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NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Freedom of Assembly Does Not Give Us a Right To Spread a Virus
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Boris Johnson Must Annoy and Confuse the Red Chinese Authorities
ANOTHER VIEW: Let African-Americans Know That We Care About Them
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Tell us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett College Is Having Record Summer Enrollment
NOTABLE: Coronavirus Has a New Victim: Gwinnett Festivals
RECOMMENDED: A Lucky Life Interrupted by Tom Brokaw
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Confederates Burn USS Water Witch So Union Doesn’t Get It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Grassy Field with Boulders Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another Dinosaur Spotting: at Vines Gardens near Loganville
CALENDAR: Building Bridges Gathering Coming to Peachtree Corners Saturday

by GwinnettForum · June 9, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Increases for Aid Means Neighborhood Co-Op Needs Help
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Stories Abound, Including Allowing the Dead To Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections on Voting in the Midst of a Georgia Primary Season
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Feels That the Republican Party Has Failed America
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Approves Study of Housing Inventory To Guide Decisions
NOTABLE: City of Norcross Again Certified as a Bee City USA
RECOMMENDED: A Clearing in the Distance by Witold Rybcynski
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Influence of Frederick Law Olmsted Seen in Georgia Cities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check Out This Mounted Rider and Tell Us About Him

by GwinnettForum · May 29, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 4/24: On swine flu, Gov. Kemp and taking responsibility

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Let Us Not Forget the Consequences of the Swine Flu Vaccine
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What Was The Governor Thinking in Re-Opening Some Services?
ANOTHER VIEW: President Needs To Take Responsibility for Actions during Pandemic
SPOTLIGHT: Imagine Advertising and Global Signs
FEEDBACK: Remembering Those Serving Honorably in Vietnam
UPCOMING: Duluth Seeking Talent Competition Videos from Its Residents
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Makes Donations To Local Food Bank
RECOMMENDED: The System by Robert B. Reich
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fitzgerald’s Frances Mayes Becomes Famous Writing About Italy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Modern Building on Lonely Street is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Library Offers Three Author Program with the Week

by GwinnettForum · April 24, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 3/17: On Georgia’s coast; Water leader; Talking with strangers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Saving the Georgia Coast Looks at History and Speaks to Today
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Readies To Set New World Standard for Water Technology
ANOTHER VIEW: In Our Current Crisis, Why, Yes Indeed, We Talk to Strangers
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Wants Clarification on Conservatives term of “Limited Government”
UPCOMING: Community Foundation Announces Plans for Coronavirus Relief
NOTABLE: SPLOST Pays for New Fire Engines, Costing $642,147 Each
RECOMMENDED: The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Milton County, Broke During Depression, Absorbed by Fulton County
MYSTERY PHOTO: Off-the-beaten Path Photo is Today’s Mystery Picture

by GwinnettForum · March 17, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Democrats Have a Radical Frontrunner in Bernie Sanders
EEB PERSPECTIVE: In Gwinnett, There May Be Few Republicans Running for Local Offices
ANOTHER VIEW: Storm Clouds on the Economy: Are We Close to a Major Crash?
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Early Duluth First Methodist Church Had Its Own Library
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Gets Food Well Alliance Grant for Community Garden
NOTABLE: Duluth Cops Prizes in SFEA Event, Including Kaleidoscope Award
RECOMMENDED: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Revival Meetings in Georgia First Started in Early 19th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Product of Nature Is This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Seven Gwinnett Seniors Win DAR Good Citizen’s Award
CALENDAR: Southern Values: an Exhibit of Three Women, on Display at Hudgens Center

by GwinnettForum · February 28, 2020 · Full issues

2/14: Nash challenges county; Center parking; Growing up

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chairman Nash Challenges County To “Bend the Trend” in the Future
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Attending Function at Infinite Energy Center? Pay Parking in Advance
ANOTHER VIEW: With Presidential Election Coming, Time to Grow Up, Children
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Looking at Implications and Democratic Delegate County
UPCOMING: Dacula To Hold Special Election March 24 to Fill Council Seat
NOTABLE: William Day DAR Chapter Recognized American History Essay Winner
RECOMMENDED: A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Estuaries along Georgia Coast Are Critical Habitat for the Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where Is This Area That Could Do with Significant Rain?
CALENDAR: Boxing Icon Ezzard Charles Subject of Talk February 20 at Heritage Center

by GwinnettForum · February 14, 2020 · Full issues

1/21: On Eliza Pinckney; Impeachment; Economy

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Eliza Pinckney Famous in Her Own Right in South Carolina
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Impeachment Trial May Be Democrats’ Last Hope To Oust Trump
ANOTHER VIEW: Appears the Economy Is Chugging Along; Enjoy It Now
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Here Are a Few Solutions To Inform The Fearful Electorate
UPCOMING: New Community Foundation Non-Profit Academy Begins Soon
RECOMMENDED: In Search of Mary Shelley, the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Plant Life Abounds on Many of Georgia’s Granite Outcrops
MYSTERY PHOTO: Aerial Photo of Countryside Is Today’s Mystery Picture
CALENDAR: Elections Board Building To Be Named for Beauty Baldwin

by GwinnettForum · January 21, 2020 · Full issues

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Officials Learn and Soak Up Japanese Culture and Tradition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: While Revel Work Paused, $220 Million Underway around Civic Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Enjoying Costco Appetizers Before Going Out To Dinner
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Here’s Good Composition If You Want to Ponder Imponderables
UPCOMING: City of Loganville Announces $180 Million Main Street Redevelopment
NOTABLE: New GGC Chief IT Officer Begins Her New Role on January 13
NOT RECOMMENDED: A Warning by Anonymous (A senior Trump Administration official)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Howard Coffin, Richard Reynolds Were Key Figures in Sapelo Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Photo and Bright Colors Await Your Identification
CALENDAR: Georgia Gwinnett College Fall Commencement is December 12

by GwinnettForum · December 6, 2019 · Full issues

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brexit May Be Coming to a Head with December 12 Results
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It May Be That Loganville Has a Better Way To Elect Its Leaders
ANOTHER VIEW: Yule Sales Might Give You a Chance at Eating a Wetzel Pretzel
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: The Big Lie Makes All of Us Disbelievers and Distrusters
UPCOMING: GGC’s Enrollment Gain Again Tops Among the 26 USG Colleges
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Pledges $50,000 for Tull YMCA Learning Center
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Midway
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hargrett Library at UGA Hosts Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Examine this one closely
LAGNIAPPE: Learn More About a Key Spotter of Mystery Photos: Allan Peel
CALENDAR: Grayson Clean-Up Day Is Saturday

by GwinnettForum · November 15, 2019 · Full issues

10/29: Motel-to-home program; Halloween; Home security

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross, United Way Team Up In Motel-to-Home Partnership
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Scared Early On, Why I Feel a Certain Ownership of Halloween
ANOTHER VIEW: Martha Stewart, Not Burley Men, Sell Window Treatments
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC)
FEEDBACK: Book Recommendation So Good That He Has Started Reading Fiction
UPCOMING: County’s Census Complete Count Committee Calls Event on Nov. 2
NOTABLE: Sugarloaf Parkway To Be Widened near the Infinite Energy Center
RECOMMENDED: Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass South Georgia Has Particular Religious Customs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Commercial Rainbow Row as Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Red Kettle Kick off and Home Run Derby Saturday at Coolray Field

by GwinnettForum · October 29, 2019 · Full issues

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.

Post Tagged with: "Debra Houston"

NEW for 6/9: Freedom, Johnson, protests and dinosaurs

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

NEW for 4/24: On swine flu, Gov. Kemp and taking responsibility

NEW for 3/17: On Georgia’s coast; Water leader; Talking with strangers

2/28, full issue: On Bernie, Gwinnett Republicans and the economy

2/14: Nash challenges county; Center parking; Growing up

1/21: On Eliza Pinckney; Impeachment; Economy

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

10/29: Motel-to-home program; Halloween; Home security

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