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15.13: Onion Man Productions; Apple rant; Self-interest; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Onion Man Returns To Norcross with More Short Plays
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A Company As Smart As Apple Ought To Do Better Than This
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Do Southerners Vote Against Their Own Interest?
FEEDBACK: From Mass Transit, to Editing in Today’s Media, To Pro Sports’ Dangers
UPCOMING: Suwanee Arts in the Park Festival Coming on Saturday
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College’s Wilson Wins Athletic Director of the Year
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grand Bay Wetland Center near Valdosta Second Largest in State
TODAY’S QUOTE: More About Roe vs. Wade
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Forum Had a Stumper Again
15.12: Stopping domestic violence; On Dr. Jim Collins; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Afraid of Your Partner? Call for Help If Being Bullied
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dr. Jim Collins Gave Guidance to Peachtree Christian Hospice
FEEDBACK: More on DeKalb Government, Vehicle Makers and Parkview Baseball
UPCOMING: Valerie Wilson heads GSBA; Brookwood, Walton EMC in Solar Project
NOTABLE: County Begins Sweeping Roads Again; Careful about Beauty Programs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Much of Vidalia Onion Must Be Harvested by Hand Work
TODAY’S QUOTE How One Economist Looked at Government
LAGNIAPPE: First Class Flying, Before World War II
BRACK: Collins got the job done at Peachtree Christian Hospice
By Elliott Brack | Most people in Gwinnett probably do not realize the contribution that Dr. Jim Collins, who died at age 77 last week, had on the county. Dr. Collins was the long-time pastor of the Peachtree Christian Church in downtown Atlanta. Through his efforts, Duluth’s Peachtree Christian Hospice is now thriving in Gwinnett.
FOCUS: There is help to stop domestic violence
By Rosanna Szabo | LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., May 12, 2015 — A few days before Christmas, George was arrested for simple battery and criminal trespass. He refused to leave Anna’s Lilburn apartment and pushed past her, causing her to fall to the ground. He wanted to see their baby and would not leave until he hac.
15.11: Crash avoidance; traffic relief; New York City
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Crash Avoidance Technology Should Be Required for Big Rigs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time To Move On Gwinnett Traffic Relief Is Right Now!
ANOTHER VIEW: What Living in New York City Is Like
FEEDBACK: More On Nursing Students and Clinical Rotations
UPCOMING: Nash Sworn in as Head of the Association County Commission of Georgia
NOTABLE: Lilburn Farmers Market Gets Grant from Community Foundation
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Vidalia Onion Among Major Georgia Agricultural Success Stories
TODAY’S QUOTE: Another Reason Why the Weather Is So Important
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized a Famous Home in Portugal
LAGNIAPPE: Enjoying the Pinewood Derby of Scouting
FOCUS: Truckers should have “crash avoidance” technology on big rigs
By John Suthers | The tragic deaths of five young women on Interstate 16 recently is a stark reminder of the dangers that tractor-trailers pose to all drivers on Georgia highways.
Five Georgia Southern University nursing students, riding in two cars, died when a tractor-trailer failed to stop for traffic slowed by a prior accident on I-16 in Bryan County during the early morning hours of April 22. Two other students were injured.
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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