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8/2: On conventions; Aurora’s music; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Delegate Gives Views of Activity at Democratic National Convention
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Music Steals the Show in Aurora Theatre In The Heights Production
ANOTHER VIEW: Who Will Hold Hillary Clinton Accountable When She Wins?
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Electric Membership Corporation
FEEDBACK: Feels Grandchildren Will Benefit by Slow Inertia of Reason and Caring
UPCOMING: Lilburn Plans 7th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2
NOTABLE: Peach State Federal Credit Union To Merge with RCT FCU of Augusta
RECOMMENDED: Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Noble Jones Was the “Morning Star of Liberty,” Early Georgia Speaker
CALENDAR: Fourth Annual Light Up The Corners Glow Run Coming August 13
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why You Must Learn from Mistakes of Other
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Tower for You To Figure Out

by GwinnettForum · August 2, 2016 · Full issues

7/29: School wins habitat certification; Thick burgers; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Summerour Middle School Wildlife Certification Isn’t Just for the Birds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Chefs Aim for Our Big Mouths When Concocting Thicker Burgers
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning
FEEDBACK: Gives Three Reasons for Supporting Bridge in Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: County Seeks Input on Transportation Projects in Next SPLOST Vote
NOTABLE: PCOM School of Pharmacy Wins Accreditation through 2020
RECOMMENDED: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with A Remarkable Man by William Shatner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See Confederate Ships Raised from Chattahoochee at Columbus Museum
CALENDAR: Duluth Seeks Input in Developing New Parks Concept
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, Everyone Must Be Something
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where This Converted Volkswagen Food Truck Is Now
LAGNIAPPE: Quilters Recognize Three Residents of Ashton Senior Living

by GwinnettForum · July 29, 2016 · Full issues

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

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:

Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
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.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.

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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8/2: On conventions; Aurora’s music; more

7/29: School wins habitat certification; Thick burgers; more

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

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