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12/30: From hydrogen energy to Founding Fathers, gratitude, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hydrogen Use In Automobiles Would Reduce Middle East Influence
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Those Founding Fathers of 1776? Most Were Relatively Younger Men
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Another Look at the Age-Old Question of “Why Me?”
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves
FEEDBACK: Here’s a Low Tech Solution to Holcomb Bridge Road Railroad Crossing
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Tech Seeks Student Art On Manufacturing Importance
NOTABLE: Three Gwinnett Agencies Get Grants from Jackson EMC Foundation
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect Charles Choate’s Works Seen Throughout the South
TODAY’S QUOTE: Even Those Involved Don’t Look Much at Television
MYSTERY PHOTO: Bubbling Pool Looks Something Like a Labyrinth
CALENDAR: Authors Find Gwinnett Important Stop on Their Circuits
BRACK: Founding Fathers of 1776? Most were relatively younger men
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here at the end of the year, let’s air some thoughts squirreled away.
FOUNDING FATHERS: You hear all sorts of references to our “founding fathers.” Many were relatively young, that is, under 40 in 1776.
But did you ever stop to realize just how young these people we venerate as our founders of this country really were? It might surprise you.
MYSTERY: Bubbling pool looks something like a labyrinth
Here’s a scene that many do not easily see. Today’s Mystery Photo may be a tough one, in that this isn’t some tourist area easily seen from the street. So put on your thinking camp and figure out where this photograph was taken. Then send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
12/23: Lawrenceville’s plans; Dangerous crossing; A friendship
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Setting Stage For Several Major Projects in 2017
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dangerous Holcomb Bridge Rail Crossing May Get Relief via Internet
ANOTHER VIEW: How Two Different People Worked Toward a Deep Friendship
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Some Items on the Internet Are Starting to Wear Thin with Her
UPCOMING: Norcross Adopts New Ordinance Concerning Hotel Safety
NOTABLE: Envistacom Names Kalonji Soccer Academy Recipient of Support
RECOMMENDATION: Sunshine’s Cheez-It Grooves
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Here are Some of the Most Wondrous Waterfalls in North Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: ‘Tis the Season to be Plenteous
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gigantic Structure Begs the Question: Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Toy Soldiers Guard Mr. and Mrs. Claus at Historic Courthouse
CALENDAR: PCOM Open House on Horizon in January
BRACK: Dangerous Holcomb Bridge rail crossing may get relief via Internet
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | The City of Norcross may get a gift from Google next year. It won’t be something to unwrap, but it could help solve a major problem in the city.
You see, the most dangerous railroad crossing in Gwinnett is in the middle of Norcross, the Holcomb Bridge Road crossing of the Norfolk-Southern rail tracks. The big problem is that the roadbed takes a big dip downward on the westward side.
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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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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