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NEW for 3/15: On political races ahead and Uncle Herb
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Total of 75 legislative candidates seek 34 seats
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering his gregarious Uncle Herb
FEEDBACK: Corners Outreach treats people fairly and with dignity
UPCOMING: Gateway85 CID kicks off interchange effort with $850,000 grant
NOTABLE: Baseball fans to see improvements at Coolray Field
RECOMMENDED: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gulfstream of Savannah employs 16,500 worldwide
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your hand at identifying a modern building
CALENDAR: Two authors appear Saturday at Liberty Books in Lawrenceville
NEW for 3/12: On children’s anxiety, 53 local candidates
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Freeing Georgia’s children from anxiety
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Total of 53 local candidates seeking public office
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Surprised at realistic view of Electoral College
UPCOMING: Aurora’s Greener Pastures opening is March 21
NOTABLE: State of the County: where opportunity thrives
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emanuel was state leader, once acting governor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this snow-capped mountain puzzle
LAGNIAPPE: Johnson marks 25 years with B&G Club
CALENDAR: Duluth Business Association meets Tuesday night
NEWS BRIEFS: State of the County: Where opportunity thrives
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson recently gave her fourth State of the County address. She emphasized: “As Gwinnett continues to grow, one thing remains constant: We are a county where people and businesses can live authentically and grow purposely. We are a community where opportunity thrives.”
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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