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NEW for 8/9: On Highway 120, zoning boards

NEW for 8/9: On Highway 120, zoning boards

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Widening of road, new bridge, coming to Highway 120
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Zoning boards need to reject some business proposals  
SPOTLIGHT: Peachtree Campus
FEEDBACK: One way to enjoy the 1949 Ford Coupe
UPCOMING: GGC’s new college year begins on Monday
RECOMMENDED: The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jim Fowler hosted wildlife show on television
MYSTERY PHOTO: What spire is this, and in what city?
CALENDAR: Saving the Chattahoochee in Lilburn on  Aug. 12 

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by · August 9, 2024 · Full issues
MYSTERY PHOTO: Period costume dress says something in this special photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Period costume dress says something in this special photo

It’s a simple statue, in period costume, and telling us more than you might think. It’s something you don’t see everyday, and has a good story with it. Can you identify this Mystery Photo?  Send along your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

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by · August 9, 2022 · Mystery photos
9/6: On good neighbors and a story about a bridge

9/6: On good neighbors and a story about a bridge

Click here to read today’s full issue in one click. Inside this editionL:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Good Samaritan Center Seeks Nominees for Good Neighbor Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Highway 20 Bridge at Sugar Hill Opened……with Manpower
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Recent Chart Shows How Dramatically Some Counties Are Changing
UPCOMING: New Art Work Goes Up for September at Snellville City Hall 
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Releases 84 Contractors To Assist EMCs in North Carolina
RECOMMENDED: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 1941, Macon Votes To Raise Taxes To Help Construct Robins AFB
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Figures in Statue Bring with Them Questions of Location
CALENDAR: Tannery Row Juried Art Show Starts on September 14

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by · September 6, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Bridge over I-16 to be named for fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

BRACK: Bridge over I-16 to be named for fallen firefighter from Gwinnett

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Many of us do not recognize how many government services we have. For instance, when motorists are driving down Interstate 16 toward Savannah, south of Macon you see a sign for the town of Allentown. Motorists along about a 20-mile section of this interstate are under the protection of the Allentown Volunteer Fire Department. The department often makes emergency runs — about 16 percent of its calls — for accidents or auto fires on the Interstate.

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by · July 15, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
5/6: Survey on Peachtree Corners’ bridge; Our primary endorsements; Cuba

5/6: Survey on Peachtree Corners’ bridge; Our primary endorsements; Cuba

Click here to view the latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Survey Says Majority of Peachtree Corners Residents Oppose Bridge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Consider These Candidates When You Go Into the Voting Booth
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Another Look of Recent Trip to Cuba by Southern Journalists
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: How Patty Davis Says Alzheimer’s Touched Ronald Reagan
UPCOMING: Commissioners OKs $75 Million Addition for Gwinnett Courthouse
NOTABLE: Refunding Water-Sewer Bonds Results in $18.5 Million Savings
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Forces Capture Jefferson Davis in Irwin County
TODAY’S QUOTE: Shhh. Or the Whole World May Know!
MYSTERY PHOTO: New Mystery Photo May Bring Lots of Head Scratching

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by · May 5, 2016 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Survey says majority of Peachtree Corners residents oppose bridge

By Ali Stinson | An independent survey of 500 Peachtree Corners residents concerning the proposed bridge across Georgia Highway 141 shows that a majority of people oppose the construction of the bridge.

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by · May 5, 2016 · Today's Focus
5/3: On Peachtree Corners, visit to Cuba, tax breaks

5/3: On Peachtree Corners, visit to Cuba, tax breaks

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Corners Mayor Answers Questions on Proposed Bridge

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Visit to Cuba Shows Happy, Friendly People, But Crumbling Buildings

ANOTHER VIEW: State Should Call Bluff of Filmmaker’s Many Tax Breaks in Georgia

SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves

FEEDBACK: Letters On Bridges, Cubans, Artists and Candidates

UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre Announced Themes, Times for Summer Acting Camp

NOTABLE: Mural in Toyota Promotion To Remain in Norcross’ Skin Alley

RECOMMENDED: Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew by Michael Morpurgo

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Horace Ware Born Lowly, Rises to Federal Judicial Bench

TODAY’S QUOTE: When To Start on Your Retirement Activity

MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Significant Hints In This Edition’s Mystery Photo

LAGNIAPPE: Peachtree Corners Rotary Hosts First Career Exploration Night

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by · May 3, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Peachtree Corners mayor answers questions on proposed bridge

FOCUS: Peachtree Corners mayor answers questions on proposed bridge

By Mike Mason, mayor, Peachtree Corners | We’ve received a number of queries on the proposed pedestrian bridge that will connect the Town Center to the Forum and also to the city’s multi-use trail system.

logo_PCSealFollowing are the answers to the most frequently asked questions.

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by · May 3, 2016 · Today's Focus
4/22: Aurora reunites 2; Cagle’s religious liberty; letters

4/22: Aurora reunites 2; Cagle’s religious liberty; letters

Click here to see the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: I’m Not Rapport Presentation at Aurora Reunites Two Actors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Does Cagle’s Religious Liberty Stand Hurt His 2018 Governor’s Race?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Two Views of Pedestrian Bridge in Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: Backyard Garden Festival Coming April 24 to Environmental Center
NOTABLE: Nine Agencies Share $113,463 in Jackson EMC Foundation Grants
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Feature of Progressive Movement Was Greater Role of Woman
TODAY’S QUOTE: A Thought from Neil Armstrong on Earth Day (Today)
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Readers Spot Eiffel Tower, Taken from Underneath
LAGNIAPPE: Sandy Creek Student Wins Gwinnett Realtor’s Scholarship

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by · April 22, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Peachtree Corners’ bridge: From city-lite to big government

FOCUS: Peachtree Corners’ bridge: From city-lite to big government

By Ali Stinson | It was barely four years ago when Mike Mason was the president of the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association on the campaign trail to sell us all on a new concept in local government that he branded “city-lite.”

As the story went, this was a brand new form of government: a city chartered for only three services – trash collection, code enforcement, and planning and zoning. He touted a financial study that said the whole thing could be run for $750,000. It was all very simple. He promised local control of whether and where apartments would be built and cheaper trash collection.

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by · April 19, 2016 · Today's Focus
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