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NEW for 4/16: Third parties, quiet in hospitals, old sign
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Could third parties cause an earthquake this fall?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s so relatively quiet in hospitals these days
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: From an old roadside sign, to where we are today
FEEDBACK: New question: where do those upset with mid-East go?
UPCOMING: Suwanee plans Glow in the Park this weekend
NOTABLE: Romi Patel joins Gwinnett Place CID board
RECOMMENDED: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
OBITUARY: Jerry L. Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fall line is between mountains and coastal plain
MYSTERY PHOTO: Recognize today’s Mystery Photo? Tell us where it is
LAGNIAPPE: Hawk is still patrolling around Norcross
CALENDAR: Hazardous Waste Workshop in Snellville on April 18
ANOTHER VIEW: From an old roadside sign, to where we are today
By Ashley Herndon | Note this picture from times past. Thanks to your parents and grandparents, they got us where we are today. I am old enough to remember seeing that sign and similar magazine pictures and believing them wholeheartedly. The days of good uncensored public educational opportunities made them possible.
NEW for 3/22: Fighting for principles; USA’s colleges
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: We must fight for our principles every single day
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Most of USA’s colleges started by our churches
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre offers five productions in 29th season
NOTABLE: JEMC Foundation makes grants of $69,575 to Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: One Life by Ellen Holly
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s 1877 Constitution in force until 1945
CALENDAR: Sugar Hill’s 85th birthday celebration is March 24
NEW for 2/16: Plantation capitalism, congressional elections, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Plantation capitalism being pushed on us again
EEB PERSPECTIVE: House special elections should cheer Democrats
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Memory lapse is really normal at every stage of life
UPCOMING: NCM plans “generosity luncheon” on Feb. 29
NOTABLE: PCOM co-ed from Lawrenceville to conduct research
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Origin, produced by Ava DuVernay
OBITUARY: Daniel (Gil) Holmes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Canals were thought to be a good idea for Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where of 133 stadiums was this photo taken?
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville commissions a “welcoming” mural
CALENDAR: Norcross to plant Shumard Oak on Arbor Day
NEW for 2/2: On tax time, family vacations, mentors
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TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s tax time; updating what you need to know
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What has been your family’s best vacation ever?
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Find it. Ignite it. Do it. Resist…Reclaim…Rebuild
FEEDBACK: Individual homes have limited appeal to some
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers to have new manager for 2024
NOTABLE: Small businesses in Gwinnett get $7 million in grants
RECOMMENDED: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Botanical Garden is in Athens
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t let that UGA flag fool you in this mystery
CALENDAR: Celebrate Groundhog Day with Gwinnett Stripers’ Mascot Chopper today
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 22, 2024
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
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.
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