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NEW for 7/6: Health care jobs; Mason retires; Tennessee trip

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TODAY’S FOCUS: High schoolers learn about health care jobs at PCOM
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dr. Miles Mason III of Duluth retiring from medical practice
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections after a visit to Nashville, Tenn. area
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Thinking more about the demise of professional media
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery new spotlight show to begin July 9
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation announces new round of grants
OBITUARIES: Jaclyn White
RECOMMENDED: Mockingbird in the Moonlight by Jaclyn Weldon White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gambling once ongoing at baseball’s Ponce de Leon Park
MYSTERY PHOTO: Elegant Asian-themed building is today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · July 6, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/1: On researching traffic, paintings, PCOM accreditation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC team researching decisions on real-time traffic
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What’s on your home’s walls? Two of our paintings have stories
ANOTHER VIEW: Physical Therapy program at PCOM gains accreditation
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Greg Perry is the new police chief in the City of Snellville
NOTABLE: County adopts new noise control ordinance as of June 1
RECOMMENDED: The Children’s Book by A. S. Byatt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Refounded Oglethorpe University opened doors in 1916
MYSTERY PHOTO: Natural light streams in from above in this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Check out photos from the new Duluth Public Library on Main Street

by GwinnettForum · June 1, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 5/18: On scholarships, sewer project, immigrants

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Stricklands fund annual scholarships for local students at PCOM
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Giant sewer project in eastern Gwinnett to be complete in 2023
ANOTHER VIEW: Using Guatemala as example, more immigrants coming to USA
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Not believing in reality might show need for mental counseling
UPCOMING: Hudgens Center now presenting works of Ed Gilliam
NOTABLE: Bourdeaux plan would expand greenways in suburbia
RECOMMENDED: The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hašek
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The “Lost Camellia” flowered along the Altamaha near Darien
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perpendiculars are elements in this edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Neighbor refurbishes Little Free Library No. 16808 on Dogwood Circle in Norcross
CALENDAR: North Gwinnett Kiwanis Club has Vidalia onions for sale

by GwinnettForum · May 18, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 8/11: On student safety; Mountain Park; Moving on

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Safety of Students is Upmost in Mind as PCOM Begins Academic Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Mountain Park Area Today Seeking To Form a Community Association
ANOTHER VIEW: Get on with the Business of Life, Though Our Every Move is Monitored
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Scenes of When Lawrenceville Was a Film Version of Westchester, N.Y
UPCOMING: Pandemic Claims Two Leadership Programs in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: GGC’s Provost, Dr. T. J. Arant, To Retire in December of This Year
RECOMMENDED: Embracing Weakness by Shannon K. Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 Hits Georgia Coast, One of Deadliest Ever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful River and Bridge Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: A Conversation with Authors via Zoom on August 18

by GwinnettForum · August 11, 2020 · Full issues

9/13: On Happyfeat; Neat ribbon-cutting; Innovative teacher

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Happyfeat Program Gives Special Needs Residents An Opportunity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: STEM School Students Change the Way for Future Ribbon Cuttings
ANOTHER VIEW: PCOM Georgia Names Fabrizio as Innovative Teacher of the Year
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Third Annual Sunday Supper on Sept. 29 To Benefit Aurora Theatre
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Again Ranked Tops in Diversity in the South
RECOMMENDED: It All Comes Back To You by Beth Duke.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: J.B. Fuqua Gets Involved with Politics and Distributes His Wealth
MYSTERY PHOTO: Rough-Hewn Log Building is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: 67th Gwinnett County Fair Continues Through September 21

by GwinnettForum · September 13, 2019 · Full issues

5/21, full issue: PCOM remembers; Loss of 2 stalwarts; Prescription costs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee Medical School Remembers Families of Body Donors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Loses Two Stalwarts in their Respective Communities
ANOTHER VIEW: Lamenting the High Cost of Prescription Drugs from Big Pharma
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Readers Speak Out on Three Different Recent Postings
UPCOMING: GMC’s Glancy Rehab Center Offers New Training Device for Patients
NOTABLE: GGC Graduates 600 More, with Alumni Now Totaling More than 7,000
RECOMMENDED: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Humanities Helps Preserve and Explore State’s Traditions
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Is Considered “Difficult”
CALENDAR: Medical Falls Assessment Screening at Suwanee Library Branch on May 22

by GwinnettForum · May 21, 2019 · Full issues

2/8: Gwinnett Rotary projects; Girls’ flag football; Military spending

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Nine Gwinnett Rotary Clubs Work Together on February Projects
EEB PERSPECTIVE: High School Girls Flag Football Completes First Season in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Worries That Military Spending Is an Addiction of the Conservatives
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Was a Beautiful Sight To Watch Buford Father-Daughter Dance
UPCOMING: County Approves $73 Million Expansion of Infinite Energy Center
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Appoints Victoria Jones To Fill One Year Vacancy
RECOMMENDED: Destination: The Jekyll Island Club
GEORGIA TIDBIT: First Camp Meeting in Georgia Was in Hancock County in 1803
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unsuspecting Clue Could Complicate Identification of This Mystery
CALENDAR: Open House Saturday Afternoon at Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford

by GwinnettForum · February 8, 2019 · Full issues

4/24: New PCOM campus; Candidates and diversity; Divisiveness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM To Break Ground on South Georgia Campus on April 26
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The 2018 Primary Candidates come from Many States, Many Countries
ANOTHER VIEW: Close-mindedness Based on Lack of Diverse Info Builds Divisiveness
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Several Transportation Factors Continue To Be Ignored
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Baptism
UPCOMING: 200 Years of Snellville History To Be Available for Sale on April 29
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Expands by Buying Toccoa Credit Union Branch
RECOMMENDED: More Recommendations Needed Urgently
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wetlands Area near Valdosta Is Vast Ecological Educational Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: Think Coastal To Figure Out This Seafaring Theme
CALENDAR: Snellville Drug Take-Back Day Is April 28

by GwinnettForum · April 24, 2018 · Full issues

2/28: PCOM expands; Reactor floated up Altamaha; GOP policy and new world

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee Campus of PCOM Marks $8 Million Campus Expansion
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Nuclear Reactor Floating Up the Altamaha Was an Amazing Sight
ANOTHER VIEW: Republican Policies Cannot Cope with the New World Realties
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven & Associates P.C.,
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett Needs To Concentrate More on Its Strengths
UPCOMING: Second Sip and Swine Barbecue Festival Is March 3-4 at Coolray Field
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Library Director Wins National Association Award
RECOMMENDED: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hambidge Center Gains International Recognition for Fabric Quality
TODAY’S QUOTE: Two Secrets From Long-Ago Grecian Community
MYSTERY PHOTO: First, What Is It, and Then, Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Knight Elementary School Learning in Their Pioneer Garden
CALENDAR: Start Up Basics for New Business To Be March 7 in Buford

by GwinnettForum · February 28, 2017 · Full issues

2/17: PCOM’s big groundbreaking; Books by the pound; global warming

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Medical School To Hold $8 Million Groundbreaking for Addition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lawrenceville Getting New Way To Buy Books Saturday: By the Pound
ANOTHER VIEW: American Concern about Global Warming at Eight Year High
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Marginalizing One Segment of Voters Nothing but Gerrymandering
UPCOMING: Suwanee To Have First Full Marathon in Gwinnett on February 26
NOTABLE: Four from Gwinnett Among Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Alliance Theatre in Atlanta Grows in Offering Prestige Plays
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Wilbur Wright Declined a Speech
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Time the Mystery Is a Famous Horseman
LAGNIAPPE: Boy Scout Creates Snellville Memorial of 9/11 Attack
CALENDAR: Read what’s happening around Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · February 16, 2017 · 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.

Post Tagged with: "Barbara Myers"

NEW for 7/6: Health care jobs; Mason retires; Tennessee trip

NEW for 6/1: On researching traffic, paintings, PCOM accreditation

NEW for 5/18: On scholarships, sewer project, immigrants

NEW for 8/11: On student safety; Mountain Park; Moving on

9/13: On Happyfeat; Neat ribbon-cutting; Innovative teacher

5/21, full issue: PCOM remembers; Loss of 2 stalwarts; Prescription costs

2/8: Gwinnett Rotary projects; Girls’ flag football; Military spending

4/24: New PCOM campus; Candidates and diversity; Divisiveness

2/28: PCOM expands; Reactor floated up Altamaha; GOP policy and new world

2/17: PCOM’s big groundbreaking; Books by the pound; global warming

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