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NEW for 10/12: On carbon-pricing; Honoring Hudgens; Constitution
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Asks Georgia Congressional delegation to support carbon pricing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Scott Hudgens Jr. to be inducted into Hall of Fame for Georgia Veterans
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a challenge for you: go read the U.S. Constitution
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Georgia Tech grew in stature during Blake van Leer’s leadership
UPCOMING: Orange recycling bags help residents dispose of different plastics
NOTABLE: PCOM students recognize donor bodies they will learn from
RECOMMENDATION: The Odyssey by Homer, translation by Emily Wilson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early on, small seaport of Darien was major shipping center
MYSTERY PHOTO: Help the photographer figure out where this was taken!
CALENDAR: Braselton Zombie 5K Run will be held Saturday, October 16
NEW for 7/23: On government, patents and trains
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TODAY’S FOCUS: When should high schools teach students about government?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross ranks 14th in nation in patents per 10,000 people
ANOTHER VIEW: Surprised near trains whirling past you at 200 mph
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: County equips police with new ballistic ID system technology
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College’s local economic impact totals $508 million
RECOMMENDED: Friends Divided, by Gordon S. Wood
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sapelo Island is home of the University of Georgia Marine Institute
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo with few pedestrians asks for your identification
7/2: Living up to expectations; A good life; New amendments
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TODAY’S FOCUS: We Should Not Live Beyond Our Expectations, But Live Up to Them
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Classmate Led Admirable Life, Associated with Girl Scout Camp
ANOTHER VIEW: USA Needs Major Changes, Including Four New Amendment
SPOTLIGHT: J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Jostling with Letter Writer About Services Not Wanting To Pay For
UPCOMING: County Plans Three Hearings on Adjusted Proposed Millage Rates
NOTABLE: Leithead Is New Executive Director of Lilburn Community District
RECOMMENDED: No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Earliest Lighthouse on Georgia Coast Was Constructed in 1736
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tombstone for a Patriot Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett’s historic courthouse
CALENDAR: What’s going on in Gwinnett
BRACK: Founding Fathers of 1776? Most were relatively younger men
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here at the end of the year, let’s air some thoughts squirreled away.
FOUNDING FATHERS: You hear all sorts of references to our “founding fathers.” Many were relatively young, that is, under 40 in 1776.
But did you ever stop to realize just how young these people we venerate as our founders of this country really were? It might surprise you.
WILSON: Wants change in the U.S. Constitution for “fairer representation”
By George Wilson | When the Constitution was being written, it became necessary to make an important concession to the smaller states by giving them the same number of Senatorial positions as the larger states.
The smaller states feared domination by the larger states. Therefore, this was a compromise to get them to ratify the Constitution.
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
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
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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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