Gwinnett Forum

Post Tagged with: "Ashley Herndon"

NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

Click here to read the latest edition. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Choices, choices, choices …violence or non-violence?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Study this list of 21 Candidates for Senate to pick your preference
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump and the Republican Senate make economic disaster for USA
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Help George Puicar become write-in candidate for school board
UPCOMING: Census nearing deadline; afterward census workers will knock on doors
NOTABLE: Local artist adds colorful art to manhole covers on two Norcross trails
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Oglethorpe repels the Spanish on the south at battle of Bloody Marsh
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lovely area seems like good place to visit
CALENDAR: Remembrance Program about 9/11 is Friday in Peachtree Corners

by GwinnettForum · September 8, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 8/7: Oldest GGC grad; Putting athletes at risk; Preachers

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Grayson’s 81 Year Old Senior To Be GGC’s Oldest College Graduate
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia High School Association Putting Athletes At Risk
ANOTHER VIEW: Ministers Need to Re-Read and Preach of Bonhoeffer, Gandhi and King
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Bernard’s Recent Views Seem Equitable, Sensible and Workable
UPCOMING: Tom Summers of Snellville New Chairman of Salvation Army Board
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Shelter Seeking To Clear Out All Animals
RECOMMENDED: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early 20th Century Saw Growth of Craftsman Bungalow
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watch Out: This Mystery Photo May Not Be What You Think
LAGNIAPPE: Many Gwinnett Neighborhoods Have Population of Deer
CALENDAR: Vegetable Garden Workshop Coming August 11

by GwinnettForum · August 7, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 7/21: Runoff endorsements; A mother’s advice; Online teaching

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are GwinnettForum Endorsements in the August 11 Runoff Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering a Mother’s Advice: Don’t Let Up; Keep the Ball Moving
ANOTHER VIEW: Online Teaching Is Frustrating, Since Difficult To Motivate via Screen
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Russell Landscape to Clean Up and Maintain Hudgens’ Sculpture Garden
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Selects New Food Service Provider
RECOMMENDED: Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Lewis Devoted His Life to Non-Violence and Civil Rights
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Mystery Photo Looks Like an Advertisement for Tourism
LAGNIAPPE: Leadership Gwinnett Has Unique Graduation for Class of 2020

by GwinnettForum · July 21, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Hey, Sports Leagues: Lighten Up with Your Ticket Prices for Now
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Red Daylily, John Wesley, Marlene Buchanan and Wendy’s
ANOTHER VIEW: Memorable Travel Sites Let You Feel What Happened to Others
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Removing Monuments Opens Way for New Statues of this Age
UPCOMING: Randy Redner To Remain President of CFNG through 2023
NOTABLE: State Launching Test to Determine Internet Connectivity
RECOMMENDED: Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irrigation Keeps Georgia Farmers Profitable for Many Crops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Great Gobs of Rock All Hang Together in This Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 30, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

Click here to read the latest issue of GwinnettForum. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: With 29 Years After Starting Coalition, Ellen Gerstein To Retire
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Embraces Mass Transit; So Should Gwinnett, Too
ANOTHER VIEW: Lot of Our Thinking Goes Back to John Locke, Quite Ironical
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Florida Pedestrian Bridge Was Built of Different Material
UPCOMING: GC&B Offers Great Playtime, While Cleaning up Roads, Streams
NOTABLE: GGC Students To Save a Bundle Through Textbook Grant
RECOMMENDED: Movie: A Fortunate Man by Bille August
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Multiple Ships of U.S. Navy Have Been Named Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Building for You To Pinpoint Its Location

by GwinnettForum · June 23, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gain Benefits of Working from Home By Providing Helpful Assistance
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Next Gwinnett Commission Chairman Won’t Be a Gwinnett Native
ANOTHER VIEW: Either Going Into or Coming Out of Wilderness of American Life
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County Offers $20 Million to Small Businesses Via CARES Act
NOTABLE: City of Snellville Adopts Resolution Condemning Racism
RECOMMENDED: Epidemics and Society by Frank Snowden
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Civil Rights Group Concentrates on Albany and Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Against a Fading Day’s Sky, Identify This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Discover Garden in Norcross Provides Plots for Patrons

by GwinnettForum · June 12, 2020 · Full issues

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

Click here to ready the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering How People Tried to Avoid Mandatory Military Service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Herman Wiley, 97, Another Quiet Vet of Naval Action in World War II
ANOTHER VIEW: The Record Shows President Trump Often “Cuts and Runs”
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Asks for Debra Houston to “Get Real” and Half “Tired Old Tropes”
UPCOMING: Corps of Engineers Plans four February Meetings on Lake Lanier’s Master Plan
RECOMMENDED: Book review: Becoming Mrs. Lewis: by Patti Callahan.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barrier Islands of Georgia Protect Estuaries from Waves, Wind, Storms
MYSTERY PHOTO: Photograph Not from South Georgia Is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: A Cardinal Somehow Makes the Snow Even Fresher
CALENDAR: February 24 is the deadline to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary

by GwinnettForum · February 18, 2020 · Full issues

12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

Click here to read our latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Mestas Overcomes Obstacles To Earn GGC Degree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visiting Greenville’s Museum of Art Was an Easy One-Day Trip
ANOTHER VIEW: Stand Back and Do Some Deep Thinking about These Times
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Enjoyed Report on Visit by Dignitaries of Trip to Japan
UPCOMING: New Bay Creek Police Precinct Serves Eastern Area of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Rebates Totaling $20 Billion Go to Jackson and Walton EMC Members
RECOMMENDED: Outgrowing God: A Beginners Guide by Richard Dawkins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jane Fonda Known in Georgia for Work on Pregnancy Prevention
MYSTERY PHOTO: Waterfront Scene Has Clues Which Can Lead to Its Location
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Mystery Photo Spotter: Lou Camerio.
CALENDAR: Recreation Department Offers Free Pool Lifesaving Courses

by GwinnettForum · December 10, 2019 · Full issues

11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Barbara Howard Was Example of a Life Well Lived in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bill Bates Was The Epitome of a Good Public Relations Person
ANOTHER VIEW: Delving into the Theory of The Big Lie, According to Mein Kampf
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Having Fun by Giving Robocallers Back Their Due
UPCOMING: Volunteer Gwinnett To Recognize Selfless Efforts on November 17
NOTABLE: Transit Review Committee Report Expected by the End of 2019
RECOMMENDED: The Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Child Actor Georgian Jane Withers Has Long Movie Career
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s an Aerial View for This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Who Are These Good Guessers Who Get the Mystery Photos?
CALENDAR: Volunteers Needed at Bryson Park in Lilburn for clean-up on November 16

by GwinnettForum · November 12, 2019 · Full issues, Uncategorized

8/2: On capitalism, Sugarloaf extension and the higher road

Click here to read today’s full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Industrial Revolution from War Capitalism and Plantation Capitalism
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Route of Phase 3 of Sugarloaf Parkway Extension May Surprise Some
ANOTHER VIEW: Reject hate and fury by taking high road to future
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Suggests Another Slogan for the USA: “Let America Bake Again”
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Medical Center in Peachtree Corners To Open August 5
NOTABLE: Mitsubishi Golf Classic Gives More Than $300,000 in 2019 to Charities
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Blue Springs Farm Turns into Callaway Gardens
MYSTERY PHOTO: You Would Have Had To “Look Up” To Have Seen This Mystery
CALENDAR: Check out events coming soon

by GwinnettForum · August 2, 2019 · 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.

8/2: On capitalism, Sugarloaf extension and the higher road

Post Tagged with: "Ashley Herndon"

NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

NEW for 8/7: Oldest GGC grad; Putting athletes at risk; Preachers

NEW for 7/21: Runoff endorsements; A mother’s advice; Online teaching

NEW for 6/30: On sports leagues, red daylilies and memorable travel

NEW for 6/23: Gerstein to retire; Mass transit; John Locke

NEW for 6/12: On working from home, election thoughts, American wilderness

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

12/10: GGC graduate; Visit to Greenville museum; Deep thinking

11/12: Remembering Barbara Howard and Bill Bates; More

Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 22, 2024

Subscribe for free!

Continuing objectives

Interested in Gwinnett history?

Contribute today!

Our underwriters

Search Gwinnett Forum

Recent Full Issues

NEW for 11/22: New wedding venue; Elbows and manners

NEW for 11/19: $80 million grant; Small business impact; Jefferson letter

NEW for 11/15: On guns, Reg Murphy, more

NEW for 11/12: On Santa’s arrival, Mulberry runoff, more

Little Free Libraries

Award

Follow Us

Post Tagged with: "Ashley Herndon"

Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 22, 2024

Subscribe for free!

Continuing objectives

Interested in Gwinnett history?

Contribute today!

Our underwriters

Search Gwinnett Forum

Recent Full Issues

Little Free Libraries

Award