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MYSTERY PHOTO: Where of 133 stadiums was this taken?
Since we’ve had some tough Mystery Photos lately, here is what some may think is a cream puff. Obviously, it’s halftime at a football game. But there are 133 NCAA Division One schools playing football. Take a shot at 133-1 odds and pinpoint this location. Send your guess to elliott@brack.net, and tell us the city where you live.
NEW for 2/13: Ethics for Supreme Court; Quilting; More
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Congress must devise ethical standards for SCOTUS
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Old time quilting was a necessity for cold nights
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Saving two ways: via LED bulbs, and cutting out cable
UPCOMING: Bill creating the City of Mulberry goes to governor
NOTABLE: Jono Davis is new general manager at Aurora Theatre
RECOMMENDED: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pam Durban wins recognition for southern fiction
MYSTERY PHOTO: Previous traditional, this architecture is modern
LAGNIAPPE: Two groups will work on “Missing Middle” housing
CALENDAR: Mardi Gras bingo luncheon in Pinckneyville on Tuesday
NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tell your legislator to vote against sports gambling
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting
UPCOMING: Harris new chair of Hudgens Arts Center
NOTABLE: Walton EMC grants 23 Gwinnett schools $130,868
RECOMMENDED: The Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once indentured, Ewen rose to prominence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Get rid of hazardous waste Feb. 10 in Lawrenceville
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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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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