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NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Freedom of Assembly Does Not Give Us a Right To Spread a Virus
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Boris Johnson Must Annoy and Confuse the Red Chinese Authorities
ANOTHER VIEW: Let African-Americans Know That We Care About Them
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Tell us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett College Is Having Record Summer Enrollment
NOTABLE: Coronavirus Has a New Victim: Gwinnett Festivals
RECOMMENDED: A Lucky Life Interrupted by Tom Brokaw
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Confederates Burn USS Water Witch So Union Doesn’t Get It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Grassy Field with Boulders Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another Dinosaur Spotting: at Vines Gardens near Loganville
CALENDAR: Building Bridges Gathering Coming to Peachtree Corners Saturday

by GwinnettForum · June 9, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Increases for Aid Means Neighborhood Co-Op Needs Help
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Stories Abound, Including Allowing the Dead To Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections on Voting in the Midst of a Georgia Primary Season
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Feels That the Republican Party Has Failed America
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Approves Study of Housing Inventory To Guide Decisions
NOTABLE: City of Norcross Again Certified as a Bee City USA
RECOMMENDED: A Clearing in the Distance by Witold Rybcynski
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Influence of Frederick Law Olmsted Seen in Georgia Cities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check Out This Mounted Rider and Tell Us About Him

by GwinnettForum · May 29, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/22: On thrift stores, candidate diversity, priorities

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Many St. Vincent DePaul Stores Originated in France in 1833
EEB PERSPECTIVE: There’s a Great Variety among Candidates for the 2020 Primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Have Your Priorities Shifted? Have Your Beliefs Been Hardened?
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Reports That Her Family Safeguarded One of Doolittle’s Raiders
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Schools Foundation Seeks $1 Million by June 15
NOTABLE: All PCOM College Campuses Programs Win New 10 Year Accreditation
RECOMMENDED: The Toddler in Chief by Daniel W. Drezner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Tech Researchers Work on Better Tractor-Trailer Performance
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Clues Jump Out at You in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Braselton Comprehensive Plan Ready for Review

by GwinnettForum · May 22, 2020 · Full issues

U.S. Air Force Museum display of a B-25B Mitchell in preparation for the Doolittle Raid. Source: Wikipedia.

NEW for 5/15: Doolittle’s Raid; A VP pick for Biden; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Doolittle’s World War II Raid on Japan Boosts the American Morale
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How Joe Biden Can Ensure Being the Next President
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Enjoying and Respecting GwinnettForum More and More
UPCOMING: County, Schools To Combine to Feed School Children during Summer
NOTABLE: These Students Learn about Worms and Bugs in Their Backyards
RECOMMENDED: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon’s Little Richard Was “Architect of Rock and Roll”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual Structure Might Trick You in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Drive-Through Farmers Market Saturday in Snellville.

by GwinnettForum · May 15, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/12: Summer reading; World’s vulnerability; GGC milestone

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Library’s Summer Reading Program Open for Registration
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pandemic Shows Just How Vulnerable The World Is
ANOTHER VIEW: Fifteen Years Ago, Georgia Gwinnett College Was Authorized
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Today We Have Five Letters on Varied Subject Matters
UPCOMING: Time To Apply for Plots in Lawrenceville Community Garden
NOTABLE: Retired Gwinnett Educator and Resident Wins International Honor
RECOMMENDED: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Pickett’s Mill Was Major Atlanta Victory for Confederacy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Long Held Mystery Photo May Be Easily Identified

by GwinnettForum · May 12, 2020 · Full issues

11/1: How soccer helped later in life; Revel project; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Executive Finds Soccer Is a Transferable Skill Helping Later in Life
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Focus for County Will Be Revel Project, at Infinite Energy Center
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Recalls Days in Southwest Georgia and Dinner-on-the-Ground
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Marks Opening of Downtown’s Thompson Square
NOTABLE: Suwanee PCOM Student Is Winner of MAG Student of the Year
RECOMMENDED: Agent Running in the Field by John LeCarre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass Georgia Covers Parts of 23 Counties in the South Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Craftsmanship Went into Construction of This Building
CALENDAR: Master Gardeners Talk is November 2 at Vines Park

by GwinnettForum · November 1, 2019 · Full issues

10/25: Chamber award winners, Oscar Peterson, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chamber Announces Winners of Small Business Awards
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Click Below, Sit Back and Enjoy Great Music from Oscar Peterson
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: It’s an Indictment of Government That Vaping Isn’t Better Controlled
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Opens New Health Center in Grayson
NOTABLE: Good Samaritan Health Center Buying Another Facility for Its Services
RECOMMENDED: Revelator Coffee Shop in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Benjamin Taliaferro Significant Player in Yazoo Land Frauds
MYSTERY PHOTO: An Old Automobile Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Big chair
CALENDAR: Flick or Treat is Saturday, October 26 at 4 p.m., at Coolray Field

by GwinnettForum · October 25, 2019 · Full issues

10/8: Hispanic political influence; New Forum feature of candidate profiles

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TODAY’S FOCUS: UGA Libraries, GALEO To Catalog Hispanic Influence in Politics
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Candidate Profiles for ContestedGwinnett City Elections
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Four Letter Writers Question Whose Job It Is To Feed Hungry Etc.
UPCOMING: Scottdale Resident Wins $50,000 Hudgens Prize for Georgia Artists
NOTABLE: Snellville To Offer Digital Badge Program To Hone Computer Skills
RECOMMENDED: Hippie by Paulo Coelho
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Continues To Produce Notables in Country Music Field
MYSTERY PHOTO: Picture-Perfect Scene Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Public Safety Festival This Saturday at CoolRay Field

by GwinnettForum · October 8, 2019 · Full issues

Sheep grazing at a Silicon Ranch solar farm, similar to the one Walton EMC relies on to power Facebook’s Newton Data Center, are helping to improve the soil, air, water and economy. Silicon Ranch’s Regenerative Energy platform delivers the maximum environmental benefits from its solar facilities. (Photo provided)

9/17: Solar farming; NFL negotiator; Presidential debates

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Walton EMC Solar Farm Providing More Than Just Electricity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettian Participating in NFL and Football Player Negotiations
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s One Guy’s Views on Most Recent Presidential Debate
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Talk About Your Unusual Ideas: How About Only 15 U.S. Senators!
UPCOMING: Snellville Adopts Ordinance Concerning Short Term Rental Property
NOTABLE: Meadowcreek Graduate Wins $7,000 Les Dame d’Escoffier Scholarship
RECOMMENDED: Understanding Democracy in America by Professor Ken Masugi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Author, Anne Rivers Siddons, Dies at 83 in Charleston
MYSTERY PHOTO: Attractive Church Begs Question of Its Location as Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: 67th Annual Gwinnett County Fair Continues Through Saturday
CALENDAR: Check out these coming events

by GwinnettForum · September 17, 2019 · Full issues

5/31, full issue: PCOM grads; Early summer; Dealing with heat

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TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM Georgia Holds Commencement for 270 Graduates
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tidbits of Summer, Including No Hat, No Shorts, No Service
ANOTHER VIEW: With It Hot Outside, Consider These Tips for Staying Cooler
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Reader Challenges Conventional Thinking of Winston Churchill
UPCOMING: New Scholarship at Gwinnett Tech Honors Service of Rick Davis
NOTABLE: Johnson To Head DNR Law Enforcement Division in Northeast Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Unexampled Courage by Richard Gergel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: DeSoto’s Expedition Had Enormous Impact on Pristine Native Americans
MYSTERY PHOTO: Determining Where East and West May Help Solve This Mystery
CALENDAR: Adopt-a-Stream Workshop To Be on June 8

by GwinnettForum · May 31, 2019 · Full issues

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
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.
21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

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.

Search Results for: "computer museum of america"

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

NEW for 5/22: On thrift stores, candidate diversity, priorities

NEW for 5/15: Doolittle’s Raid; A VP pick for Biden; More

NEW for 5/12: Summer reading; World’s vulnerability; GGC milestone

11/1: How soccer helped later in life; Revel project; More

10/25: Chamber award winners, Oscar Peterson, more

10/8: Hispanic political influence; New Forum feature of candidate profiles

9/17: Solar farming; NFL negotiator; Presidential debates

5/31, full issue: PCOM grads; Early summer; Dealing with heat

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