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NEW for 8/29: On “Bears,” a path, Miss Georgia, a memorial

NEW for 8/29: On “Bears,” a path, Miss Georgia, a memorial

Click here to read the latest in GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: “Bears make a difference” seeks turf for its players
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Little girls jumping on a walkway, and hearing Miss Georgia
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Vietnamese native seeks OK to build veterans memorial
FEEDBACK: Had the guy only been capable of accepting defeat
UPCOMING: Two from Gwinnett to named to Veterans Hall of Fame
NOTABLE: Six residents on county budget review team
OBITUARY: Greta Harmon Loeber
RECOMMENDED: Witness to Dignity by the Rev. Russell J. Levenson Jr.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: George Woodruff set UGA football on the way to success
MYSTERY PHOTO: Park-like setting is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Check out a well-landscaped corner in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Health director to address Snellville Commerce Club Sept. 5

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by · August 29, 2023 · Full issues
Tara Schiphof and David Post

BRACK: Little girls jumping on a walkway and hearing Miss Georgia

By Elliott Brack |  It was a quiet tapping on the door. At first, I paid no attention to it. If I had not been in the den, I would not have heard it. 

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by · August 29, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Stella Rhymner, Emily Adam and Tim Adams. Photo provided.

FOCUS: “Bears make a difference” seeks turf for its players

By Tim Adams  |  Do you believe that all children should be given an equal opportunity to participate in youth sports?  The benefits are undeniable in terms of physical, mental, emotional and social health. Research shows that participating in youth sports leads to immediate and long-term benefits for youth, their families, and their communities.

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by · August 29, 2023 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: Vietnamese native seeks OK to build veterans memorial

By Tim Le  |  It has been several years since I asked Gwinnett County Park and Recreation for the opportunity to build a Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  I know that there was a reservation from Gwinnett County in providing public land for statues because of a certain lawsuit at the national level. I still don’t understand the details of that lawsuit and how it is affecting Gwinnett County.

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by · August 29, 2023 · Another View
Lt. Col. James Wesley Williams

NEWS BRIEFS: Two from Gwinnett to named to Veterans Hall of Fame

Two military veterans from Gwinnett are among the 15 people that will be inducted in the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame for 2023.   The two are Air Force Lt. Col. James Wesley Williams who now lives in Norcross, and is a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, and Army Sgt. Carvis Pittman Williams of Snellville, who served in World War II, and will be honored posthumously.

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by · August 29, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Park-like setting is today’s Mystery Photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Park-like setting is today’s Mystery Photo

Today’s Mystery Photo looks something like a park, with a city nearby. And maybe the big N and S in the photo mean something! Figure out where this photograph was made, and send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

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by · August 29, 2023 · Mystery photos
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Greta Harmon Loeber

Greta Harmon Loeber, 76, of Peachtree Corners, died unexpectedly August 23 in her sleep at her home. She retired from Gwinnett County Public Schools, after 21 years of teaching.

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by · August 29, 2023 · Obituaries
NEW for 8/25: On Australian voting, town statues, autism

NEW for 8/25: On Australian voting, town statues, autism

Click here to read the latest issue of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Mandatory voting in Australia is largely uncontroversial
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett cities should also raise statues to their founders
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas 
ANOTHER VIEW: Autism Support Center to open in Duluth in September
FEEDBACK: Six readers write in with their views on topics
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville plans its linear mural on Jackson Street
NOTABLE: Autonomous delivery now in Peachtree Corners
RECOMMENDED: The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia has 11 planetariums open to the skies
MYSTERY PHOTO: New vertical structure begs your identification
LAGNIAPPE: Check out his Mexican Sunflower
CALENDAR: Writing workshop Saturday in Centerville

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by · August 25, 2023 · Full issues
Tom Snell and James Sawyer.

BRACK: Gwinnett cities should raise also statues to their founders

By Elliott Brack  |  Snellville in particular and Gwinnett in general are in debt to Dave Emanuel, who is a member of the Snellville City Council.  He had the idea for Snellville to commemorate its 100th anniversary by erecting a statue of the two city founders, Tom  Snell and James Sawyer.  

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by · August 25, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Mandatory voting in Australia is largely uncontroversial

By Bruce Hawker |  Mandatory elections in Australia are largely uncontroversial. People sometimes complain at being required to vote, but returning to voluntary voting is not on the political agenda for the major parties.

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by · August 25, 2023 · Today's Focus
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