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12/18: GGC graduation; Updated continuing objectives; Oligarchy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC graduates 479 Students; Hughes Gets First Honorary Degree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time to Revise Continuing Objectives for the Coming Year
ANOTHER VIEW: We Watch The Decline of an Exceptional Government Into an Oligarchy
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: Thoroughly Enjoys Telling Stories at Gwinnett’s 200th Party
UPCOMING: Three Named Winners of First Gwinnett Trailblazer Award
NOTABLE: Parsons of Cumming Will Be Closing, as Will Furniture Village
RECOMMENDED: Chopin’s Funeral by Benita Eisler
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Joe South Makes Name in Music as Performer and Song Writer
MYSTERY PHOTO: Nice Smooth Roof of Structure and Openings are Key Clues
CALENDAR: Dedications and more

by GwinnettForum · December 18, 2018 · Full issues

10/31, full issue: Sgt. York and Norcross; Fishing weirs; Shelters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Alvin York Got Military Training at Norcross Range of Camp Gordon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Indians Used Weirs to Pull Fish from the Chattahoochee
ANOTHER VIEW: Animal Shelters Run by Counties Need More Regulation by the State
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Not Voted Yet? Upcoming Debate Might Help You Decide on Governor
UPCOMING: Extra $500,000 Primerica Gift Helps Fund Homeless in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Inaugural Show at Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill Is Oscar Wilde Comedy
RECOMMENDED: The Landmark History of the American History by David Boorstin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Soybean Growing Provides Unique Problems for Georgia Farmers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watch Out Making Rash Guesses at Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Suwanee Car Show at Town Center This Saturday

by GwinnettForum · October 31, 2018 · Full issues

10/12, full issue: Hudgens Prize; 2018 elections; Income inequality

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Some Georgia Artist To Win Fourth Annual $50,000 Hudgens Art Prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Slight Possibility Georgia’s Political Season Could Extend to December
ANOTHER VIEW: Overcoming Income Inequality and Other Workable Ideas
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Lilburnite Has Enjoyed Several Major Purchases Through Craigslist
UPCOMING: Lopez Home, Hit by Fire in 2009, To Be Feature of Lilburn Home Tour
NOTABLE: Time Coming Close for Payment of Gwinnett Property Taxes
RECOMMENDED: Stone Mountain Highland Games
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Chicago Defender Is Big Influence on The Great Migration
MYSTERY PHOTO: It’s a Quiet, Peaceful Setting for This Issue’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: New Gwinnett Bicentennial Photo Exhibit at Collins Hill Library

by GwinnettForum · October 11, 2018 · Full issues

10/9 issue: Amendments, referendums; GOP’s Supreme Court; Storm will pass

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Comments on Amendments and Referendums Facing Voters
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Foiled for 65 Years, GOP Finally Getting Supreme Court They Want
ANOTHER VIEW: Hopefully, This Storm Will Wear Itself Out, As They All Do
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: The Democrats’ Mortal Sin Against Judge Kavanaugh
UPCOMING: Gateway 85 CID Commissions Freight Plan for the Area
NOTABLE: GEHC Presents “Roots of Wisdom” Exhibit through January 2
RECOMMENDED: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D Vance
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Robert S. Abbott Is Founder of The Chicago Defender
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo Is Third Lighthouse in a Row: Where Is It?
CALENDAR: Another Crowded Calendar of Upcoming Events

by GwinnettForum · October 9, 2018 · Full issues

10/5: School bond referendum; Different kind of trip; Voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Voters Urged To Support $350 Million School Bond Issue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Another Fine Trip, But This Time Not to A Distant Country
ANOTHER VIEW: History Shows Continued Discrimination Concerning Voting
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Kavanaugh Is Epitome of What Republicans Call an Activist Jurist
UPCOMING: GGC’s Science and Technology Dean Leaves Post in May, 2019
NOTABLE: Here Are Answers To Minor League Baseball Team Nicknames
RECOMMENDED: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Death of Gene Talmadge Leads To “Three Governors” Situation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Lighthouse as Mystery for You To Identify
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Mural Ties Distinctiveness with People and Events
CALENDAR: Nine New Activities for You To Enjoy in Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · October 4, 2018 · Full issues

9/18, full issue: Snellville microtransit; Political churning; Trump advisers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Snellville Tells Scope and Breadth of Pilot Microtransit Plan
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Something Stirring in Politics in 2018, Which May Be Major
ANOTHER VIEW: President Trump’s Two Economic Advisers Are Both Incompetent
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett’s Diversity Isn’t Only Racial and Cultural: Also Ideological
UPCOMING: Chamber Votes Backing of This Falls’ $350 Million School Bond
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Grant of $64,532 Goes to Gwinnett County
RECOMMENDED: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mill Villages Were An Important Part of Georgia Textile Industry
MYSTERY PHOTO: Plenty of Clues that This Mystery Photo Not in New World
CALENDAR: Intersection at I-85 and Indian Trail Road To Be Named For Jesse Long Today

by GwinnettForum · September 18, 2018 · Full issues

9/11/18: Jaw-dropping scenes; Uniqueness; New McCarthyism?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnettian Amazed at Jaw-Dropping Scenes near Sedona, Arizona
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Each Gwinnett City Needs To Celebrate Its Own Uniqueness
ANOTHER VIEW: Some Day Will We Look Upon Trump as Another McCarthy?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Suggests to Readers It’s Time To Check Your Index for Happiness
UPCOMING: Lilburn Hosts “Remembering Our Fallen” Memorial until Sept. 14
NOTABLE: Tannery Row Artist Colony Seeking Entries for Juried Art Exhibit
RECOMMENDED: The Restless Wave by John McCain and Mark Salter
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Josiah Tattnall Serves Navy with Distinction Around the World
MYSTERY PHOTO: Sculpture in this Modern Setting Needs Identifying
CALENDAR: Gateway Food and Music Festival will be September 15 at Lillian Webb Park

by GwinnettForum · September 11, 2018 · Full issues

8/28, full issue: Brexit and British; Return to German posting; Hoffman’s poems

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Perplexed British Faced Brexit with Lots of Questions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Refreshing But Mighty Hot Returning to First Germany Posting
ANOTHER VIEW: Author Eve Hoffman Releasing Second Book of Narrative Poetry
SPOTLIGHT: Eastside Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Wants People Pausing for Funeral Motorcades as “Right Thing”
UPCOMING: Stradis Healthcare Finds WorkSource of ARC a Valuable Asset
NOTABLE: Greater Atlanta Christian School in Midst of 50th Year Celebration
RECOMMENDED: Travels with Foxfire by Phil Hudgens and Jessica Phillips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Savannahian Julien Green Becomes Author Based in France
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive Architecture May Lead To Solving Today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Book signing

by GwinnettForum · August 28, 2018 · Full issues

7/31, full issue: Revel property; 3 election winners so far; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Revel Property at Infinite Energy Center To Offer 750,000 Square Feet
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Congratulations to the Only Three People Who So Far Have Been Elected
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Four Letters from Readers about Current Topics
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville’s Southlawn To Be $200 Million Mixed-Use Project
NOTABLE: Peach State Federal Credit Union Has Towns-Union Merger Partner
RECOMMENDED: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Man-Made Lakes Differ from Natural Lakes in Several Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Historic Spot Begs Your Identification of This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: With August Nearing, Activities Picking Up in Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · July 31, 2018 · Full issues

5/9: New arts center; Great barbecue; Another take on D.C.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Announces $26 Million Arts and Cultural Center
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Mouth Waters Quickly at Rodney Scott’s Barbecue in Charleston
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Another Take on Current Controversy in Washington
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Two Cite Illegal Immigration As What They and Others Are Against
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Genetics
UPCOMING: Norcross and Kudzu Team Up With Juried Art Show
NOTABLE: Peach State Makes $5,000 Commitment to Northeast Georgia Libraries
RECOMMENDED: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgians Have Always Had the Poor in Their Midst
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat Fuzzy Photo Is This Edition’s Mystery Photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Peachtree Christian Health Breaking Ground for Remodeled Facility
CALENDAR: Performances By Two Area Symphonies Are on Tap

by GwinnettForum · May 9, 2018 · 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.

Search Results for: "Historic Savannah Foundation"

12/18: GGC graduation; Updated continuing objectives; Oligarchy

10/31, full issue: Sgt. York and Norcross; Fishing weirs; Shelters

10/12, full issue: Hudgens Prize; 2018 elections; Income inequality

10/9 issue: Amendments, referendums; GOP’s Supreme Court; Storm will pass

10/5: School bond referendum; Different kind of trip; Voting

9/18, full issue: Snellville microtransit; Political churning; Trump advisers

9/11/18: Jaw-dropping scenes; Uniqueness; New McCarthyism?

8/28, full issue: Brexit and British; Return to German posting; Hoffman’s poems

7/31, full issue: Revel property; 3 election winners so far; more

5/9: New arts center; Great barbecue; Another take on D.C.

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