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3/4: Rail museum activities; political races; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lots of Activities Coming Up at Duluth’s Southeastern Rail Museum

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here We Go Again: Total of 60 State and Local Offices Open This Year

ANOTHER VIEW: WXIA Tells Position of Senator Unterman and Her Employment

SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union

FEEDBACK: One Goldwater Republican Plans To Sit Out Presidential Election

UPCOMING: Plant and Wildflower Symposium in Tifton

NOTABLE: Scouts Provide City of Suwanee with Multiple Projects

RECOMMENDED: Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Marquis de Lafayette, 67, Completes 400 Mile Trek across Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: Way That The Right Looks Upon the Left

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical Building Seems Imposing; Just Where Is It?

by GwinnettForum · March 4, 2016 · Full issues

3/1: On centrists, Trump and Apple

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TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s Sometimes Difficult to Think Like a Centrist

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Is Trump Candidacy on Target, Much Like Reagan Came On?

ANOTHER VIEW: Government Argument for Apple Master Key Is a Trojan Horse

SPOTLIGHT: The IMPACT! Group

FEEDBACK: On Political Bullying, Low-Level Jobs and Another Way To Help a Charity

UPCOMING: Apartments, Hotel Coming to Sugarloaf at Lakes Parkways Area

NOTABLE: Great American Clean-Up Opens; New Logo for Art-on-River

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Court of Appeals Began Because of Workload of Supreme Court

TODAY’S QUOTE: Achieving Excellence Grows from Little Matters and Attitude

MYSTERY PHOTO: In the Bright Sunshine, Just What Type of Building Is This?

LAGNIAPPE: Pink Magnolia Signals Spring

by GwinnettForum · March 1, 2016 · Full issues

2/26: Peachtree Corners concept; No casinos here; 2016 races

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Proposal For 39 Unused Acres To Upgrade Peachtree Corners

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Doesn’t Need Casino Gambling within Our Borders

ANOTHER VIEW: Looking Back at Presidential Campaigns in the Last 50 Years

SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

FEEDBACK: Comments about the Common Core and Local Goldfinches

UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library To Launch Online High School This Spring

NOTABLE: ARC Releases New Region Plan, Its Long-Range Blueprint for Atlanta

RECOMMENDED: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

GEORGIA TIDBIT: McIntosh County Shouters Perform in Ancient African Tradition

TODAY’S QUOTE: Impressive Talents Worthless Without Motivation

MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where Does This Stairway Lead, and in What City?

by GwinnettForum · February 26, 2016 · Full issues

2/23: On Common Core, presidential delegates, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GACS President Speaks to Common Core and Uncommon Learning
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Delegate Count Important in Both Party’s Voting Next Tuesday
ANOTHER VIEW: Anti –Abortion Measures Before Legislature Are Deceptive
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: More on Peachtree Corners Tunnel and What Mama Taught
UPCOMING: Aurora Plans Annual Gala Marking 20th Anniversary on March 4
NOTABLE: North Gwinnett Teacher is Winn DAR Outstanding History Teacher
RECOMMENDED: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Southeastern Ring Shout One of Oldest Surviving African Traditions
TODAY’S QUOTE: Time to Listen to An Oracle
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Water To Consider When Looking at This Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: First Goldfinch of the Season Arrives at Lawrenceville Park

by GwinnettForum · February 23, 2016 · Full issues

2/19: On Lawrenceville Co-op; What our parents told us; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Marking 20 Years Service, Lawrenceville Co-op Serves Area
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Parent to Child: “Did You Wash Behind Your Ears Today?”
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
UPCOMING: Suwanee Farmers Market Asks Vendors to Come to March 21 Meeting
NOTABLE: Three Gwinnett Seniors Win DAR Good Citizen Awards for 2016
RECOMMENDED: The Sisters are Alright by Tamara Winfrey Harris
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Shoulderbone Creek in Hancock County Hosted First Camp Meeting
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way To Tell If You Are a Leader
MYSTERY PHOTO: Does This Look Like a Southern Scene?
LAGNIAPPE: Another Photo from Booth Western Museum Ongoing Exhibit

by GwinnettForum · February 19, 2016 · Full issues

2/16: BOOST in Grayson; coining a new term; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Main Street Grayson Launches BOOST for Local Businesses
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Those New “Drones” Help Friend Coin a New Term
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Letters on Wounded Warrior Project; Suggests Tunnel for Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: County and Gwinnett Place To Study Mobility and Connectivity
NOTABLE: PCOM Students Prepare For Residency Program Match Day
RECOMMENDED: Ansel Adams Photography Exhibit at Booth Western Museum
GEORGIA TIDBIT: George Whitefield Part of Great Awakening in Georgia in 1700s
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Companies Need To Improve Their Products
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Dogs Who Look Similar
LAGNIAPPE: One Place Where Andrew Jackson Is Commemorated

by GwinnettForum · February 16, 2016 · Full issues

2/12: On black holes, Wounded Warrior Project, teaching English

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC Professor Contributes to Study on “Black Holes”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wounded Warrior Project Under Fire for High Overhead
ANOTHER VIEW: There’s Satisfaction in Teaching ‘English as Second Language’ Classes
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Auto Dealerships
FEEDBACK: Two Views on Police Chases
UPCOMING: Coalition Plans Veterans Head Count; Needs Items for “Blessing Bags”
NOTABLE: GGC Names Lori Buckheister Vice President for Advancement
GEORGIA TIDBIT: de Soto Was First European To Visit Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s Another Way To Look at February 14
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can You Tell Us Something about This Dog(/font>

by GwinnettForum · February 12, 2016 · Full issues

2/9: New GACS tower; police chases; establishment politics

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GACS Has New Tower Gracing Its Campus

EEB PERSPECTIVE: State Needs To Put Limits on Police Chases

ANOTHER VIEW: Both Right and Left are Dissatisfied with Establishment Politics

SPOTLIGHT: Walton EMC

FEEDBACK: More on AT&T Bureaucracy; Would Tunnel Be Better Than Bridge?

UPCOMING: Early Presidential Voting Underway at Eight Locations in Gwinnett

NOTABLE: Regional Science Fair Looking for Judges for February 26 Science Fair

RECOMMENDED: Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Many Varieties of Birds Found in Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: Something of a Philosophy from W.C. Fields

MYSTERY PHOTO: What Is This Structure Doing in the Mountain Area

LAGNIAPPE: Beavers Find Ways To Thwart Mankind’s Protective Shield

by GwinnettForum · February 9, 2016 · Full issues

2/5: Sugar Hill named most active city; Political outlook after Iowa

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Municipal Association Names Sugar Hill State’s Most Active City

EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Political Outlook after the Iowa Voting

SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.

FEEDBACK: Several Views Concerning Norcross Community Garden

UPCOMING: 15th Annual NE Georgia Boy Scouts To Honor Three from Gwinnett

NOTABLE: George Pearce Park in Suwanee To Get New Gymnasium

RECOMMENDED READ: The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman.

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Several Individuals Contribute to History of Birds in Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: Church Bulletin Board Finds Way To Show Allegiance

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to Figure Out Where This Guy Is Fishing

LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Wildlife: One Beautiful Red Shouldered Hawk

by GwinnettForum · February 5, 2016 · Full issues

2/2: Duluth’s festival award; telephone frustrations; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Duluth Wins Award for Best Festival in Southeast

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Frustrations When Dealing with Certain Bureaucratic Utilities

SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves

FEEDBACK: More on Community Gardens and Bridge Across Peachtree Parkway

UPCOMING: Stone Mountain Barbershop Quartet Offers Singing Valentines

NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Certified as Green Community by ARC

RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Occupied on Netflix

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Long Term Effect of Yazoo Fraud Led to Trail of Tears

TODAY’S QUOTE: Even Darrow Recognized Anybody Can Be President

MYSTERY PHOTO: Peaceful Mountain and Lake Scene Awaits Your Discernment

by GwinnettForum · February 2, 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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3/4: Rail museum activities; political races; more

3/1: On centrists, Trump and Apple

2/26: Peachtree Corners concept; No casinos here; 2016 races

2/23: On Common Core, presidential delegates, more

2/19: On Lawrenceville Co-op; What our parents told us; more

2/16: BOOST in Grayson; coining a new term; more

2/12: On black holes, Wounded Warrior Project, teaching English

2/9: New GACS tower; police chases; establishment politics

2/5: Sugar Hill named most active city; Political outlook after Iowa

2/2: Duluth’s festival award; telephone frustrations; more

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