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NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Voters face 2 constitutional amendments in November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Little Allentown sends help to Hazlehurst 
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: Seven tips for living with macular degeneration
FEEDBACK: Changing voting registration is most difficult
UPCOMING: Beebe, Clegg photos on exhibit at museum in Duluth
NOTABLE: FODAC is responding to hurricane onslaught
RECOMMENDED: Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Federal Roads” opened land for migration
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this house with green shutters?
LAGNIAPPE: Northern Lights last week way down south
CALENDAR: Gwinnett’s Great Days of Service is scheduled this weekend

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by · October 15, 2024 · Full issues
An old Allentown store with a classic sign. Photo by Elliott Brack, 2014.

BRACK: Little Allentown sends help to Hazlehurst

By Elliott Brack  |  When death and destruction occur from storms like the two recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton though the damage and disruption is great, what is so wonderful is the way people come together to help each other during such times. 

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by · October 15, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
4/13: Lawrenceville’s vision; Favorite hymn; Politicians’ decisions

4/13: Lawrenceville’s vision; Favorite hymn; Politicians’ decisions

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tuesday Breakfast To Highlight Lawrenceville’s Vision Forward
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Recalling an Early Memory of a Favorite Gospel Song in Church
ANOTHER VIEW: Decisions by Trump and Perdue Make Businessmen Look Bad
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Considering Modern Banking, and Remembering Older Banks
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Cell Phone
UPCOMING: Water Resources Department Plans Two Workshops in April
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Launches Community Crusader Award
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Miracle Season
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Colonial Georgia Had Early Presence of French
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Presents Detailed and Unusual View
CALENDAR: Nature Photography Workshop coming to Environmental Center

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by · April 13, 2018 · Full issues
BRACK: Recalling an early memory of a favorite Gospel song in church

BRACK: Recalling an early memory of a favorite Gospel song in church

One of my earlier recollections came when about age 4-5-6, when going to church with my parents. It was at Walnut Creek Baptist Church, still a vibrant congregation near Allentown, Ga.

For some reason, at that young age, my favorite hymn was No. 70. Now what the name of that song was, I just don’t remember. But it might have been “I Feel Like Traveling On.”  You remember the lyrics.

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by · April 13, 2018 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
7/15: On political polarization; Fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

7/15: On political polarization; Fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnettian Reflects About the United States’ Painfully Polarized People
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bridge Over 1-16 To Be Named for Fallen Firefighter from Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Suggests Retired Counselors To Help DFCS Case Load Problem
UPCOMING: Schelly Marlatt To Become New Clean and Beautiful Director
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Graduates Seven Students from Explorer’s Program
RECOMMENDED: House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scientist Became Famous for Work at the University of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Sitting Down Helps You In Ways You Can’t Imagine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Even the Weather Might Be A Clue in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: State of Peachtree Corners Address by Mayor Coming Monday

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by · July 15, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Bridge over I-16 to be named for fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

BRACK: Bridge over I-16 to be named for fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Many of us do not recognize how many government services we have. For instance, when motorists are driving down Interstate 16 toward Savannah, south of Macon you see a sign for the town of Allentown. Motorists along about a 20-mile section of this interstate are under the protection of the Allentown Volunteer Fire Department. The department often makes emergency runs — about 16 percent of its calls — for accidents or auto fires on the Interstate.

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by · July 15, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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