By Debra Houston | It was 1992. I sipped coffee with a friend in the break room at work. We chatted about the upcoming election between George H. W. Bush and a relatively unknown governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton. I made a prediction. “If Clinton wins, there will be nothing but scandal after scandal.”
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Summerour Middle School Wildlife Certification Isn’t Just for the Birds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Chefs Aim for Our Big Mouths When Concocting Thicker Burgers
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning
FEEDBACK: Gives Three Reasons for Supporting Bridge in Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: County Seeks Input on Transportation Projects in Next SPLOST Vote
NOTABLE: PCOM School of Pharmacy Wins Accreditation through 2020
RECOMMENDED: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with A Remarkable Man by William Shatner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See Confederate Ships Raised from Chattahoochee at Columbus Museum
CALENDAR: Duluth Seeks Input in Developing New Parks Concept
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, Everyone Must Be Something
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where This Converted Volkswagen Food Truck Is Now
LAGNIAPPE: Quilters Recognize Three Residents of Ashton Senior Living
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | You’ve heard of people with “big mouths.” That’s often referring to people who talk too much on numerous subjects, some seeming to go on and on.
We’re thinking of “big mouths” in a different, more literal sense.
It’s what the nation’s fast-food chefs seem to cater to, people who can open their mouths superwide so as to consume the enormous hamburgers that the chefs are cooking up.
By Tixie Fowler | The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has recognized Summerour Middle School for creating a “Certified Wildlife Habitat.” The certification is part of NWF’s Garden for Wildlife program, which celebrates the efforts of schools, private residents and public spaces who take the initiative to provide garden space specifically for providing essential elements needed by all wildlife. The certification also makes the school site part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a national effort to restore critical habitat for pollinators like butterflies, birds, bees and other wildlife.
Looks like the Mystery Photo is a converted Volkswagen, now an eatery, with stools and a bench. This food truck could make your mouth water. The diners seem to be enjoying themselves. Now tell us where you think it is located. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Judge Explains Why Gwinnett Will Participate in Business Court Model
EEB PERSPECTIVE: That Brit System of Picking a New Leader Can Have Its Advantages
ANOTHER VIEW: Looks to Democratic Economic Policies To Signal Nation’s Recovery
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves
FEEDBACK: Found Interest on Article from Encyclopedia about George Peabody
UPCOMING: Two Named To Head New Physical Education Program at PCOM
NOTABLE: County Seeks To Improve Operations of Gwinnett County Transit
RECOMMENDED: Aspirations of the Heart, by Katie Hart-Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Forces Block Chattahoochee River, Causing CSA Problems
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s the Greatest Lesson That All Old People Share
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Readers (19) Easily Spot Recent Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Rocking a Giant Sweet Potato
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | While the United States has been focused on campaigning for the presidency all of 18 months, look what took place in Great Britain in the last few weeks.
The English voted by a 52-48 percent margin that they wanted out of the European Union, ready to go on their own. That was June 23. Then the prime minister resigned the next day.
By Randy Rich, judge, Superior Court of Gwinnett County | How fast the trial calendar moves is critical to the resolution of cases. Unfortunately, there are usually several obstacles.
First, the newest cases are at the bottom of the civil trial calendar. In Superior Court, you may be behind divorce cases, land use cases, or custody disputes.
By George Wilson | The Republican ideology-driven policy of austerity at a time of unemployment and low interest rates has been a drag on the economic recovery of the United States from the great recession that started doing the last Republican administration.
Fortunately, some Obama and Democratic inspired spending got through and a recovery of the economy has taken place. The recovery could have been faster and resulted in lower unemployment and a lower deficit if Democratic policies had been implemented fully.
“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.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
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