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NEW for 10/10: Solar power, baseball and standing up
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: See how solar energy can reduce your electric bill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: This and that in sports and the Curse of the Bambino
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: It is going to take all of us to “get ‘er done”
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County stamps approval of long range transit plan
NOTABLE: Annandale surpasses $6 million capital campaign
RECOMMENDED: Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It, by Patricia Marx and Roz Chast
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Milledgeville native early fighter against yellow fever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let’s see how many can identify this iconic photo
CALENDAR: Picnic with the Braselton police on October 12
BRACK: This and that in sports and the Curse of the Bambino
By Elliott Brack | Trivia question today especially for Boston Red Sox fans: besides being famous for allowing a ground ball through his legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets in Shea Stadium, what other major baseball feat is Bill Buckner associated with? A hint: it has to do with Atlanta.
NEW for 6/20: On Kansas City and Edward Stack, hero
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Learning why Kansas City was originally developed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s why Edward Stack of New York is my hero
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf CID
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Snellville to mark its centennial weekend of August 18-19
NOTABLE: Fortune names Peachtree Corners among best place to live
RECOMMENDED: Jury Duty Streaming series, on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ebos Landing has no local marker of its existence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three by the sea, but which sea and which town?
CALENDAR: Rooftop solar workshop will be Wednesday, June 21
BRACK: Here’s why Edward Stack of New York is my hero
By Elliott Brack | Though I had never heard of Edward Stack before, he’s a hero of mine. Mr. Stack died recently at age 88 in New York. He had served for 60 years in leadership roles of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, ending as president and chairman. And he’s my hero because he’s the person who is responsible for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame because of his gambling addiction.
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
NEW for 2/21: On Guardian Caps, summertime and RC Colas
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett firm improving safety of college sports
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Summertime in the South, with baseball, colas and peanuts
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Here’s another view on sports betting legislation
UPCOMING: Ninth Suwanee Arts Festival scheduled for April 29-30
NOTABLE: Hudgens Center presents digital art exhibit on Lawrenceville Square
RECOMMENDED: Hungarian Folk Tales, by Val Biro
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Gov. William Northen was ahead of his time
MYSTERY PHOTO: Springtime’s green shown in today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: New eatery coming to Peachtree Corners
CALENDAR: Black heritage celebration at GJAC Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
BRACK: Summertime in the South, with baseball, colas and peanuts
| Having been born in the South, we boys growing up never even thought of how hot it got in the summer time in Georgia. It was just plain hot, and we accepted that in the days before air conditioning was standard. Suffer from heat? Not us. Sweat during the summer? Probably, but it seemed natural, and didn’t slow us down.
ANOTHER VIEW: Pulling a fast one on your high school baseball coach
By David Simmons | Early spring, 1972, Greenfield, Indiana, varsity baseball practice, Saturday morning, cold, and six inches of snow on the ground. Our coach, former Greenfield High football star who wore double zero (00), known as Zeke, had cleared off a big patch of the parking lot so we could have practice using hard rubber baseballs.
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 1, 2024
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
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SAMPLE BALLOTS
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MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
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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