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5/13: On Norcross muralist; passing school buses; more

5/13: On Norcross muralist; passing school buses; more

Click here to find the latest edition. Inside:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross Picks Artist for Depicting a Mural on Its Skin Alley

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Passing Stopped School Buses More a Problem Than You May Imagine

SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC

FEEDBACK: Outsider’s View of Proposed Bridge for Peachtree Corners

UPCOMING: Gwinnett Village Names Anderson-Bomar Sole Finalist as New Director

NOTABLE: Snellville Swears In Tadia Whitner as Associate Judge of City Court

RECOMMENDED: The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jackson Lee Nesbitt Finds First Work with Etching Commission

TODAY’S QUOTE: The World of Theory, According to Yogi Berra

CALENDAR: Find the latest events in Gwinnett

MYSTERY PHOTO: Is This Photograph of a Familiar Scene That You Recognize?

LAGNIAPPE: NSDAR Chapter Recognizes Miriam S. Machida for Community Service

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by · May 13, 2016 · Uncategorized
BRACK: Passing stopped school buses more of a problem than you think

BRACK: Passing stopped school buses more of a problem than you think

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher, GwinnettForum | Vehicles passing stopped school buses is much more of a problem than most of us realize. At least Gwinnett’s school system is taking steps to address this situation, at no cost to your school tax bill. But only about 10 school systems in Georgia are participating in a new technology which improves school bus safety.

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by · May 13, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Norcross picks artist for mural depiction on wall in Skin Alley

FOCUS: Norcross picks artist for mural depiction on wall in Skin Alley

By Cindy Flynn | This fall, the large drab cinderblock building that protrudes onto Skin Alley in the center of Historic Norcross will blossom into a lively mural, designed to welcome and delight Norcross’ multicultural community and many visitors. Viewable from several vantage points in the city, the artwork will dramatically alter the Norcross visual experience.

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by · May 13, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Is this a familiar scene that you recognize?

MYSTERY: Is this a familiar scene that you recognize?

Today’s Mystery Photo may be too easy for your super sleuths. But let’s give it a whirl. But is this a sleeper to confuse you? Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 13, 2016 · Mystery photos
5/10: Eastside’s new partner; presidential questions; more

5/10: Eastside’s new partner; presidential questions; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Eastside Partners with Argosy University For Upgraded Nursing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Questions Arise Now that Presidential Contest Is Almost Settled
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Electric Membership Corporation
FEEDBACK: Suggests Plebiscite Concerning Peachtree Corners Bridge
UPCOMING: Snellville Plans Meeting on May 17 about Its Towne Center Project
NOTABLE: Community Foundation Makes Awards Totaling $288,000 to 24 Agencies
RECOMMENDED: I’m Not Rappaport at the Aurora Theatre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Big Wetlands Near Valdosta Shows Complex Ecological Structure
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Route To Financial Instability
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just What Geographic Area Does This Structure Serve?
LAGNIAPPE: Four GACS Bandsmen Headed to College To Be in the Band

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by · May 10, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Questions arise now that presidential contest is almost settled

BRACK: Questions arise now that presidential contest is almost settled

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher, GwinnettForum | You must admit that social media has been a mighty contributor to this 2016 political season.

In another way of saying this: look what we have done to ourselves.

We couldn’t get enough of Trump, or Bernie, and every so often, some of the other presidential candidates. So we turned inward, creating more bizarre buzzing for the political year.

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by · May 10, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Eastside partners with Argosy University for improved nursing

FOCUS: Eastside partners with Argosy University for improved nursing

By Carole C. Carr | Snellville, Ga., May 10, 2016 | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (formerly the Institutes of Medicine) recommends academic nurse leaders across all schools of nursing should work together to increase the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) degree from 50 percent to 80 percent by 2020.

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by · May 10, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: What geographic area does this structure serve?

MYSTERY: What geographic area does this structure serve?

Obviously, this is a retention dam of some sort, no doubt generating power for a particular area. But where is this dam, and what area does it serve. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net. and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 10, 2016 · Mystery photos
5/6: Survey on Peachtree Corners’ bridge; Our primary endorsements; Cuba

5/6: Survey on Peachtree Corners’ bridge; Our primary endorsements; Cuba

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Survey Says Majority of Peachtree Corners Residents Oppose Bridge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Consider These Candidates When You Go Into the Voting Booth
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Another Look of Recent Trip to Cuba by Southern Journalists
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: How Patty Davis Says Alzheimer’s Touched Ronald Reagan
UPCOMING: Commissioners OKs $75 Million Addition for Gwinnett Courthouse
NOTABLE: Refunding Water-Sewer Bonds Results in $18.5 Million Savings
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Forces Capture Jefferson Davis in Irwin County
TODAY’S QUOTE: Shhh. Or the Whole World May Know!
MYSTERY PHOTO: New Mystery Photo May Bring Lots of Head Scratching

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by · May 5, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Consider these candidates when you go into the voting booth

BRACK: Consider these candidates when you go into the voting booth

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | When elections roll around, GwinnettForum seeks to make sense out of all the campaigning, by giving readers our recommendations in the primaries.

This task is one we do not take lightly. After talking to this year’s candidates, we feel that our choice will make the best nominee in the May 24 primary.

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by · May 5, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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