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FOCUS: Our country got off the path to freedom Tuesday

FOCUS: Our country got off the path to freedom Tuesday

CHARLESTON, S.C.  |  The United States got off the path of freedom and opportunity on Tuesday with the reelection of Donald Trump for a second term as president.

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by · November 8, 2024 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: The Bitter Southerner’s comment on recent election

ANOTHER VIEW: The Bitter Southerner’s comment on recent election

beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation, The Bitter Southerner is an Athens, Ga.-based independent publisher, founded in 2013, that connects an activated and vocal global community working to make the South, and America, a better place.

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by · November 8, 2024 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: 2 statements after the transit referendum

NEWS BRIEFS: 2 statements after the transit referendum

Gwinnett Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson issued a statement Wednesday on the failed transit referendum.  The proposal lost by gaining only 46.55 percent approval of the voters against the 30-year sales tax. There were 217,007  “No” votes, and 188,977 “Yes” votes. 

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by · November 8, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this mystery with the Ferris wheel

MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues abound in this mystery with the Ferris wheel

The way we look at today’s mystery, there are at least two clues that might help you identify today’s photo. Put your thinking cap on and try to figure it out. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, including your home town.

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by · November 8, 2024 · Mystery photos
Charles Brack

Charles Marvin (Chuck) Brack

Charles Marvin Brack, affectionately known as Chuck, Papa and Santa, lived an incredible and adventurous life. Charles was born on September 19, 1942 in Allentown, Ga. to George Marvin and Mabel Hall Brack.

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by · November 8, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

NEW for 11/5: On getting started with writing; Election tools

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  You, too, can write; author shows how to get started
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Here are tools to help you watch election returns
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District 
FEEDBACK: Keep remembering: the USA is a republic!
UPCOMING: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day
NOTABLE: County warming stations open when 35 degrees 
RECOMMENDED: The Soaring Earth y Margarita Engle
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Vaccination eliminates smallpox in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches? 
LAGNIAPPE: Several kiosks in Gwinnett offer Covid-19 testing
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra performs Nov. 9 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Here are tools to help you watch election returns

BRACK: Here are tools to help you watch election returns

By Elliott Brack  |  Many Gwinnettians will be watching the elections tonight, and maybe into Wednesday morning, to determine who will be our next president. Today GwinnettForum will provide you with tools to make understanding the returns more meaningful. 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: You, too, can write; author shows how to get started

By Fran Stewart  |  Most of us want to tell our stories. If one isn’t comfortable with writing, though, it can seem a daunting task to put our stories onto paper. 

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by · November 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day

NEWS BRIEFS: Local DAR sponsors Wreaths Across America Day

More than two million volunteers and supporters gather each year to honor our veterans buried at cemeteries nationwide and abroad on National Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America, a 501c3 organization headquartered in Maine, has over 4,600 participating locations with the mission to “remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom.” 

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by · November 5, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this sculpture of soaring arches?

Check out today’s mystery, a modern sculpture, with its gleaming, soaring arches. Figure out its location, and send your answer to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.

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by · November 5, 2024 · Mystery photos