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July 17: EMC trip, Berlin diary, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Four Students from Gwinnett Attend Washington Conclave
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Berlin Diary Remains Gripping Account of 1939-40 Germany
FEEDBACK: More on Buford Highway Appearance, Bus Stops and Pastor Protection Act
UPCOMING: Suwanee Plans Two Performances of Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang
NOTABLE: New Outdoor Theatre in Gainesville Offers New Educational Drama
RECOMMENDED READ: Books That Have Made History by Professor J. Rufus Fears
GEORGIA TIDBIT: More Professionals Needed in State Horticulture Industry
TODAY’S QUOTE: Perhaps It’s Getting There That Counts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo Stumps Readers of GwinnettForum

by GwinnettForum · July 17, 2015 · Full issues

JULY 14: Gwinnett 101, legislative “protection,” flower mystery

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TODAY’S FOCUS: County Seeking Applicants for Second “Gwinnett 101” Class
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Speaker Ralston Proposes Bill That Georgia Doesn’t Need
MYSTERY SOLVED: Flowers on Courthouse Square Were Misidentified
FEEDBACK: Vines Railroad Needs Volunteers; School Buses; Rapid Transit
UPCOMING: Career Fair in Norcross; Snellville Names New City Attorney
NOTABLE: Program Seeks Improved Medicine for Area; Watch for Summer Scams
RECOMMENDED READ: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Blueberries Now Worth Multi-Millions in Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s What an Expert Says about the Adjective
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some confused “Little Mermaid” with last mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Great egret

by GwinnettForum · July 14, 2015 · Full issues

JULY 10: Songwriters at Brenau, surprises, politics, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brenau in Gainesville Hosts Summer Songwriters Series Tonight
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Surprises, Along with Politics and Origin of Duluth Name
FEEDBACK: More on Term Limits and Georgia Transportation
UPCOMING: Second Criterium Bicycle Racing Coming to Duluth July 18
NOTABLE: County To Refurbish South Gwinnett Park; Bridge Work Awarded
RECOMMENDED READ: Puddn’Head Wilson by Mark Twain
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Horticulture Is Increasing Beneficial to Georgia Farmers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thomas Edison on Modern Medicine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not Much of a Clue in This Edition’s Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Daisy Troop 3031 Help with Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful

by GwinnettForum · July 10, 2015 · Full issues

JULY 7: Aurora’s 20th season, term limits, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Beginning 20th Season, Aurora Theater To Present Memphis
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Turnaround: Why It’ll Be Good To Have Term Limits
FEEDBACK: Reader Really Wants County to Have Mass Transit
UPCOMING: Nickels and Quarters of Thank Offering Grant Rainbow Village $75,000
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Installs One-Fifth of Area’s Water Saving Toilets
RECOMMENDED READ: The Last Days of Dogtown: A Novel by Anita Diamant
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Was First an Army Base
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Reason You Cannot Have a Bank Account
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Recognized Giant Sculpture in Barcelona
LAGNIAPPE: Fireworks for the Fourth of July celebration in Lawrenceville.

by GwinnettForum · July 7, 2015 · Full issues

JULY 3: Tethering ordinance, Canadian visit, rapid transit (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Animal Alliance Rains Praise on County Commission
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ports of Call Inspire Trip to Canada
ANOTHER VIEW: Is Gwinnett Losing Future Growth by Fighting Rapid Transit?
UPCOMING: Check Changes to Suwanee Master Plan at City Hall on July 9
NOTABLE: City of Lawrenceville Adopts Long Range Special Events Policy
RECOMMENDED DAY TRIP: Gibbs Garden, near Ball Ground
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Walter Brown Career Leads to Forming of Watson-Brown Foundation
TODAY’S QUOTE: Talk About Your Peaceful Feelings!
MYSTERY PHOTO: No One Could Identify Lunenburg
LAGNIAPPE: Grinning for the Duck Derby

by GwinnettForum · July 3, 2015 · Full issues

JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Overheard Conversation on MARTA Bus Gives Area Hope
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Charleston Citizens Show the Nation a Way Out of Tragedy
ANOTHER VIEW: New Yorkers Mean Business in More Than One Way
FEEDBACK: Republicans Seem To Be on the Wrong Side of History
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Develop Community Resources Access
NOTABLE: First Time Sugar Hill Author Wins Next Generation Book Award
RECOMMENDED READ: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Civil Rights Museum Houses Distinctive History of Area
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Happens To Conservatives in Washington
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lady Bespeckled with Coins Still in Nevada

by GwinnettForum · June 30, 2015 · Full issues

JUNE 26: Aurora’s line-up, Four Corners’ trip (full issue)

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Check Out Aurora Theatre Productions Coming in New Season
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Enjoy a Trip to the Four Corners……of the State of Georgia
FEEDBACK: Three Letters on Differing Subjects
UPCOMING: Prelude to the Fourth Returns to Lawrenceville Lawn; Ballet Conservatory
NOTABLE: Parks-Rec Offers Swimming Safety Programs; New Tethering Ordinance
RECOMMENDED BOOK: I Am Livia by Phyllis T. Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Check Out Beautiful Art Works in Georgia Collection
TODAY’S QUOTE: Anyway, What We Are Doing on Earth?
MYSTERY PHOTO: We’ve Got To Start Offering Simple Mystery Photos
LAGNIAPPE: Views at the Governor’s Mansion by Frank Sharp

by GwinnettForum · June 26, 2015 · Full issues

Full issue, June 23: Summerour school, Charleston shooting, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Captain Planet Endorses Summerour Middle’s Growing Edge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Charleston shooting brings sadness, shock, anger, frustration
ANOTHER VIEW: Let’s Look at Obamacare; Is It Working as It Should?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Ham Radio Operators Plan National Field Day
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech’s Construction Management Program Wins Acceptance
RECOMMENDED READ: Every Bitter Thing is Sweet, by Sara Hagarty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Young Harris College Thriving Now as Four Year Institution
TODAY’S QUOTE: When you think about self, remember this
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who Can Identify This Popular Area?
LAGNIAPPE: A Really Cool Place To Beat the Summer Heat

by GwinnettForum · June 23, 2015 · Full issues

15.22: Rainbow Village, summer work, more

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IN THIS EDITION

TODAY’S FOCUS: Rainbow Village Reaches Another Milestone, Dedicating Building
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Use Care When Checking Out Jobs for Summer Work
UPCOMING: Program on Fatherlessness Coming to Snellville Library
NOTABLE: Exhibition on Georgia Textiles Coming to Environmental and Heritage Center
RECOMMENDED READ: Celts and Germans by Professor Timothy B. Shutt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Nell Choate Jones Becomes World Famous Painter
TODAY’S QUOTE: Sometimes You Just Don’t Deserve What You Get
MYSTERY PHOTO: We Thought It Was Hard, But Several Recognized This Pattern
LAGNIAPPE: Time for Summer Farmers Markets

by GwinnettForum · June 16, 2015 · Full issues

15.21: WWII site, Fernbank roses, more

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IN THIS EDITION

TODAY’S FOCUS: Visit of World War II Sites Makes You Say, “Lest They Forget”

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Many Fernbank Rose Bushes Moved to Governor’s Mansion

FEEDBACK: Appreciated Remembrance of Adelaide Wallace Ponder

UPCOMING: Howard Leads ACCG Committee; Lilburn Votes for Body Cameras

NOTABLE: Two Walton EMC Directors Retire, and Two New Directors Join Board

RECOMMENDED READ: Amish Confidential by Levi Stoltzfus and Ellis Henican

GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ted Turner Launches CNN, Becomes World TV Force

TODAY’S QUOTE Where You Can Tell People to Go for the Climate

MYSTERY PHOTO: Rob Ponder Stumps Our Readers

LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Farmers Market Open on Saturdays Through October 3

by GwinnettForum · June 12, 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

July 17: EMC trip, Berlin diary, more

JULY 14: Gwinnett 101, legislative “protection,” flower mystery

JULY 10: Songwriters at Brenau, surprises, politics, more

JULY 7: Aurora’s 20th season, term limits, more

JULY 3: Tethering ordinance, Canadian visit, rapid transit (full issue)

JUNE 30: Overheard conversation, Charleston, New Yorkers (full issue)

JUNE 26: Aurora’s line-up, Four Corners’ trip (full issue)

Full issue, June 23: Summerour school, Charleston shooting, more

15.22: Rainbow Village, summer work, more

15.21: WWII site, Fernbank roses, more

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