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VIEW: We must combat superstitions about the pandemic
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist | To get the Covid pandemic under control, we must achieve herd immunity, defined as 75 percent-plus of a state’s total population being fully vaccinated (currently two shots minimum). We have been able to achieve this goal with only one age group, seniors. Areas of the nation with lower vaccination rates have more Covid deaths.
NEW for 8/20: On junk mail, Afghanistan withdrawal, more
Click here to read our latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Solicitations delivered by U.S. Mail are multiplying and obnoxious
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hurrah! We’re leaving Afghanistan; we should have done it years ago
ANOTHER VIEW: State school superintendent should show leadership in Covid times
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Clarifies what ad hominem criticisms really mean
UPCOMING: Gwinnett retains top financial ranking from three agencies
NOTABLE: Gwinnett opens its first homeless shelter, HomeFirst Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: For last 50 years, art galleries and museums growth has been fertile
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsomely-designed building is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another pollinator at work in Black Mountain, N.C.
CALENDAR: Job Fair will be August 28 for hiring correctional officers
NEW for 8/10: On a music leader, Covid War, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth resident is new president of the Atlanta Music Club
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are positive indications we are winning the Covid War
ANOTHER VIEW: Will Kemp put forth viable plans to contain Covid-19?
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Here’s another puzzle for GwinnettForum readers to solve
UPCOMING: Leadership Gwinnett announced 42 members of Class of 2022
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber names award winners at 73rd dinner
RECOMMENDED: Ping’s Grill in Toccoa, Ga.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 70th Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee begins August 13
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who is that rather elegantly-fancied dandy in the red suit?
LAGNIAPPE: This bee shows Mother Nature still toiling away
CALENDAR: ATLReads Virtual Book Club discusses Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, August 17
BRACK: Protect yourself and others; Get a Covid vaccination
By Elliott Brack | With more cases of the Covid virus, now often the Delta version, being reported virtually every day, this could drastically affect us all. The best case is that we will not catch this wave of the virus. This is tremendously enhanced if we will be disciplined and wear masks when in the public.
NEW for 7/13: On businesses, changing your address, enjoying Paris
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering pandemics and businesses needing workers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: You may get frustrated when you change your mailing address
ANOTHER VIEW: After Covid, sightseeing in Paris turns out to be mighty easy
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: American public educational system is in dire straits
UPCOMING: Hazardous waste collection to be July 22 at the Fairgrounds
NOTABLE: Northeast Georgia Boy Scouts honor Wilbanks and Levengood
RECOMMENDED: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Georgian is composer of Take My Hand, Precious Lord
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lift your eyes skyward for this edition’s Mystery Photo
NEW for 11/17: Letting freedom ring; Winford Lindsay; On COVID
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Indeed, it is time for our nation to “Let Freedom Ring!”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dacula and Harbins lose cherished member in Winford Lindsay
ANOTHER VIEW: Bringing you up to date on COVID-19 statistics in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Concerned by some going down rabbit hole with character attack
UPCOMING: Largest-ever grant to GGC comes from Goizueta Foundation
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC donates $25,000 to Special Needs School
RECOMMENDED: More Than You Know by Penny Vincenzi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah River, 313 miles long, forms border with South Carolina
MYSTERY PHOTO: Steeply-pitched roof of building is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: FDR’s railcar now located at Duluth’s Railway Museum
NEW for 8/11: On student safety; Mountain Park; Moving on
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Safety of Students is Upmost in Mind as PCOM Begins Academic Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Mountain Park Area Today Seeking To Form a Community Association
ANOTHER VIEW: Get on with the Business of Life, Though Our Every Move is Monitored
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Scenes of When Lawrenceville Was a Film Version of Westchester, N.Y
UPCOMING: Pandemic Claims Two Leadership Programs in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: GGC’s Provost, Dr. T. J. Arant, To Retire in December of This Year
RECOMMENDED: Embracing Weakness by Shannon K. Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 Hits Georgia Coast, One of Deadliest Ever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful River and Bridge Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: A Conversation with Authors via Zoom on August 18
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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ENDORSEMENTS
>> 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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