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NEW for 10/27: Thankful to Carter; Military training; Mammograms

NEW for 10/27: Thankful to Carter; Military training; Mammograms

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thankful to Jimmy Carter and for growing up on JC Boulevard 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Universal military training would be good for our country
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority
FEEDBACK: Questions validity of re-zoning ex-Olympic Tennis Center
UPCOMING: Third annual Suwanee Classic Car show to benefit arts
NOTABLE: Gwinnett music school students perform at Carnegie Hall
RECOMMENDED: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Archaeology can tell us about lives of our ancestors
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if this unusual angle helps you identify this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Two Revolutionary  War patriots marked at ceremony here
CALENDAR: Drug Take Back will be held October 28 in Snellville 

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by · October 27, 2023 · Full issues
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ANOTHER VIEW: Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority

By Barbara Myers | A teacher, a pharmacist, a public health advocate and a diabetes care and education specialist, Mandy Reece, a doctor of pharmacy  is adding one more title to her resume. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Reece has become even more adamant about advocating for yearly mammograms for adult women.

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by · October 27, 2023 · Another View
NEW for 5/26: PCOM grads, Jimmy Carter Blvd., and Southernisms

NEW for 5/26: PCOM grads, Jimmy Carter Blvd., and Southernisms

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM grad wins highest student honor, pursues medicine
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Background on the naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: Send GwinnettForum your favorite Southern phrases
FEEDBACK: Six letter writers offer their thoughts on a variety of subjects
UPCOMING: Gwinnett summer meals program begins on May 30
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville boasts new kinetic wind sculpture 
RECOMMENDED: One Mind by Larry Dossey, M.D.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indians in Georgia spoke many languages
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional man-on-horse statue is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Memorial Little Free Library opens in Peachtree Corners
CALENDAR: Author Daniel Black speaks June 1 at Duluth Public Library

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by · May 26, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: PCOM grad wins highest student honor, pursues medicine

By Barbara Myers  |  Kelsey Martin, DO ’23, is the recipient of the Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal, PCOM Georgia’s highest student honor that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the college, the community and the osteopathic profession.

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by · May 26, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Match Day: PCOM grads head for their residencies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Native of Ecuador finding success in Gwinnett County
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: For the first time, Major League Baseball has added a clock
FEEDBACK: Most of our leaders have irresponsible fiscal policies
UPCOMING: Gwinnett buys parcels for new park at Promised Land
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech wins $25,000- Ellucian Impact Award
RECOMMENDED: Violeta by Isabel Allende
GEORGIA TIDBIT: New Hampshire native first UGA national history professor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Southern mansion for you to identify
CALENDAR: Take online survey concerning the Piedmont Pathway

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by · April 7, 2023 · Full issues
Chris Staley, left,of Atlanta is all smiles, shown with his family. The new PCOM grad, who attended Marist High School before graduating from Emory, is now headed to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for his residency

FOCUS: Match Day: PCOM grads head for their residencies

By Barbara Myers  |  One of the most important days in a medical student’s journey occurred this year on March 17. That was the day when PCOM Georgia’s fourth year medical students learned where they matched into residency programs and where they’ll spend their next three to seven years training in a specialty. 

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by · April 7, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 3/31: King statue, fishing for vets, PCOM grads return

NEW for 3/31: King statue, fishing for vets, PCOM grads return

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Unveiling of Dr. King Statue is Saturday in downtown Atlanta 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Berkeley Lake plans day of fishing for veterans on May 6 
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Two PCOM grads leave practices to return to teach
FEEDBACK: Ex-officer sees mishandling in District Attorney’s office 
UPCOMING: Renova Technology expanding at Oakbrook Parkway location
NOTABLE: Math competition at GGC honors late faculty members
RECOMMENDED: Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by William and Mary Morris
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maj. Gen. Thomas Ruger was provisional governor of state
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps this one clue will guide you to ID this photo!
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Stripers’ 2023 season opens tonight at 7:05 p.m.

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by · March 31, 2023 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Two PCOM grads leave practices to return to teach

ANOTHER VIEW: Two PCOM grads leave practices to return to teach

By Barbara Myers  |  In 2009, four years after PCOM Georgia was established, PCOM Georgia Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Renee Himmelbaum, and Department of Family Medicine Assistant Professor Joy Zarandy matriculated into the campus’ osteopathic medicine program. They both remember their student years in a similar fashion. 

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by · March 31, 2023 · Another View
A close-up of the redrawn congressional districts. Click here to see the full Georgia map.

NEW for 11/23: On preventing the virus, Georgia politics

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM doctors study strategies for prevention of COVID-19
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Looking at Congressional gubernatorial and legislative politics
ANOTHER VIEW: Rittenhouse gun purchase may face more problems
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Voters in non-partisan election will know candidate affiliations
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville amends ordinance concerning noises
NOTABLE: GGC professor and colleague study travel disruptions 
RECOMMENDED: We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Travelers come to Georgia for landscapes, recreation and history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this terra-cotta statue is located
LAGNIAPPE: Bright red leaves
CALENDAR: Redistricting open house will be Tuesday (tonight) at Lucky Shoals Park in Norcross.

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by · November 23, 2021 · Full issues
From left are: Drs. Shashidharamurthy Taval, Srujana Rayalam, and  Vicky Mody. Photo provided.

FOCUS: PCOM doctors study strategies for prevention of COVID-19

By Barbara Myers |  Three department of pharmaceutical sciences associate professors at Philadelphia College  of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia(PCOM), each with their own expertise, along with doctoral, graduate and high school students and research assistants, have joined forces to investigate various strategies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

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by · November 23, 2021 · Today's Focus
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