By Ashley Herndon | We must counter corruption, inequality, false faiths and thievery. Fear is not a viable mechanism. Corruption is unsustainable as the wolf chases its tail. The snake will devour itself, so we must avoid the pitfalls of bogus populism. True populism is people power, not hateful corporate demagoguery.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Is corporate greed the source of many of our problems?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early Realtor Jim Hood and why Gwinnett grew
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering the 1970s, and Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl
FEEDBACK: Was not aware that anyone felt bad for rats
UPCOMING: County names Cephasto as is new fire chief
NOTABLE: PCOM students complete mission trip to Guatemala
RECOMMENDED: Confessions by Kanae Minato
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Three counties once came together in what is now Winder
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this six story classic building?
LAGNIAPPE: Southwest Chamber names Corbin Blue “Character” winner
CALENDAR: Civic breakfast, Women’s History Month
By Ashley Herndon | This expansion of greed needs journalists and the owners of media to take notice and act. Where are Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Jack Anderson, and William Serrin in today’s media? My best guess is the current corporate owners will not hire them unless they lie like the actors under the thumb of people like Fox, Newsmax, One America and ilk.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here it comes again: misguided “Plantation Capitalism”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Action from 2006 might be harming police hiring
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: What variation in the S&P 500 tells us about the future
FEEDBACK: Disagrees with statements about Gwinnett schools
UPCOMING: County Chairman gives 2023 State of the County address
NOTABLE: GGC’s Super Saturday STEM program aims at sixth graders
RECOMMENDED: Acai Bowl in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bibb Manufacturing was key element in textiles in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps you can make headway on today’s photograph?
LAGNIAPPE: Oooops. The last identification was wrong
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre of Norcross has new presentation
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Words of Lincoln have meaning for our country today
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s a sad time when those in Congress heckle a president
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Riding a bike to kindergarten would be “too dangerous”
UPCOMING: Community recycling will be Feb. 11 at Gwinnett Fairgrounds
NOTABLE: Amber Walden is Gwinnett Tech instructor of the year
RECOMMENDED: The Writing Class by Jincey Willtt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sam Jones was the South’s most famous minister in the 19th century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful structures near the water ask for your identification
CALENDAR: North Gwinnett Kiwanis Father-Daughter dance is February 10-11
By Ashley Herndon | What a wonderful world. What a wonderful force…but wrongful motivation destroys. The primary motivations in settling North America were religious freedom, commercial opportunity, political freedom, and individual property rights for individual persons or a group, such as in Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Three times blessed, and recalling 1876 presidential election
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fair Tax again introduced in Congress; E-mail from John Linder
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering bobby socks, short skirts and tennis shoes
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Partnership between Peachtree Corners and Fusus bolsters safety
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners launches non-profit rescue plan grant program
RECOMMENDED: Hi Pot on Buford Highway in Doraville.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: William Parkins significant architect of many Atlanta buildings
MYSTERY PHOTO: More sunshine would brighten up this building. Where is it?
LAGNIAPPE: Youth cartoonists wanted
CALENDAR: Paxton visits at Norcross Cultural Arts Center on Jan. 26
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TODAY’S FOCUS: When GwinnettForum has a story about guns, you can bet on letters
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Book about Robert E. Lee changed my mind on military base names
ANOTHER VIEW: Which state will have the courage to turn things around?
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 CID
FEEDBACK: Vagrant riders on MARTA can give Atlanta a bad name
UPCOMING: GGC offering free exercise program starting January 30
OBITUARIES: Deborah (Debbie) Lee Mason
RECOMMENDED: The Sagas of the Icelanders, multiple translations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Patrick Hues Mell influential educator and educator in 19th century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lighthouse on a cliff is this edition’s mystery
CALENDAR: Service to honor veterans is postponed
“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.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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