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NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding
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
NEW for 12/8: On democracy, Porter Steel, Collins
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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
NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips
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TODAY’S FOCUS: In era of NRA influence, mass killings continue in USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares
ANOTHER VIEW: In spite of setbacks, Gwinnettian enjoyed Antarctic adventure
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another local couple’s Antarctica’s trip had emergency
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
NOTABLE: Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber
OBITUARIES: Myron E. Bullock Sr.
RECOMMENDED: J Alexanders in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Country music artist Jerry Reed was an Atlanta native
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you recognize this famous building?
LAGNIAPPE: Suggest some young cartoonist to submit his work to GwinnettForum
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra has concert Sunday
NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dahlonega family is flip-flopping the Appalachian Trail
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Baseball stadiums, beautiful medians, shoe soles and $50 co-pay
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Big count: six letters to the editor on varied subjects
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett bucks trend, with freshman enrollment up
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill gets Historical Record grant for digitizing records
RECOMMENDED: Bicycles Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GEORGIA Magazine is publication of EMCs of the state
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery is not quite a Cream Puff, but should be easy
LAGNIAPPE: Ninth annual run at Annandale Village raises $125,000
CALENDAR: Public Health law scholar speaks in Norcross September 8
NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Methodists struggling on whether to stay or leave denomination
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett needs someone to step up and be the Weather Keeper
ANOTHER VIEW: Home of Hope provides safe haven for those homeless
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Had problems after depositing mail at local post office
UPCOMING: Artworks Gwinnett launching year-long Create Gwinnett process
NOTABLE: Discovery student wins UGA scholarship from military veterans
OBITUARIES: Guy Ben Findley
RECOMMENDED: No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: An early history of the Methodist Church in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat modern building is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Do business with Gwinnett County event is August 18 in Lawrenceville
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 3, 2024
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
– American Poet e. e. commings (1894-1962)
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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