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NEW for 10/4: On the Supreme Court and weekend sports
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering the Supreme Court and its recent decisions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Atlanta sports fans after last weekend have big smiles
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County needs 2,500 workers for November General Election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County park system wins national accreditation
OBITUARIES: James Perry Dykes III
RECOMMENDED: Domestic Work by Natasha Trethewey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 makes landfall south of Tybee Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Could this be a sculpture, art piece, commemoration or what?
CALENDAR: Rescheduled Elisha Winn Fair is this weekend in Dacula
NEW for 9/16: On Day of Peace, Braves, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Rotarians plan Day of Peace Ceremony on September 21
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How about surveillance cameras, a new park and “them Braves!”
ANOTHER VIEW: Daughter learns more about her father in last days of his life
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Cracking open a history book can recall many obvious facts
UPCOMING: PCOM Physical Therapy unit holds Free Limb Loss Event
NOTABLE: GGC Broadcasting internship program paying off
OBITUARIES: Jack Roland Pittman Jr.
RECOMMENDED: The Highly Selected Dictionary by Eugene Ehrlich
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Federal Roads” helped clear path for western settlement
MYSTERY PHOTO: Obvious clues might lead to your identifying this mystery
CALENDAR: Historical Society meeting on Monday will highlight Gwinnett First Families
NEW for 7/19: On democracy, 988 hotline and more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Our democracy may be in trouble with today’s poorer newspapers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New national suicide prevention phone line is 988
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Supreme Court has set the stage for turning USA backwards
UPCOMING: Masks now required while inside county facilities
NOTABLE: Gainesville hospital graduates eight in Pathway program
RECOMMENDED: We need your input with new recommendations!
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scientists hoping to restore American Chestnut tree to maturity
MYSTERY PHOTO: You must look “up” to this week’s Mystery Photo
BRACK: New national suicide prevention phone line is 988
By Elliott Brack | Here’s something that might be mighty important to some Gwinnettian. You can now access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with a three digit telephone code, 988, providing quicker and easier access. The old number was 800-273-8255. To me, this really seems to be a major, and mighty important, change.
NEW for 2/15: On honesty, integrity and court’s religion
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Wants Court to be represented with diverse religious backgrounds
UPCOMING: Braves’ World Series Trophy Coming Twice to Coolray Field
NOTABLE: GGC event moves to address teacher shortage problem
RECOMMENDED: Pie in the Sky for streaming on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scripto strike ends with workers getting four cent raise
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph
CALENDAR: Join Arbor Day observance in Norcross on Friday at 10 a.m.
NEWS BRIEFS: Braves’ World Series trophy coming twice to Coolray Field
The Gwinnett Stripers, in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves, will welcome the 2021 World Series Trophy to Coolray Field for Opening Night on Tuesday, April 12. The 7:05 p.m. game vs. Nashville is an official part of the 151-stop Braves World Champions Trophy Tour presented by Truist, giving Stripers fans the opportunity to take a photo with the Commissioner’s Trophy.
NEW for 11/9: On redistricting, Braves’ memorabilia, vax rates
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s one view on legislature’s attempted redistricting plan
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Braves’ World Series memorabilia and other items
ANOTHER VIEW: What can be done to increase vaccination rates?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Retired Maj. Gen. Ronald Johnson to be Veteran’s Day speaker
NOTABLE: Rehab of home in Suwanee wins national homebuilding award
RECOMMENDED: A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chestnut trees once composed one quarter of all Appalachian forest
MYSTERY PHOTO: Statue of child reading a book is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Bid on 100 original paintings, all 12×12 inches, at Norcross Studio and Gallery
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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>> Click here to read GwinnettForum’s endorsements for the 2024 election — from president to local and state offices.
SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese
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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