By Elliott Brack | “Ding-a-ling. Ding-a-ling. Ding-a-ling.” These days you are hearing the Salvation Army bellringers time you get out of your car at many shopping arenas. These “ding-a-ling” sounds remind you to drop a few coins or dollars into the red kettles to help support others through the Salvation Army at Christmas.
Click here to read the latest, full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We say again: limit the Legislature to meet once in two years
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild; and do it today
FEEDBACK: Likes respective counterpoints to Bernard
UPCOMING: County now has 13 glass recycling locations
NOTABLE: Library budget funding allows expanded resources and raise
OBITUARY: Billie Jean Sammons Ellis
RECOMMENDED: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Twenty mile wide fall line is Georgia’s geological boundary
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building
CALENDAR: Lionheart’s next production is comedy night on Jan. 13
Click here to read the latest in GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: The work of American democracy is never ever finished
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Porter Steel Company now operating with second generation
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: U.S. Rep. Mike Collins playing politics with crime
FEEDBACK: Local family had one of last audiences at Maranatha
UPCOMING: Ukraine native chosen for statewide institute
NOTABLE: Ghana native finds life at GGC rewarding
RECOMMENDED: Private Domain by Paul Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Musical group, the B-52’s, among Athens’ best known bands
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery location might make a good place to shop
CALENDAR: Snowman Extravaganza is Dec. 8 at Paul Duke STEM School
“I have learned that our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others, and this is especially true when those others are desperately poor or in need.”
–The 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), via Cindy Evans, Duluth.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
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