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NEW for 8/11: Gwinnett now has 1 million people; more
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sit back and watch the birds that come into your yard
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s real! Gwinnett tops one million people as of June 15
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Now we want your thoughts on the problem
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s 2023 property tax bills are in the mail
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC communications wins national recognition
RECOMMENDED: Eucharistic Miracles of the World by Rafaello Martinelli
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Contaminated soils are improved by bio-remediation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a different photograph to identify this time
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett sets new record in national awards program
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners’ Light Up the Corners road race will be August 11-12.
NEW for 8/8: Fairness Doctrine, USA soccer, minimum wage
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Wishing the broadcast “Fairness Doctrine “ was around
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tidbits including USA in World Cup, and $15 minimum wage
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: What’s the best way to elect the state’s judges?
UPCOMING: New directors named to EMC Foundation board
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU creates new “first generation” scholarship
OBITUARY: Ruth Joan Norman Ekong
RECOMMENDED: Elektra, by Jennifer Saint
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ellijay known for its apples and second homes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hills, rock and water are clues for this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Gallery announces fall art class schedule
CALENDAR: Light Up the Corners race to be Aug. 11-12
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 14, 2025
“I have learned that our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”
– The only president from Georgia, No. 39, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), 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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