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10/13: New GGC provost, good Stone Mountain plan, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Gwinnett College Announces New Provost
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Innovative Thinking from the Stone Mountain Memorial Association
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Seeks Input for Direction at Simpsonwood Park
NOTABLE: Time for Annual Fall Plant Sale at Gwinnett Tech
RECOMMENDED READ: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See 28 Georgia Art Pieces at the Georgia State Art Collection
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Movement away from September
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Recognized Recent Photo with Mountain and Tin Can
LAGNIAPPE: Some 8,000 Stand for Two Hours To Hear Donald Trump Saturday in Norcross
FOCUS: GGC picks Arant from York College as new provost
By Sloan Jones | Georgia Gwinnett College President Stanley C. “Stas” Preczewski says that Dr. T.J. Arant has been selected as GGC’s new senior vice president for Academic and Student Affairs and provost. In that role, he will build upon the college’s strong foundation of academic excellence and extend it in ways that continue to support student success leading to degree completion. He will assume his duties no later than July 1, 2016.
10/9: On nonprofits, candidates, bridge, progressives
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Non-Profit Organizations Are Force To Be Reckoned With
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Republican Candidates To Visit Gwinnett on Saturday
ANOTHER VIEW: Progressives Must Start from Bottom to Win Races
UPCOMING: Flu Season Coming, So Move Soon to Get a Flu Shot
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Three Lil’ Pigs, Buford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: It’s Apple Time; Learn More about the Georgia Apple Crop
TODAY’S QUOTE: When You Think About This, Well….It’s Forever
MYSTERY PHOTO: New Photograph Comes without a Lot of Clues
BRACK: Candidates coming, new Highway 20 bridge and another scam
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | The national political campaign comes to Gwinnett Saturday, when two Republican candidates make appearances here. Donald Trump will be at the North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court in Norcross. Doors open at 10 a.m. and the rally is set to begin at noon.
FOCUS: Nonprofit organizations are force to be reckoned with
By Keith Fenton, chief development officer, Annandale at Suwanee | I have spent my entire professional career in the nonprofit sector, doing work that I have found intellectually and personally rewarding. All of my positions have involved some mix of fundraising, communications, marketing, or organizational development. I have spent a lot of time thinking about the things that we do, and finding ways to explain to others how nonprofit organizations operate similarly to for-profit businesses.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 10, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
— Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Eshter Perel (1958- ) 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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