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10/6: On Margaret Tanner, Gwinnett’s buses, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering Margaret Tanner of Lawrenceville
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Schools Award Two Safe Drivers with New Buses
UPCOMING: Parkview Cluster Foundation Plans Fund-Raising Fun Walk
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $10 Million in 10 Years
RECOMMENDED READ: The Jewels of Paradise, by Donna Leon
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Black Georgians Participate More in Government after World War II
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Movement away from September
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old World Conditions Shown in Quiet Scene
LAGNIAPPE: A Look at Gwinnett Place Mall in 1984
FOCUS: Margaret Elizabeth Sumner Tanner, genial Gwinnettian, dies at 103
By Rachel Bronnum | Oct. 6, 2015 | Margaret Elizabeth Sumner was born on January 8, 1912 in Shingler, a Worth County town in South Georgia. Until her death on September 11, 2015, Margaret was physically and mentally active. She swam at the YMCA in her Twinges in the Hinges class, participated in church groups, was chaplain of her Garden Club, and enjoyed being with people.
10/2: Watershed clean-up, Rivera masterpiece, income gaps
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Beaver Ruin Watershed Clean-Up Is Target of Clean and Beautiful
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Diego Rivera Masterpiece at Art Institute Worthy of Trip to Detroit
ANOTHER VIEW: What Happens When Rich and Poor Are Too Far Apart?
FEEDBACK: Remember the Simpson-Bowles Debt Reduction Plan?
UPCOMING: Ga-PCOM Wins Approval for Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies
NOTABLE: Gander Mountain Opens Outlet in Snellville
RECOMMENDED READ: Her by Harriet Lane
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Veterans in Vanguard of Changes in Georgia After World War II
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Women Get Soon, But for Man Takes Forever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps This Railroad Engine Will Give You an Idea
LAGNIAPPE: DAR Chapter Welcomes New Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony
FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful plans watershed clean-up
By Kasie Bolling | Celebrating its 16th year, Great Days of Service is a cooperative and community-focused initiative created by the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services. Because the environment plays such a vital role in the health and wellness of the citizens it serves, another local nonprofit has been honored to play a role in Great Days of Service since its inception. Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GCB) is proud to carry on that tradition with a special focus on a local watershed.
9/29: Two on video scoreboards, Warhol exhibit, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Check Out Story Behind New Norcross High Giant Videoboard
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How Formetco of Duluth Expanded into Videoboards
FEEDBACK: Wonders If Others in Gwinnett Concerned about National Debt
UPCOMING: Warhol Exhibit Coming to Hudgens; Civil War Exhibit at Heritage Center
NOTABLE: GGC Expansion Continues; Jackson EMC To Build New Gwinnett Facility
RECOMMENDED READ: Where the Money Was by Willie (The Actor) Sutton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Economy Booms in Post World War II Era
TODAY’S QUOTE: Those Who Write Can See Differently from Most of Us
MYSTERY PHOTO: Man, That Last Mystery Was Certainly That
LAGNIAPPE: Now You Can Pay Your Taxes with Plastic
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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