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NEW for 12/23: Levengood award; Christmas carol; 2023 wish
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TODAY’S FOCUS: J. Michael Levengood to be honored with Benham Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: About the carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
ANOTHER VIEW: Wish for 2023 is for no more corrupt politicians
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Peachtree Christian Health thanks donors for saving center
UPCOMING: Jaletta Long Smith is seventh judge of State Court of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Be alert to imposter posing as Water Department employee
RECOMMENDED: Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Thornton Marye was key architect and preservationist in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery: When is a lighthouse not a lighthouse?
CALENDAR: Andrews Raid presentation to be at The Georgia Archives January 13
BRACK: About the carol “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”
By Elliott Brack | At this time of year, words of Christmas carols reverberate in my mind, giving me pleasure. This carol, “It came upon the midnight clear,” has particularly been on my mind this year. The carol comes from 1849, when Edward Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Mass., wrote the words in a poem. It is said that the poem was first heard by parishioners gathered in Sears’ home on Christmas Eve.
12/20: Gwinnett Place Mall; Christmas carol; Brexit
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Place Mall Needs Redevelopment Strategy, Not Hope
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Aloof Artists Create One of the Finest Christmas Carols
ANOTHER VIEW: Our Dispatcher Says Most Brits Were Simply Tired of Brexit Delays
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: That Vote on Brexit Is Being Weighed in Scotland, Too
UPCOMING: Part of Spalding Drive to Get Bridge and Street Improvements
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Schools Benefit from Walton EMC Grants to Teachers
RECOMMENDED: The Sisters of Summit Avenue by Lynn Cullen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nell Choate Jones Donates Personal Art Helping Start Berry Museum
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Tall Christmas Tree for Today’s Mystery to Locate
LAGNIAPPE: DAR Leads Groups Laying Wreaths at East Shadowlawn Gardens
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
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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