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1/29: New GGC director; On Bloomberg and the primary

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC Names New Director of Sports Information

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Possible Entry of Bloomberg for President and South’s March 1 Primary

SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District

FEEDBACK: Another Letter on Medical Marijuana; Questions Why Not Combine States

UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Jumps Squarely Into Gwinnett Bridge War

NOTABLE: Toastmasters at PCOM Trains Future Doctors in Speaking Skills

RECOMMENDED BOOK: Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Boundary once Extended to the Mississippi River

TODAY’S QUOTE: Andy Warhol Reflection on Dying

MYSTERY PHOTO: Must Be Cold in This Place Where Photo Taken

LAGNIAPPE: Duluth Honors Six Citizens with Spirit of Good Living Awards

by GwinnettForum · January 29, 2016 · Full issues

1/26: Georgia premiere; Government mergers; S.C.’s governor

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre Presents Georgia Premiere of Teen Interaction Drama

EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Wrinkle: Some Smaller City and County Governments Merge

ANOTHER VIEW: SC Gov. Haley at First Sounded Good, But Then a Turnaround

SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center

FEEDBACK: Two Readers Respond to Column by Wilson

UPCOMING: Notre Dame Academy To Open George Student Center on January 29

NOTABLE: Kaiser Permanente Opens Member Services Facility in Gwinnett

RECOMMENDED READ: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia First in Nation To Use Same Voting Machines in Each County

TODAY’S QUOTE: Why It Doesn’t Matter What A Room Temperature Is

MYSTERY PHOTO: Ever Hear of a Place Where People Say “Meet me at the Red Robin?”

LAGNIAPPE: Duluth Rexall Drugs Featured in Magazine about Drug Store Lunch Counters

by GwinnettForum · January 26, 2016 · Full issues

1/22: Duluth football history; hospital merger; 60,000 jobs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Author Is Writing History of Start of Duluth Football

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Hospital Merger with Northside Moving Well

ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s How Governor Deal Could Create 60,000 New Jobs

FEEDBACK: Longtime Forum Reader Presents Another View on Marijuana

UPCOMING: County Plans Road Projects, Seeks Grant, and Expands Fort Daniel Site

NOTABLE: David Raderstorf Captures Kudzu Art Zone Exhibition Prize

RECOMMENDED: Guardians of Prosperity by Richard X. Bove

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Looking Back at Election Officials in Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: Napoleon Explains Why We Need Religion

MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Spot Mystery, Plus an Explanation of a Previous Photo

LAGNIAPPE: Jasper Johns Exhibit Now Open at Brenau University

by GwinnettForum · January 22, 2016 · Full issues

1/19: Medical Reserve Corps; Home plate wedding; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Unit of Medical Reserve Corps Prepare for Emergencies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wedding at Home Plate Only One Feature of 1950 Ga. State League
SPOTLIGHT: Renewal by Andersen of Atlanta
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Libraries Launch Two New Programs To Help Patrons
NOTABLE: Snellville Hires Firm to Take Closer Look at Towne Center
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Wonder Boys
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Began Football Tradition Against Mercer in 1892
TODAY’S QUOTE: When It Is To Do What Is Right
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognize Grecian Buildings Along a River

by GwinnettForum · January 19, 2016 · Full issues

1/15: Second solar project; Book of Mormon; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Demand High, So Walton EMC Adds Second Solar Project
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fox Theatre’s Book of Mormon Was a Disappointment
UPCOMING: Former Olympian Will Speak at Snellville MLK Day Celebration
NOTABLE: Buford Readies for Eighth Annual Father-Daughter Dances
RECOMMENDED READ: The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Falls to the Union Giving Sherman a Yule Present for Lincoln
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Coach K Tells His Basketball Players
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Photograph Was Not Recognized by Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Where White Evangelicals Live

by GwinnettForum · January 15, 2016 · Full issues

1/12: Lionheart schedule; On gambling, movies; On U.S. Senate

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Performances for Lionheart Theatre for 2016 Are Announced
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gambling, Medical Marijuana and Two Movies for You To Enjoy
ANOTHER VIEW: Reforming the U.S. Senate …Answers to Reader Comments
FEEDBACK: Does Not See Benefit from Having Local Two Party System
UPCOMING: Hudgens Art Center Has New Exhibit; Baldwin To Marshal MLK Parade
NOTABLE: Aurora Theatre Presents Pulitzer Prize Winning Wit through Feb. 7
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Lamb
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Confederates Give Up St. Simons, and Union Forces Occupy Brunswick
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Movement away from September
MYSTERY PHOTO: Statue in Downtown Decatur Stumps Our Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Baldwin Elementary School Makes up New Norcross Skyline

by GwinnettForum · January 12, 2016 · Full issues

1/8: Musical healing; outlandish statements; fear

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Medical Students in Suwanee Also Practice Musical Healing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Outlandish Statements Seem To Bring Results for Some Candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Hot Topic for Women in the Coming Year Is Simply Fear
UPCOMING: City and County Agree on New Library for Downtown Duluth
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Honors Two With Heritage Trail Medallions
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Alfredo’s Italian Restaurant
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pivotal Part of Confederate Plan Was Battling Blockade
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Type of Thoughts Bring Joy, Hope and Songs To Our Lips
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Photo Meant One Area Was Featured Twice
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn’s New City Hall-Library Coming Out of the Ground

by GwinnettForum · January 8, 2016 · Full issues

1/5: Global investors; continuing objectives; our money

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Global Investors Look at Gwinnett and See Some Drawbacks
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A Look at GwinnettForum’s Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Where is Georgia’s share of federal dollars? Some is still in Washington
UPCOMING: Several New Art Classes on Tap at Kudzu Art Zone
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Distributes $67,000 to Gwinnett Charities
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Newk’s in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Here’s How You Pronounce One of Georgia’s Smallest Counties
TODAY’S QUOTE: Calvin Coolidge’s View of the Spirit of Christmas
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Photograph Asks You “Where Was This Taken?”
LAGNIAPPE: High Waters in Atlanta

by GwinnettForum · January 5, 2016 · Full issues

12/29: Innovation program, Brack roundup, art therapy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sugar Hill’s Lanier High Bringing Innovation Program to Campus
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Round-up of Thoughts After the Holiday Season
ANOTHER VIEW: Classes in Art Therapy Among 2016 Offerings at Kudzu Art Center
FEEDBACK: Who Do Those Who Detonate Human Sacrifices Serve?
UPCOMING: State Recognizes Gwinnett County as a PlanFirst Community
NOTABLE: North Gwinnett Middle Student Wins Water District Essay Contest
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Frailty (2001 Movie)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Forms Appalachian South Folklife Center at Pipestem, W.Va.
TODAY’S QUOTE: Borge Is on to Something That Also Takes Place at Christmas Time
MYSTERY PHOTO: Humor in holiday photo, but where?
LAGNIAPPE: Ten Largest Cities in Georgia, as of 2014

by GwinnettForum · December 29, 2015 · Full issues

12/22: Woodall and accountability; Christmas music; letters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Woodall Is Misrepresenting Keeping Partners of U.S. Accountable
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Several Ways To Enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
FEEDBACK: Readers Question If U.S. Senate Needs a Makeover; Idea on Merit Pay
UPCOMING: Duluth Sketching Group Produces Coloring Book for the City
NOTABLE: Graduates of Georgia Gwinnett College Now Total over 3,000
RECOMMENDED READ: Slade House by David Mitchell
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Don West Foremost Regional Poet, and Labor Leader
TODAY’S QUOTE: Recognizing That This Nation Has Two Types of Heroes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognize Last Week’s Mystery Cemetery
LAGNIAPPE: Mary Jane Gresham Is Snellville Senior Center Volunteer of the Year

by GwinnettForum · December 22, 2015 · 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.

Full issues

1/29: New GGC director; On Bloomberg and the primary

1/26: Georgia premiere; Government mergers; S.C.’s governor

1/22: Duluth football history; hospital merger; 60,000 jobs

1/19: Medical Reserve Corps; Home plate wedding; more

1/15: Second solar project; Book of Mormon; more

1/12: Lionheart schedule; On gambling, movies; On U.S. Senate

1/8: Musical healing; outlandish statements; fear

1/5: Global investors; continuing objectives; our money

12/29: Innovation program, Brack roundup, art therapy

12/22: Woodall and accountability; Christmas music; letters

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