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15.02: Big Cheesy Festival; empty rail cars; more

TODAY’S FOCUS: “Big Cheesy” Festival Inaugurates in Suwanee on April 18EEB PERSPECTIVE: About Empty Rail Flat Cars, Legislative Dress and Apple ProblemsFEEDBACK: Easter Season Now Underway, and Lasts in 2015 Until May 23UPCOMING: Incubator Program, Sports Hall of Fame and Tax Notice Soon ArrivingNOTABLE: Walton EMC Announces Big Solar Program; Gwinnett an Innovation CountyRECOMMENDED READ: Truman by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kaolin Is $1 Billion Industry in State, Centered in Middle Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Early Observation of American Politics by Alexis de Tocqueville
MYSTERY PHOTO: That Recent Photo Was from Amelia IslandLAGNIAPPE: The Blooming of Trees near Centennial Park at Easter

by GwinnettForum · April 7, 2015 · Full issues

15.01: The start of our 15th year

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross High Foundation To Honor Three Individuals
EEB PERSPECTIVE: “Thank God for Indiana”
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Life from Perspective of Age 103
UPCOMING: Special Needs Carnival Coming Soon; Norcross Concept Plan
NOTABLE: Redner To Community Foundation; Walton EMC Gwinnett Tech Scholarships
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Walter Griffin, a Poet and Teacher, Founds Atlanta Poets Workshop
TODAY’S QUOTE: Basketball Is a Game of Two Rhythms
MYSTERY PHOTO: Time To Put On Your Lighthouse-Thinking Cap

by GwinnettForum · April 3, 2015 · Full issues

14.102: Cheering on daughter; New Orleans trip; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mother Finds New Joy in Cheering for a Traveling Program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Only in New Orleans……from One Type of Parade to Another
FEEDBACK: Likes Idea of Less Legislation, While Another Appreciates Nu-Way
UPCOMING: Summer Program Planned on Youth Creativity; Communications Workshop
NOTABLE: Lilburn Wins; Ohio Electric Firm Chooses Duluth for SE Distribution
RECOMMENDED READ: Supreme City by Donald L. Miller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Cartoonist Creates Character in Okefenokee Swamp
TODAY’S QUOTE: Prime Minister Views Thought on What a Conservative Government Is
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognize The Mall in Central Park, New York
LAGNIAPPE: Spring Has Sprung at Kudzu Art Gallery

by GwinnettForum · March 31, 2015 · Full issues

14.101: Youth tour delegates; happy pigs; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Four from Gwinnett Win EMC 2015 Washington Youth Tour
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Happy Pigs Make For Better Tasting Pork
FEEDBACK: On Hillary Clinton and When the Legislature Meets
UPCOMING: AARP and Gwinnett Tech Team Up for Tax Preparation Services
NOTABLE: Firm Providing Gwinnett Tech Scholarships; ARC Recognizes Gwinnett Programs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect Creates Long List of Impressive Atlanta Buildings
TODAY’S QUOTE: Ever Consider What In Life Is Your Best Teacher?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where Was That Cowboy Located?
LAGNIAPPE: Duluth L.E.A.D. Program Has New Graduates

by GwinnettForum · March 27, 2015 · Full issues

14.100: Remembering Claude Sitton, Georgia’s legislature

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Colleagues Remember Veteran Newspaperman Claude Sitton
EEB PERSPECTIVE: More Reasons Georgia’s Legislature Should Meet Every Two Years
FEEDBACK: Commuter Rail, Animal Abuse and Reflections on Hillary Clinton
UPCOMING: Two PCOM Students Find Common Ground; Stuart Woods To Appear Soon
NOTABLE: Students Win DAR Writing Contest; Reed Joins PCOM Staff
RECOMMENDED READ: A White Man’s Woman by Malvin Williams-Tyson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect Thornton Marye Raises Many Notable Atlanta Buildings
TODAY’S QUOTE: Reflections on Springtime from Lewis Grizzard
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Person Recognized Astoria, Oregon
LAGNIAPPE: Wayward Bird Spotted in Rhodes Jordan Park

by GwinnettForum · March 24, 2015 · Full issues

ISSUE 14.99: Ballet performance, Coolray apartments

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brain Injury Group and Ballet Theatre Team Up
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Coolray Field Getting a Close-Up Neighbor: Luxury Apartments
ANOTHER VIEW: The Ever-Changing Presentation of Hillary Clinton
UPCOMING: GGC To Hear Pulitzer Winner; Noted Instructor Coming to Kudzu
NOTABLE: Two New Fire Stations in Sight; Snellville Has Garden Plots for Rent
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta’s Lucinda Bunnen Photography Acclaimed Nationally
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Man’s Definition of a Free Society
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Person Recognized Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Chancellor Recognizes GGC’s Excellent Financial Reporting

by GwinnettForum · March 20, 2015 · Full issues

ISSUE 14.98: British hilarity, Nu-way fire, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hilarity To Unfold at New British Presentation at Aurora Theatre
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fire Destroys Macon Institution Many Will Remember
FEEDBACK: Suggests Possible Winner of Hudgens Art Prize
UPCOMING: Snap Suwanee Winners; Time to File Exemption; Poet Laureate at Brenau
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Village CID Gets New Board Member; Historic Plaque Unveiled
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Writer’s Association Works To Improve Quality of Life for Authors
TODAY’S QUOTE: On Scientific Power and Spiritual Power
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Time We Need Significance, Not Just Location
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Tech Breaks Ground on North Fulton Campus

by GwinnettForum · March 17, 2015 · Full issues

ISSUE 14.97: Spring cleaning, Nash’s challenges, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mega Recycling Day Coming to Norcross on March 28
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Chairman Nash Got To Preaching about Gwinnett’s Future
ANOTHER VIEW: Meaningless Hearings Are Often Held by Some Conservatives
FEEDBACK: Sets Record Straight on Name of One of the Malls in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: St. Patrick’s Day Is Theme of Presentation in Norcross
NOTABLE: Norma Santana Wins NAMAR’s “Captain of Industry” Award
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Cordele’s Joe Williams Was Top Male Jazz Vocalist for Years
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Stengel Let One Guy Down Easily
MYSTERY PHOTO: Last Edition’s Mystery Photo Was Taken In Portugal

by GwinnettForum · March 13, 2015 · Full issues

ISSUE 14.96: New degree, College Football Hall of Fame, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Tech Offers First Georgia Degree in Business Management
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visiting the College Football Hall of Fame, New in Atlanta
FEEDBACK: Two Letters Concerning the $50,000 Hudgens Prize; Lent Explained
UPCOMING: Fast Electric Charge Coming to Suwanee; Grayson Arts; White House Internship
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Native Heads DNR Division; White House Internship
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Baptists Found Mercer University, Move It to Macon
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why He’s Sad He’ll Miss the Funeral
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Reader Recognized Chesapeake Bridge and Tunnel

by GwinnettForum · March 10, 2015 · Full issues

ISSUE 14.95: Weight-loss options, locally-made tutus, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Weight-Loss Options Improve with New Medical Center Program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Locally-Made Tutus Mean “Silly Fun” for Hospitalized Children
ANOTHER VIEW: Enjoyed Watching Visiting Power Crews Having Breakfast
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Water Consumption Drops Significantly
NOTABLE: Two PCOM Students Win Honors; BBB Warns of Tax Frauds
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jesse Mercer Prominent in Early Affairs of Baptists in Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: George Burns on What Was the Secret of a Good Sermon
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where Was That Rusty Mill?
LAGNIAPPE: Tic-Tac-Toe Table Awaiting

by GwinnettForum · March 6, 2015 · 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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15.02: Big Cheesy Festival; empty rail cars; more

15.01: The start of our 15th year

14.102: Cheering on daughter; New Orleans trip; more

14.101: Youth tour delegates; happy pigs; more

14.100: Remembering Claude Sitton, Georgia’s legislature

ISSUE 14.99: Ballet performance, Coolray apartments

ISSUE 14.98: British hilarity, Nu-way fire, more

ISSUE 14.97: Spring cleaning, Nash’s challenges, more

ISSUE 14.96: New degree, College Football Hall of Fame, more

ISSUE 14.95: Weight-loss options, locally-made tutus, more

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