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BIG WINNER: The City of Duluth won five awards from the Southeastern Festivals and Events Association recently for putting on top-notch events in the city. See details in Notable below. Holding awards won by Duluth are, from left, Stephen Moore, RCS Productions,; Amanda Leiba, Duluth Marketing Coordinator; Maggie Waddell, Duluth Event Coordinator; and Ron Simpson, RCS Productions.

ISSUE 14.91: Barbara Awards, UGA-GSU acrimony, more

Click here to read the latest full issue of GwinnettForum. In this issue:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Barbara Awards Gala on the way

ELLIOTT BRACK: Acrimony for years between UGA, GSU

ANOTHER VIEW: Day trip to Milledgeville gives O’Connor insight

FEEDBACK: School bus drivers aren’t typical workers

UPCOMING: Well-known authors coming to Gwinnett

NOTABLE: Bowen in 13th year; Duluth wins 5 awards

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union

QUOTE: Comforting thoughts

GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Library houses important news films

MYSTERY PHOTO : No one recognized Cuban landmark

LAGNIAPPE: Many without power in Northeast Georgia

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by · February 20, 2015 · Full issues
Dr. Martha Johnson, formerly of Lithonia, who for years was on the botany faculty at what is now Georgia State University, donated 140 acres in her will to Gwinnett County, in what will be an undeveloped county park. The land includes 2,400 feet along the Yellow River, and borders another 56- acre county park. For more information on her, click here.

BRACK: For years, acrimony blossomed between UGA and GSU

By Elliott Brack | Back when states were planting institutions of higher learning, these universities were not always located in what became the state’s major city. As a result, problems have arisen between forces in the major city wanting a state university and the major university located in a smaller town wanting to enhance their school’s prestige.

It’s that same old story of jealously, while seeking to keep the state’s university as the major campus of the state.

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by · February 20, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Aurora Theatre plans 5th annual Barbara Awards Gala

FOCUS: Aurora Theatre plans 5th annual Barbara Awards Gala

By Chelsea Bohannon, Lawrenceville, Ga. | Join friends and colleagues for a festive evening honoring local artists and dedicated community members. Aurora Theatre presents the Fifth Annual Barbara Awards Gala on Monday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. Guests are invited to celebrate their favorite Aurora performers in the company of fellow arts supporters.

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by · February 20, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: You may have been here

MYSTERY: You may have been here

CLUE: Perhaps this edition’s Mystery Photo will come through a little easier. Many of you may have been in the location when the photographer snapped this photo of ships off a coast.

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by · February 20, 2015 · Mystery photos
Focus: Feb. 20 breakfast features advocates against domestic violence

Focus: Feb. 20 breakfast features advocates against domestic violence

By Susie Brown | — The Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) is planning a “Women in Action” breakfast gathering in Gwinnett to highlight the program concerning violence in the home place. The breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. on February 20 at Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth. Tickets are $75.

The Board of Directors and Gwinnett Fund Development Committee of PADV invites Gwinnettians to “Join us for an informative breakfast on the issue of domestic violence and how you can help stop it.”

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by · February 17, 2015 · Today's Focus
BRACK: 2 school proposals: Drop one, give study to the other

BRACK: 2 school proposals: Drop one, give study to the other

By Elliott Brack | Two items concerning Georgia’s schools were floated last week. One we oppose, while the other intrigues us.

The proposition that we oppose, proposed by Republican Sen. John Wilkinson of Toccoa, would allow Georgia school districts to elect school superintendents, and have local school board members appointed by a grand jury.

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by · February 17, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Mystery: Older building, but where?

Mystery: Older building, but where?

The Mystery Photo for today is obviously an older building. But what element of the photo signals to you where it may be located? Once you determine that, send your answer to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · February 17, 2015 · Mystery photos
ISSUE 14.90: On domestic violence, school ideas

ISSUE 14.90: On domestic violence, school ideas

Click here to read the latest full issue of GwinnettForum. In this issue:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Domestic violence is subject of Feb. 20 event

EEB’S PERSPECTIVE: Ideas about improving schools: 1 good, 1 bad

FEEDBACK: Likes Deal’s actions; anticipates liberal nirvana

UPCOMING: Sugar Hill’s musical calendar; Snellville artists

NOTABLE: New senior living facility in Peachtree Corners

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College

QUOTE: Makes you wonder if they believe it

GEORGIA TIDBIT: The late John Stone

MYSTERY PHOTO: Some thought last one was Cumberland scene

LAGNIAPPE: Local sailor on USS Bonhomme Richard

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by · February 17, 2015 · Full issues
EXPANSION: Gwinnett Medical Center has announced further expansion of services at its Hamilton Mill location, across from the Duncan Creek Public Library in Hamilton Mill Station. Services now include primary care, cardiac and women’s services and walk-in care. Patients can also get imaging services, including mammograms, x-ray and ultrasound, at this location.

ISSUE 14.89: GGC, Georgia State, more

Click here to read the latest full issue of GwinnettForum. In this issue:

TODAY’S FOCUS: This Year To Be 10th Anniversary of Georgia Gwinnett College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia State University Once Seen as University System Step Child
ANOTHER VIEW: We Live in Fear, Hope and Complacency
FEEDBACK: More about Bus Driver Insurance, And Three More Letters
UPCOMING: Byerly Returns to Gwinnett Tech; Snellville Charitable Event; Lecture Series
NOTABLE: County Closes on Simpsonwood Property; Jenkins Joins Gwinnett Tech Board
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Woodrow Wilson Becomes Academic, Politician, Then President
TODAY’S QUOTE: Wisdom from Eleanor Roosevelt
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Spotted the Bonneville Salt Flats
LAGNIAPPE: PCOM Pharmacy Students Working with Patients

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by · February 14, 2015 · Full issues

Georgia Gwinnett College kicks off activities marking 10th anniversary

By Sloan Jones | In January of 2005, Senate Resolution 33 “….approving the creation of a new four-year college in Gwinnett County by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia,” began moving through the legislative process. On May 10, 2005, then-Governor Sonny Perdue put pen to paper, creating an institution that soon would be named Georgia Gwinnett College.

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by · February 14, 2015 · Today's Focus
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