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2/21, full issue: Redner departs; Dems move forward; Warren’s plan
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Redner To Leave Post with Community Foundation of NE Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats Welcome Bloomberg and Slowly Move Toward Nominee
ANOTHER VIEW: Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Health Plan in Detail; No Others Have
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Troubled By President’s Attempt To Interfere with Judicial Process
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers Seeking National Anthem Performers for 2020 Season
NOTABLE: GMC Medical Foundation Soars Past $30 Million Goal to $43 Million
RECOMMENDED: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Estuaries Valuable for Crab, Fish, Shrimp and Other Shellfish
MYSTERY PHOTO: Color of Houses May Hint to Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Rose Day Coming Up February 29 at Bogan Road Community Center
6/15, full issue: Foundation grants; Casino gambling; Trump
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Grant’s Impact Nears $500,000
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Casino Gambling in Georgia Will Harm Local Entertainment Venues
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels President Trump’s Many Positions Result in “Yes, I Can”
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Appreciates the Way GwinnettForum Challenges Her Thoughts
UPCOMING: Suwanee’s Summer Porch Jam Part of International Make Music Day
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Symphony International Conductor Concert Will Be June 18
RECOMMENDED: The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Campaign Under Wilson Late in War Laid Waste to Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Is This Mystery Photo from a Spaghetti Western? You Decide
CALENDAR: Three Photography Workshops Coming Soon
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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