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7/26: Business court model; British leader system; Economic policies

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Judge Explains Why Gwinnett Will Participate in Business Court Model
EEB PERSPECTIVE: That Brit System of Picking a New Leader Can Have Its Advantages
ANOTHER VIEW: Looks to Democratic Economic Policies To Signal Nation’s Recovery
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves
FEEDBACK: Found Interest on Article from Encyclopedia about George Peabody
UPCOMING: Two Named To Head New Physical Education Program at PCOM
NOTABLE: County Seeks To Improve Operations of Gwinnett County Transit
RECOMMENDED: Aspirations of the Heart, by Katie Hart-Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Forces Block Chattahoochee River, Causing CSA Problems
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s the Greatest Lesson That All Old People Share
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Readers (19) Easily Spot Recent Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Rocking a Giant Sweet Potato

by GwinnettForum · July 26, 2016 · Full issues

7/22: On health care, visiting St. John’s, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Having Affordable Health Care Should Not Be a Financial Burden
EEB PERSPECTIVE: There Are Several Reasons for Visiting Canada These Hot Times
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District
UPCOMING: County Calls for Six Year SPLOST Referendum on November Ballot
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Promotes Two Long Term Employees in Restructuring
RECOMMENDED: Winston Churchill Reporting by Simon Read
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native George Foster Peabody Gave Back Liberally to the State
CALENDAR: Good Samaritan Health Clinic Plans Open House Monday Morning
TODAY’S QUOTE: When People Will Realize That You Are A Failure
MYSTERY PHOTO: How George Graf Identified the Recent Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: New Mural Surfaces at Key Suwanee Intersection

by GwinnettForum · July 22, 2016 · Full issues

7/15: On political polarization; Fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnettian Reflects About the United States’ Painfully Polarized People
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bridge Over 1-16 To Be Named for Fallen Firefighter from Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Suggests Retired Counselors To Help DFCS Case Load Problem
UPCOMING: Schelly Marlatt To Become New Clean and Beautiful Director
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Graduates Seven Students from Explorer’s Program
RECOMMENDED: House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scientist Became Famous for Work at the University of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Sitting Down Helps You In Ways You Can’t Imagine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Even the Weather Might Be A Clue in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: State of Peachtree Corners Address by Mayor Coming Monday

by GwinnettForum · July 15, 2016 · Full issues

7/8: Elisha Winn house; Gory journalism; Racial problems

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sealer Applied To Two Older Buildings at Elisha Winn House
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Continued Presentation of Gory Journalism Hurts the Media
ANOTHER VIEW: Time and Education Will Solve the Country’s Racial Problems
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Seeks Signatures on Petition; Agrees with Houston Column
UPCOMING: Good Samaritan Health Center To Move to Norcross June 25
NOTABLE: Here’s an Incomplete List of Unusual Community Names of Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Moneyball, by Michael Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah River Has One of Largest Freshwater Flows in Southeast
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Happens If You Are Not Living on the Edge
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Clues in This Mystery May Make Identification Difficult

by GwinnettForum · July 8, 2016 · Full issues

7/6: On trip to India; Brexit possibilities; Terrorists

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Searching the Internet Provides Good Value for Trip to India
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Brexit Was, After All, Not a Binding Vote; New Possibilities?
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants To See Terrorists Die in Hail of Bullets from Citizens
SPOTLIGHT: Renewal by Anderson of Atlanta
FEEDBACK: Wants Us To Remember Revolutionary Heroes during July 4 Celebration
UPCOMING: BBB Warns: Watch Out for Those Fake Diploma Mills
NOTABLE: Mendez Endorses Jim Duffie in 81st House District Runoff
RECOMMENDED: The Problem of Pain by C.S Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Disputes Bring About Duel Where Button Gwinnett Died
CALENDAR: Tannery Row Artist’s Colony Plans Opening Reception for Summer Show
TODAY’S QUOTE: Einstein Viewed Courting a Girl and Red-hot Cinder As Meaningful
MYSTERY PHOTO: Quiet, Beautiful Setting Perfect for Relaxation
LAGNIAPPE: There Are Acres and Acres of Sunflowers at Forsyth County Location

by GwinnettForum · July 6, 2016 · Full issues

7/1: Sharing your story, peaches, Brexit, July 4, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sharing Your Story To Help You Get a Job….Professionally!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Peaches, Brexit, Sweet Corn and the Fourth of July
ANOTHER VIEW: Why City of Norcross Observes July Fourth on the Third
SPOTLIGHT: Brand Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Concerns with Welcoming a New Restaurant on First Inspection
UPCOMING: County OKs Revised Master Plan for Infinite Energy Center Area
NOTABLE: GC&B Tells Winners of Great American Clean-Up Campaign
RECOMMENDED: LibriVox
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of the Rice Boats near Savannah Early Event in Revolution
CALENDAR: Ruppert Landscape’s Reject 10K/5K Run/Walk is July 2
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something To Think About for the July Fourth Holiday
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Statue of Soldier Begs for Identification
LAGNIAPPE: Peach State Credit Union Hosts Visitors from Alabama and Florida

by GwinnettForum · July 1, 2016 · Full issues

6/28: On selling your business, Zika virus, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Once Selling a Business, You Must Then Get Out of the Way!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pregnant Women Are the Most at Risk from Zika Virus
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Watch for Independence Movements in Scotland and Northern Ireland
UPCOMING: Norcross Names Mary Beth Bender To New Executive Position
NOTABLE: Central Students Complete Three Month Health Career Academy
RECOMMENDED: Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whitewater Paddling Not Without Risk; Learn the Language
TODAY’S QUOTE: Mickey Rooney’s Reason for Wanting an Early Morning Marriage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where These Nine Smokestacks Are Located
LAGNIAPPE: 30,000 Daylilies in Bloom of the Gibbs

by GwinnettForum · June 28, 2016 · Full issues

6/24: Summer mentoring program; New Braselton hospital; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Judges Start Summer Mentoring Program Focusing on Legal System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Braselton Hospital Runs Well Ahead of Projections
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Associates, P.C.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates Letter; Middle East To Have Many More Problems
UPCOMING: Amazon Opens New Fulfillment Center in Braselton with 500 Jobs
NOTABLE: Norcross Promotes Bill Grogan To Become Its New Police Chief
RECOMMENDED: Lions by Bonnie Nadzam
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Singer-Actress Lena Horne Carefully Picked Her Movie Roles
TODAY’S QUOTE: Check Out a Person On How He Receives Praise
MYSTERY PHOTO: Glass Ceiling, Various Flags May Give Clue To This Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Police win agency of the year
CALENDAR: Latest events on tap

by GwinnettForum · June 24, 2016 · Full issues

6/21: Older student returns to college; Water tank slogans; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Older GGC Student Overcomes Obstacles and Returns to College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remember Those Water Tank Slogans? Put ‘em To Work Again
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica Inc.
FEEDBACK: On Voting for Someone Other Than the Two Presidential Nominees
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Gas System Wins Award from National Association
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech Gets Support from DEUTZ in Diesel Program
RECOMMENDED: Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lena Horne Spent Part of Her Childhood in Middle Georgia
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Had Meeting on Bridge on Thursday
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Prejudices Can Easily Overcome Logic
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Competing Soft Drink Signs in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Looking at Downtown Atlanta West from Jackson Street Bridge

by GwinnettForum · June 21, 2016 · Full issues

6/17: The creative process; this and that; church attendance

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Time and Pressure Is in Geology, But Also in the Creative Process

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Graphic Presentations, Sheriff Candidate, A Bridge, and Z Names

ANOTHER VIEW: An Explanation of Why One Person Goes To Church Regularly

SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank

FEEDBACK: Newton’s Law Also Works with Large Numbers of People

UPCOMING: Leadership Gwinnett Announces Members of 32nd Class

NOTABLE: Thirteen Compete in Annandale Village’s Kiss-A-Pig Contest

RECOMMENDED: The Closing of the Liberal Mind by Kim R. Holmes

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Russell Library Now in a New Facility at UGA

TODAY’S QUOTE: Basing His Life To Reflect Positively on His Father

MYSTERY PHOTO: Marsh Scene May Be Difficult for You To Identify

LAGNIAPPE: DAR Chapter Participates in Snellville’s Flag Day Ceremony

by GwinnettForum · June 17, 2016 · 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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7/26: Business court model; British leader system; Economic policies

7/22: On health care, visiting St. John’s, more

7/15: On political polarization; Fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

7/8: Elisha Winn house; Gory journalism; Racial problems

7/6: On trip to India; Brexit possibilities; Terrorists

7/1: Sharing your story, peaches, Brexit, July 4, more

6/28: On selling your business, Zika virus, more

6/24: Summer mentoring program; New Braselton hospital; more

6/21: Older student returns to college; Water tank slogans; more

6/17: The creative process; this and that; church attendance

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