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NEW for 7/5: Duluth Co-op celebration and kicking can down road

NEW for 7/5: Duluth Co-op celebration and kicking can down road

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Duluth Co-op plans 30th  anniversary celebration
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Getting out of tight spot by kicking the can down the road
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Readers have their own views  about recent debate
UPCOMING: GGC students are big users of student aid center
NOTABLE: Former Gwinnettian is new president of seminary
RECOMMENDED: The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee by Alexander McCall Smith
OBITUARY: Myles Robert Godfrey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Religion is deeply steeped in Wiregrass Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this older home in Gwinnett?
CALENDAR: Chaos Theory returns to Lionheart Theatre on July 6

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by · July 5, 2024 · Full issues
U.S. Supreme Court, via Unsplash.

BRACK: Getting out of tight spot by kicking the can down the road

By Elliott Brack  |  With all the leaks about upcoming cases out of the U.S. Supreme Court, it’s not beyond reason that another disclosure of inside information could come out of the court. 

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FOCUS: Duluth Co-op plans 30th  anniversary celebration

FOCUS: Duluth Co-op plans 30th  anniversary celebration

By Margy McLynn | Come celebrate 30 years of the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-op, serving our neighbors in need.  Join us on Sunday, July 21 from 12 to 3 p.m. for an open house with food, music and community on the grounds of the Payne-Corley House.

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by · July 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
Campus teems at class breaks. Photo provided.

NEWS BRIEFS: GGC students are big users of student aid center

Because of demand, the Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Center will remain open through August 1.

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by · July 5, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this older home in Gwinnett?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this older home in Gwinnett?

Today’s mystery is a photo of an older home in Gwinnett. Who can remember where this house was located, and tell more about it?  Send your ideas to ebrack2@gmail.com, including your hometown.

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by · July 5, 2024 · Mystery photos
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Myles Robert Godfrey

Myles Robert Godfrey, 83, distinguished Georgia newspaper executive, passed away peacefully at his home in the Struggleville community of Barrow County on July 1. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 5, at 18 Rockwell Church Road in Barrow County. 

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by · July 5, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 7/2: On invasive snails, debate lies, 2024 choice

NEW for 7/2: On invasive snails, debate lies, 2024 choice

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Large, invasive snail found at Lake Lanier
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bulk of Americans can see through Trump’s lies 
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Makes decision on who he is supporting for president
FEEDBACK: U.S. mail caused major delays on absentee ballots
UPCOMING: Dog park in Lawrenceville to open in August
RECOMMENDED: The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Venerable Dr. Dagg” was early Baptist leader
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not only where’s today’s mystery, but also what
LAGNIAPPE: DAR chapter holds Flag Day celebration
CALENDAR: See a Clydesdale horse on Friday in downtown Norcross

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by · July 2, 2024 · Full issues
By Robert Ariail, courtesy Charleston City Paper.

BRACK: Bulk of Americans can see through Trump debate lies

By Elliott Brack  |  Watching presidential debates is not high on my agenda. Most years, these debates do little for real news, and serve mostly as arguments between  the vying candidates.  But for 2024, I sat for nearly two hours and listened to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.  

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FOCUS: Large, invasive snails found at Lake Lanier

FOCUS: Large, invasive snails found at Lake Lanier

LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, Ga.  |  A new species of snails has been found in Lake Lanier that could be detrimental to the lake’s environment. Be on the lookout for them, and report any you find to the Department of Natural Resources.

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by · July 2, 2024 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: Makes decision on who he is supporting for president

By Joe Briggs  |  Recently Dr. David Felsen asks in the GwinnettForum readers how the debate influenced our voting decisions.  This debate helped me clarify what has been another “who will do the least damage” election.

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by · July 2, 2024 · Another View