahlonega for 23 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify the Bust of a Famous Person as the Mystery Photo Today
LAGNIAPPE: Blossoming Dogwood Trees Decorating Female Seminary These Days
CALENDAR: Lilburn Offering Community Garden Plots for Rent

by GwinnettForum · April 12, 2019 · Full issues

4/9: Civic Association; New church; Brexit; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Cherokee Rose Civic Association Dates Back to 2011
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Massive Vietnamese Catholic Church Rising on Beaver Ruin at Interstate 85
ANOTHER VIEW: Twists and Turns Continue To Delay Completing Brexit Deal
SPOTLIGHT: Agrisel USA Inc.
FEEDBACK: Federal Government Changing the Name of Social Security Payments
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Lands National Headquarters for 66,700 Sq.Ft. Building
NOTABLE: Lilburn Woman’s Club Names Winners of Spring into Art Competition
RECOMMENDED: Frederick Douglass, prophet of freedom by David W. Blight
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Forces Come Together To Make First Masters Tournament a Success
MYSTERY PHOTO: Indoor Scene Is Today’s Mystery and Asks for Your Identification
LAGNIAPPE: Perhaps Here’s One Reason for All That Pollen
CALENDAR: Earth Day will be Saturday, April 13 a Gwinnett County Fairgrounds

by GwinnettForum · April 9, 2019 · Full issues

4/5: On Medicare for All, perplexing GOP move; Modern McCarthyism

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Arguments Against Medicare for All Can Be Explained Away
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Recent GOP Gwinnett House Delegation Move Is Quite Perplexing
ANOTHER VIEW: Our Current President Can Remind One of a Modern Day McCarthy
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Here’s His Own Method on How To Handle Those Robo Calls
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre Kicks Off 24th Season of Performances on July 18
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Sports Medicine Program Recognized Eminent Surgeon
RECOMMENDED: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stetson Kennedy Was the Author of I Rode with the Ku Klux Klan
MYSTERY PHOTO: This and Previous Mystery Photo May Be Classified as Difficul
LAGNIAPPE: Ah, the Colors of Spring in Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Class AAA Stripers Continue 2019 Baseball Season Opening Weekend

by GwinnettForum · April 5, 2019 · Full issues

4/2, full issue: On Robocalls, parades, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Simplistic Comments on Robocalls, But Here’s Best Advice on Them
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Riverside Military Academy Installs Dr. Stas as Its New President
SPOTLIGHT: J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Cost of Healthcare Puts a Stake in the Heart of Entrepreneurship
UPCOMING: Emory Morsberger To Become New Director of Gateway85 CID
NOTABLE: Seventh Annual Duluth Rotary Car Show Will Be on April 13
RECOMMENDED: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Folklorist Stetson Kennedy Infiltrates the Klan, Writes About It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Landscape Asking Where This Mystery Photo was Taken
LAGNIAPPE: BAPS Mandir in Lilburn Showing Off Its Colors This Time of Year
CALENDAR: Attending April 11 Hazardous Waste Workshop Might Cut Your Stormwater Fee

by GwinnettForum · April 2, 2019 · Full issues

3/29: Finalist for GGC president; Survey results; Medicare for All?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sole Finalist for GGC President Is Dr. Jann Joseph of South Bend, Ind.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum Readers Want More Done to Improve Traffic, Education
ANOTHER VIEW: Should Not the USA Consider the Right for Medicare for Us All?
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Five Readers Respond to Recent News with Their Views
UPCOMING: Stripers No Longer Provide Plastic Straws and Lids with Purchases
NOTABLE: Two Village Park Residents Hailed as They Mark 100th Birthday
RECOMMENDED: Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Planned Community of Peachtree City Dates Back to 1959
MYSTERY PHOTO: Serene Statue Among the Vegetation Awaits Your Identification
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville’s South Lawn Project Beginning to See Buildings Rise
CALENDAR: Some coming events

by GwinnettForum · March 29, 2019 · Full issues

3/26: On Green New Deal; First vacation; Panama Canal

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Taking a Look at Green New Deal for Georgia and for Nation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering Our First Vacation, and a Certain Refreshing Drink
ANOTHER VIEW: Roving Photographer Enjoys Trip Through Panama Canal
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Looking at a President’s Character when Kicking a Man Deceased
UPCOMING: Duke High Students Working on Advancing School’s Drone Program
NOTABLE: Grants from Jackson EMC Foundation Help Two Local Non-Profits
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray’s Companies Among First Gun Makers for South in War
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Structure That Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: There’s a lot going on around Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · March 26, 2019 · Full issues

3/22: Washington trip; Transit vote: Referendum language

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Two Students from Gwinnett Picked for EMC’s Washington Youth Tour
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Put Transit on the 2020 General Election Ballot To See It Passed
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Clearer Wording on Referendum About MARTA in 2020 Election
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: Hurrah for Comments by Mike Dominy and Emory Morsberger!
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers To Become “Xolos de Gwinnett” for Four Games
NOTABLE: Legislature Praises Suwanee’s Police Chief Mike Jones for His Service
RECOMMENDED: Silence, Solitude, Simplicity… by Sister Jeremy Hall, OSB
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray Was First Major Railroad Contractor in the South
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Usual Questions Apply: What and Where Is the Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company coming to Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · March 22, 2019 · Full issues

3/19: Genealogy sites; Importance of transit vote; Hate crimes

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Watch Out for the Dangers of Those Many Genealogy Websites
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Transit Question Is Gwinnett’s Most Important Vote of Recent Years
ANOTHER VIEW: No Matter what Tucker Carlson Says, Hate Crimes Are Real
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Suggestion of a Utah Service That Might Help Gwinnett Traffic
UPCOMING: One Woman Erma Bombeck Show at Aurora from March 22 to April 14
NOTABLE: County To Get Four More Locations To Renew Auto Licenses
RECOMMENDED: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grady Was President of First Professional Baseball League in the South
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Handsome Statue Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion on How Journalism Affects Democracy Coming Soon.

by GwinnettForum · March 19, 2019 · Full issues

3/15: On transit vote; Boston’s subway; Ireland’s beauty

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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Facts Concerning Tuesday’s Vote About Transit System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How the Boston Subway Helped Me Keep Warm Back in the 1970s
ANOTHER VIEW: Ah, Ireland: So Rich in Foliage, Beauty, People, Wit and Hope
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: Now Is the Time To Support Gwinnett with “Yes” Transit Vote
UPCOMING: Brightree To Move Its Company Headquarters to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Judy Johnson Won’t Run Again for Mayor; Still’s Hat in the Ring
RECOMMENDED: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian Community near Rome Was Inhabited in 16th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Haunting Stark Figure Is Mystery Photo for This Edition
CALENDAR: Take in an Evening of French Music on Saturday

by GwinnettForum · March 15, 2019 · 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.

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The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.

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4/16: New Chamber president; Ledford and elections; Fiscal conservatives

4/12: Risk of new ideas; New Buford High School; Tug-of-war

4/9: Civic Association; New church; Brexit; more

4/5: On Medicare for All, perplexing GOP move; Modern McCarthyism

4/2, full issue: On Robocalls, parades, more

3/29: Finalist for GGC president; Survey results; Medicare for All?

3/26: On Green New Deal; First vacation; Panama Canal

3/22: Washington trip; Transit vote: Referendum language

3/19: Genealogy sites; Importance of transit vote; Hate crimes

3/15: On transit vote; Boston’s subway; Ireland’s beauty

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