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5/22: On community justice; Dreams; Disaster program

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC Professor Heads the Criminal Justice Association of Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Now Here Come Explosions in Space Creating Electricity for Us
ANOTHER VIEW: Look for More Disaster Programs with new DHHS Secretary
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
UPCOMING: Suwanee Arts Group Announces Summer Program Classes
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Graduates 580 Students, Largest Class Ever
RECOMMENDED: Dream: Discover Personal Strength in One Word by Mark Rutland
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Public Opinion Polls Gather Attitudes of People on Many Issues
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us More About the Statue of This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: PCOM Physical Therapy Program Gets Underway on June 4

by GwinnettForum · May 22, 2018 · Full issues

5/18: Firm helps bakery; Our endorsements (again); Bagheri retires

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Firm Finds Ways To Assist Special Kneads and Treats Bakery
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here Are Our Endorsements (Again) for the Tuesday Primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Carolyn Bagheri Retiring After 30 Years with the Gwinnett Citizen
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven & Associates, P.C.
FEEDBACK: Three Comments on Recent Thoughts about Korea
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Slipping?
UPCOMING: Pennsylvania Flooring Company Expands Footprint to Include Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Animal Shelter Offers Free Adoptions This Month To Veterans, Others
RECOMMENDED: The Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Roadsides Change To See More Modern Structures
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues Jump Out at You in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Progress at Hartsfield Jackson Airport as North Terminal Canopy Rises
CALENDAR: Two Memorial Day Ceremonies in the Offering

by GwinnettForum · May 18, 2018 · Full issues

5/15: Preservation inductees; North Korea’s leader; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Preservation Hall of Fame Inducts 18 Groups and Individuals
EEB PERSPECTIVE: North Korean Leader Is Canny, Apparently Getting What He Wants
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica Inc.
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Seven Days
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Tech Offers Kids 4 Coding as Summer Camp Program
NOTABLE: Plein Air Art from Atlanta Botanical Gardens now at Kudzu Gallery
RECOMMENDED: Fascism: a Warning by Madeleine Albright
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Roadside Architecture Often Designed and Built by Local Craftsmen
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mansion of One of the Founding Fathers Gets by Our Readers
CALENDAR: State-of-the-Art Electrophysiology Lab Coming to Eastside Hospital

by GwinnettForum · May 15, 2018 · Full issues

5/11: Rail lease expires; Making sense of political candidates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: W&A Rail Lease Expires Soon; Is It Georgia’s Most Valuable Asset?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Way to Make Sense out of the Many Political Candidates
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Sound Mind
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Human Relations Commission Names First Hispanic Chairman
NOTABLE: Mitchell Road Mosaic Mural Completion Is First of Its Kind in County
RECOMMENDED: Sleeping Above Chaos by Ann Hite
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 21st Century, Poverty Is Still Endemic In Many Parts of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Mansion Asks for You to Determine Where It’s Located
CALENDAR: Shoal Creek Water Plant Plans Open House and Festival

by GwinnettForum · May 11, 2018 · elections, Full issues

5/9: New arts center; Great barbecue; Another take on D.C.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Announces $26 Million Arts and Cultural Center
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Mouth Waters Quickly at Rodney Scott’s Barbecue in Charleston
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Another Take on Current Controversy in Washington
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Two Cite Illegal Immigration As What They and Others Are Against
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Genetics
UPCOMING: Norcross and Kudzu Team Up With Juried Art Show
NOTABLE: Peach State Makes $5,000 Commitment to Northeast Georgia Libraries
RECOMMENDED: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgians Have Always Had the Poor in Their Midst
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat Fuzzy Photo Is This Edition’s Mystery Photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Peachtree Christian Health Breaking Ground for Remodeled Facility
CALENDAR: Performances By Two Area Symphonies Are on Tap

by GwinnettForum · May 9, 2018 · Full issues

5/4: Three-time winner; Georgia’s elections; Immigration support

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Parker Jennings of GACS Completes Hat Trick with Third Shuler Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Reflective Look at this 2018 Georgia Elective Season
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a Fact: Most Americans Support Immigration to This Country
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Appreciates Long Tenure of Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks
McLEMORE’S WORLD: The Whole Plate
UPCOMING: Many Opportunities for Advanced Voting in Gwinnett This Election
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Begins Work on Corridor to Georgia Gwinnett College
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Through Internet, Georgia Citizens Have Equal Access to Information
MYSTERY PHOTO: As They Say, Things Are Not Always What They Seem
CALENDAR: Attend a Workshop on How To Administer an Estate

by GwinnettForum · May 4, 2018 · Full issues

5/1: GwinnettForum primary endorsement issue

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of the length of today’s editorial endorsements, many regular elements of GwinnettForum are not appearing today. They will be back in force in the next edition. Tell others about not only the endorsements, but the information provided by many candidates, speaking to the voters, in their own unedited words, which will run now until the primary on May 22

Inside this issue:
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum’s Endorsements in the May 22 Georgia Primary
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GALILEO System Has Special Learning Pages for Kids in Grades 3-7
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Magnificent Mansion is Today’s Mystery For You To Solve
CALENDAR: Norcross High School Foundation Gala Is Coming Soon

by GwinnettForum · May 1, 2018 · elections, Elliott Brack's Perspective, Full issues

4/27: A locomotive that works; $2 million transportation idea

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Museum to have operating steam locomotive soon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Peachtree Corners Funds $2 Million Emerging Transportation Idea
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
McLEMORE’S WORLD: God Given Gift?
UPCOMING: At Least Three Competing Big Events in Gwinnett This Weekend
NOTABLE: Russell Knick To Become Gwinnett County’s New Fire Chief
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Virtual Library, GALILEO, First Founded in 1995
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can a Big Group of Readers Figure Out This Mystery Photo?

by GwinnettForum · April 27, 2018 · Full issues

4/24: New PCOM campus; Candidates and diversity; Divisiveness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM To Break Ground on South Georgia Campus on April 26
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The 2018 Primary Candidates come from Many States, Many Countries
ANOTHER VIEW: Close-mindedness Based on Lack of Diverse Info Builds Divisiveness
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Several Transportation Factors Continue To Be Ignored
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Baptism
UPCOMING: 200 Years of Snellville History To Be Available for Sale on April 29
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Expands by Buying Toccoa Credit Union Branch
RECOMMENDED: More Recommendations Needed Urgently
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wetlands Area near Valdosta Is Vast Ecological Educational Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: Think Coastal To Figure Out This Seafaring Theme
CALENDAR: Snellville Drug Take-Back Day Is April 28

by GwinnettForum · April 24, 2018 · Full issues

4/20: On new brewery; Transit vote; Odyssey of the Mind

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Snags Regional Craft Brewery for Downtown Location
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett, Metro Atlanta, Finally Moving Toward Key Transit Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Gwinnett Schools Win Slots in Odyssey of Mind National Finals
SPOTLIGHT: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Continued Banking Omissions Reminds Editor of Elevator Mistake
UPCOMING: Commission Approves Long Term Countywide Trails Master Plan
NOTABLE: GACS Athletic Director Tim Vick To Retire and Teach Bible Students
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barrier Islands Help Protect Coastal Plain of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Architectural Rendering Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Visits Atlanta’s Annual Piedmont Festival
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Library To Be Closed for Repair

by GwinnettForum · April 20, 2018 · 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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5/22: On community justice; Dreams; Disaster program

5/18: Firm helps bakery; Our endorsements (again); Bagheri retires

5/15: Preservation inductees; North Korea’s leader; More

5/11: Rail lease expires; Making sense of political candidates

5/9: New arts center; Great barbecue; Another take on D.C.

5/4: Three-time winner; Georgia’s elections; Immigration support

5/1: GwinnettForum primary endorsement issue

4/27: A locomotive that works; $2 million transportation idea

4/24: New PCOM campus; Candidates and diversity; Divisiveness

4/20: On new brewery; Transit vote; Odyssey of the Mind

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