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1/24: Aurora’s offerings and the down sides of social media
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Again This Year, Aurora Theatre Presents Educational Opportunities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hunter Upends Gwinnett County’s Calm Diverse Community
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Raises Question of Possible Conflict of Interest of New President
UPCOMING: Phone Scammers Back with Another Way To Part You with Money
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Lifeguards Take First Place at Event for Second Year
RECOMMENDED: Memoirs of a Sword Swallower by David P. Mannix
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Northern Artists Attracted to Savannah for Scenes To Paint
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Bob Uecker Made Out on the Endorsement Circuit
MYSTERY PHOTO: What city has this skyline?
CALENDAR: Coming events
1/20: On kindness, Trump’s inauguration and our knowledge about the world
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Be Intentional About Showing Love and Kindness Toward Others
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Our Sincere Best Wishes To President Trump on His Inauguration Day
ANOTHER VIEW: Media Provides So Much Info, But Why Do We Know So Little?
SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Asset Management
FEEDBACK: Electoral College Is Outdated in Protecting the Smaller States
UPCOMING: New London Theatre Presents Godspell Beginning on January 20
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech and AARP Team Up To Provide Tax Preparation
RECOMMENDED: 1491 By Charles Mann
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lamar Dodd Brings Successful Artists-in-Residence to UGA Campus
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why He May Have Paid Too Much for His Carpet
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many Readers May Have at One Time Seen This Mill
LAGNIAPPE: More Photos of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day Parade
CALENDAR: Latino Medical Students Coming to Suwanee Medical Campus
BRACK: Our sincere wishes to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Today Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.
We hope that his administration is a good one for our country. He comes to the office after an unprecedented candidacy, and with the backing of many citizens who sometimes feel disenfranchised from everyday America. He also comes to the office without having won the popular vote.
FOCUS: Be intentional about showing love and kindness toward others
By Dionne Wright Poulton, Ph.D., Snellville, Ga. | One of the ways we make sense of our world is by classifying or categorizing things and people. Simple examples include noticing the difference between a dog and a cat. Or if we see someone wearing a skirt, we classify that person as female. However, we should ask, “Are all cats alike? Are all dogs alike? Are all people who wear skirts female?” The answer to each question is no. For example, an Irish male friend wore a kilt to my wedding.
WILSON: Media provides so much info, but why do we know so little?
By George Wilson, contributing editor | The national television newscasts on the three major networks seem to have abandoned their responsibilities. A long internal tug of war at these networks between the reporters, combined with others dedicated to serious news, and the producers, who tended to see television as a visual, constantly changing presentation, a show. The producers have won, because it helps revenue.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 14, 2025
“I have learned that our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”
– The only president from Georgia, No. 39, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
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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.
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