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Full issue, June 23: Summerour school, Charleston shooting, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Captain Planet Endorses Summerour Middle’s Growing Edge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Charleston shooting brings sadness, shock, anger, frustration
ANOTHER VIEW: Let’s Look at Obamacare; Is It Working as It Should?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Ham Radio Operators Plan National Field Day
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech’s Construction Management Program Wins Acceptance
RECOMMENDED READ: Every Bitter Thing is Sweet, by Sara Hagarty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Young Harris College Thriving Now as Four Year Institution
TODAY’S QUOTE: When you think about self, remember this
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who Can Identify This Popular Area?
LAGNIAPPE: A Really Cool Place To Beat the Summer Heat
15.22: Rainbow Village, summer work, more
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IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Rainbow Village Reaches Another Milestone, Dedicating Building
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Use Care When Checking Out Jobs for Summer Work
UPCOMING: Program on Fatherlessness Coming to Snellville Library
NOTABLE: Exhibition on Georgia Textiles Coming to Environmental and Heritage Center
RECOMMENDED READ: Celts and Germans by Professor Timothy B. Shutt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Nell Choate Jones Becomes World Famous Painter
TODAY’S QUOTE: Sometimes You Just Don’t Deserve What You Get
MYSTERY PHOTO: We Thought It Was Hard, But Several Recognized This Pattern
LAGNIAPPE: Time for Summer Farmers Markets
FOCUS: Rainbow Village dedicates new buildings, marking another milestone
By Nancy Yancey | Rainbow Village, a transitional housing community in Duluth that serves homeless families with children, marked another milestone recently. Over 250 supporters gathered to celebrate the opening of their new Community Center and six new apartments. Bishop Keith Whitmore of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta led the blessing of the buildings.
Rainbow Village began 24 years ago at Christ Episcopal Church in Norcross. As an outreach ministry of the church, Rainbow House was formed in 1991 in a house that was leased from Georgia Power which was converted into a duplex.
BRACK: Students must use caution when checking out summer jobs
Finding a summer job is always a top priority for college and high school students. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Atlanta and Northeast Georgia is warning consumers of seasonal job scams, which can lead to identity theft. Signs of these scams include fake postings that require little effort for the job or claim to be high paying. By falling for these scams, students can waste time, lose money, as well as be victims of identity theft.
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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