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NEW for 10/8: Norcross’ 150th; Baptist Center’s future; GOP

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross to celebrate its sesquicentennial on October 23
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Five story handsome Baptist Center on Sugarloaf could be razed
ANOTHER VIEW: GOP was also “Grand Old Idea,” but today is not the same
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Tour of Mt. Carmel Church cemetery will be on October 17
NOTABLE: GC&B names members of Green Youth Advisory Council
RECOMMENDED: Complications by Danielle Steel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Five lighthouses remain on Georgia coast, out of 15 once built
MYSTERY PHOTO: Worldwide famous church is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: National Salute Ceremony thanks American veterans
CALENDAR: Friday, October 8 in Duluth

by GwinnettForum · October 8, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 7/9: Horse and sparrow economics; City budgets; Football

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TODAY’S FOCUS: When will we learn of Horse and Sparrow Economics?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s that time of the year for local governments to OK budgets
ANOTHER VIEW: Expanding college football season will put students in danger
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Others, besides parents, had great impact on his growing up
NOTABLE: City of Berkeley Lake celebrates another Fourth of July
RECOMMENDED: A Promised Land by Barack Obama
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Tom Dorsey gains fame as father of gospel music
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us more about this cow, and where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee again designated as accredited Main Street Program
CALENDAR: Construction Ready program starts in Gwinnett County August 16

by GwinnettForum · July 9, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks, for a job well done as superintendent
EEB PERSPECTIVE: With Covid falling, times are good for local businesses
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Eisenhower Republicans compared to today’s GOP
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: This serious fisherman always wondered about cricket boxes
UPCOMING: Youth Police Academy accepting applications for July classes
NOTABLE: County marks first official Juneteenth observance
OBITUARIES: Hill Jordan, Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Father, by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA swimming programs become powers in NCAA competition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out another lighthouse as this issue’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 22, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 6/4: On propaganda; Norcross grad’s success; Keep beaches clean

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Propaganda is all around us, and shapes our emotions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross graduate heads biology firm listed on NASDAQ
ANOTHER VIEW: As you head to the beach, be mindful of keeping such areas clean
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County seeking applicants for new Entrepreneur Center
NOTABLE: PCOM graduates 246, making them Georgia’s newest doctors
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Nomandland
GEORGIA TIDBIT: There are 513 caves in Georgia, mostly in its northwest
MYSTERY PHOTO: It’s a military fort, but what kind and where is it located?
CALENDAR: Imagine Rowen plans program June 9 at Dacula Park Activity Building

by GwinnettForum · June 4, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 5/25: On student loan debt; Berkeley Lake; Proven programs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Second in series of one way to solve student loan debt
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dispelling a myth of how the City of Berkeley Lake was founded
ANOTHER VIEW: Diehard group wants to eliminate programs proven worthy
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Suggests use of Gwinnett Place Mall for senior housing
UPCOMING: Ribbon-Cutting at 2 p.m. Tuesday for new Duluth Public Library
NOTABLE: Walton EMC annual meeting to be a drive-through format again
RECOMMENDED: On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once flourishing, Lithia Springs Hotel torn down in 1943
MYSTERY PHOTO: Oft-photographed scene is today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · May 25, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 4/30: Health summit; Census predictions; Hard times

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Cares hosts fifth healthcare summit on May 12
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Top officials predict what their city census count will be
ANOTHER VIEW: “They’re on the county” had its own special meaning
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Norfolk Southern responds about Samuel Spencer statue
UPCOMING: Gwinnett to get $28.1 million for rental assistance program
NOTABLE: HUD deadline for homeless block grants is May 27
RECOMMENDED: The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jean Toomer is author of book of African American life in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Mystery Photo is a mural, which needs more information
CALENDAR: Concerts return to Snellville on May 8

by GwinnettForum · April 30, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 4/16: On atonement; Pulling troops from Afghanistan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Musing on considering of four theories about atonement
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pulling American troops out of Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
UPCOMING: Four students to represent Gwinnett in statewide STAR program
NOTABLE: Gwinnett seeking to hire lifeguards for the summer season
RECOMMENDED: Turandot (an opera) by Giacomo Puccini
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Foundation creates Victorian Historic District
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may have seen today’s Mystery Photo and never realized it

by GwinnettForum · April 16, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 2/16: On Flynt shooting; Handicapped parking; Political comparison

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Havoc followed Larry Flynt’s shooting in Lawrenceville
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Someone illegally parking in handicapped zone burns me up
ANOTHER VIEW: Interesting political comparison: Old Gene and King Donald
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Georgia film industry works; why change tax credit laws?
UPCOMING: Response center seeks to help residents of Lawrenceville
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Stripers will continue as Atlanta Braves AAA affiliate
RECOMMENDED: Waking Up White by Debby Irving
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chet Atkins credited with developing “The Nashville Sound”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful subject of photograph needs identifying
CALENDAR: Town of Braselton plans two forums on its Development Code

by GwinnettForum · February 16, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 1/19: On cruelty; Updated objectives; Future

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Never forgive evil, lying, and cruel means
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Updating our List of Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett County
ANOTHER VIEW: He’s willing to trust the unknown future to a known God
SPOTLIGHT: Imagine Advertising and Global Signs
FEEDBACK: Many reasons why Bubba McDonald only GOP runoff survivor
UPCOMING: Gary Guan to seek Gwinnett Republican chairmanship
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC seeking youths for Washington D.C. tour
RECOMMENDED: Red Notice by Bill Browder
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Big Bethel Church is pillar of the Sweet Auburn area
MYSTERYPHOTO: Almost springtime scene is today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · January 19, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 11/13: Recounting ballots; Random thoughts; Letters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Nothing improper about recounting of ballots to take a long time
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Random thoughts about the negative transit vote and election results
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Good friends still talk and respect, but no longer demonize politics
UPCOMING: Norcross marks 150th anniversary with video tour of the city
NOTABLE: Project RESET uses CARES funds to make past due rent payments
RECOMMENDED: Meditations By Marcus Aurelius
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gertrude Thomas stays active; inducted to women of achievement
MYSTERY PHOTO: Building secluded near a pond is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville wins Highway Safety Award again
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Historical Society plans meeting on November 16

by GwinnettForum · November 13, 2020 · Full issues

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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NEW for 10/8: Norcross’ 150th; Baptist Center’s future; GOP

NEW for 7/9: Horse and sparrow economics; City budgets; Football

NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

NEW for 6/4: On propaganda; Norcross grad’s success; Keep beaches clean

NEW for 5/25: On student loan debt; Berkeley Lake; Proven programs

NEW for 4/30: Health summit; Census predictions; Hard times

NEW for 4/16: On atonement; Pulling troops from Afghanistan

NEW for 2/16: On Flynt shooting; Handicapped parking; Political comparison

NEW for 1/19: On cruelty; Updated objectives; Future

NEW for 11/13: Recounting ballots; Random thoughts; Letters

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