Residents of the City of Peachtree Corners will soon get a savings on their flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the city’s Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) has increased to a Class 7 rating, down from a Class 8 rating. That means that residents will see a 15 percent discount on their flood insurance premiums.
By Raleigh Perry | certainly have no heavy duty problem with a black female Court Justice. It is about time. The only problem that I have with her is that I am tired of Harvard and Yale educated members of the Supreme Court. There is not enough diversity on the court. Too much of the same does not necessarily get justice to everyone who comes before it. Congress is full of these single minded people also.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Wants Court to be represented with diverse religious backgrounds
UPCOMING: Braves’ World Series Trophy Coming Twice to Coolray Field
NOTABLE: GGC event moves to address teacher shortage problem
RECOMMENDED: Pie in the Sky for streaming on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scripto strike ends with workers getting four cent raise
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph
CALENDAR: Join Arbor Day observance in Norcross on Friday at 10 a.m.
By Elliott Brack | When writing about diversity on the Supreme Court in the most previous issue, we failed to address one topic: the religion of the U.S. Justices.
Six of the court members are Catholic: John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Two are Jewish: Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. Neil Gorsuch was raised a Catholic, but now attends an Episcopal church in Colorado.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Burgeoning diversity is part of the Gwinnett School Board issue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Flap develops over cost of collecting Gwinnett city taxes
ANOTHER VIEW: Developments make you wonder if our courts are bought
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Questioning Dr. Fauci was a comment that was highly misplaced
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers will honor frontline workers on May 28
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Library among 30 finalists up for 2021 national honor
RECOMMENDED: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emory University Hospital dates back to beginning in 1904
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo has blue element as part of bridge
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Library making progress, to open in fall
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TODAY’S FOCUS: You wonder if the Republicans are still the Grand Old Party
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Rural Georgia needs speedy expansion of broadband internet
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC program seeks to meet emerging needs through diversity
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Repudiate Trump, save the GOP and salvage your reputation
UPCOMING: Transit System plans second “Stuff-a-Bus” food drive
NOTABLE: Hudgens exhibition features artist’s work about birds
RECOMMENDED: The Genealogy of Morality by Friedrich Nietzsche
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Guitarist Chet Atkins from Tennessee, but later lived in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: No scenic place Mystery Photo, but raising a question: what’s this?
CALENDAR: Hazardous waste collection at Fairgrounds on February 20
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Congress, not the president, only has powers to write tax laws
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Allen Buckley bases his Senate campaign on totally new tax plan
ANOTHER VIEW: California hair salon owner is now her new hero
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Highlights problems with obtaining absentee ballots
UPCOMING: Once again, GGC ranks No. 1 in Southern regional college diversity
NOTABLE: Lilburn yard of Krauses features 200 species of native plants
RECOMMENDED: A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: LaGrange Art Museum focuses on primarily Southern art
MYSTERY PHOTO: This structure has quite a story behind it; where is it?
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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Many St. Vincent DePaul Stores Originated in France in 1833
EEB PERSPECTIVE: There’s a Great Variety among Candidates for the 2020 Primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Have Your Priorities Shifted? Have Your Beliefs Been Hardened?
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Reports That Her Family Safeguarded One of Doolittle’s Raiders
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Schools Foundation Seeks $1 Million by June 15
NOTABLE: All PCOM College Campuses Programs Win New 10 Year Accreditation
RECOMMENDED: The Toddler in Chief by Daniel W. Drezner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Tech Researchers Work on Better Tractor-Trailer Performance
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Clues Jump Out at You in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Braselton Comprehensive Plan Ready for Review
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Former Gwinnettian Begins Life Anew on a Farm in Pennsylvania
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Diversity Changing Georgia Counties, Including Surprising Areas
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Some Running Now for Office Often More Interested in National Issues
UPCOMING: Eastside Medical Center To Host “Crush the Crisis” Opioid Takeback
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber Announces Second Annual Moxie Award Winners
RECOMMENDED: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Artistic Work of Architect Richard Aeck Can Be Seen Around Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unique Castle Confronts Readers as Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking for New Georgia State Patrol Station Is This Afternoon
“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).
ENDORSEMENTS
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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.
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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
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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