By Elliott Brack | Those of us living in Gwinnett recognize the diverse changes all around us. Just like in some parts of the United States, the white share of the population is declining as Hispanic, Asian and black populations grow. We can look around us and see that.
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that 109 counties have become majority non-white since 2000.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM To Break Ground on South Georgia Campus on April 26
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The 2018 Primary Candidates come from Many States, Many Countries
ANOTHER VIEW: Close-mindedness Based on Lack of Diverse Info Builds Divisiveness
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Several Transportation Factors Continue To Be Ignored
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Baptism
UPCOMING: 200 Years of Snellville History To Be Available for Sale on April 29
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Expands by Buying Toccoa Credit Union Branch
RECOMMENDED: More Recommendations Needed Urgently
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wetlands Area near Valdosta Is Vast Ecological Educational Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: Think Coastal To Figure Out This Seafaring Theme
CALENDAR: Snellville Drug Take-Back Day Is April 28
APRIL 24, 2018 | Come next Tuesday, May 1, GwinnettForum will focus the entire issue on the 2018 primary election.
There will be two parts to that issue. First, will be GwinnettForum’s endorsements of candidates for state and local candidates in the primary. We will endorse in all races that are contested if we have talked to at least one of the candidates. So far we have talked this season to 66 candidates in this primary season.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Water Seen as Unifying Force as It Will Flow Through Sugar Hill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett’s Great Diversity Makes One Newcomer Feel Comfortable
ANOTHER VIEW: The Joys of a Five Year Old Being Buried on the Beach Up to His Head
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Peachtree Corners Council Determined To Build Unwanted Bridge
UPCOMING: Aging Expo for 50 and Over at Infinite Energy Center on June 3
NOTABLE: Snellville Resident Wins Highest Honors Award at VMI
RECOMMENDED: OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
GEORGIA TIDBIT: From Daguerreotypes to Kodachrome, See 18,000 Photos of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Working at a Fire Hydrant Factory Produces
MYSTERY PHOTO: For the Memorial Day Weekend, Where Is This Memorial?
LAGNIAPPE: Clean-Up of Bromolow Creek Wetlands Proves Successful
CALENDAR: PCOM Awards Degrees to 265 Students on Friday
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Most of us feel comfortable, we had presumed, in our native surroundings. Then a comment this week made me re-think this idea. And it gives a new insight of what it means to live in Gwinnett County, at least to one individual.
This person has lived in Gwinnett four years. He asks: “How in the heck did someone like me, end up somewhere like here?”
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TODAY’S FOCUS: South Georgia Native Addresses Why Abandoned Buildings Still Standing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Coming Soon: A Much More Diverse Board Structure in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering That Old Orange Bubble Coat in the Closet
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Climate Change and Two Letters Concerning Possible Baseball Rule Changes
UPCOMING: Sixth Art Market To Be Held at Pinckneyville Park on April 15
NOTABLE: DAR Member Giving Class to Fourth Graders on U.S. History
RECOMMENDED: It’s Good Weather for Fudge: Conversing with Carson McCullers by Sue Brannan Walker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fannin County Namesake Fought against Mexico, But Executed There
TODAY’S QUOTE: Some People Just Seem To Want To Go Back Again
MYSTERY PHOTO: Give us Two Parts of Your Answer for This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sonesta Gwinnett Place Hotel Now Showcasing Kudzu Art Zone Artists
CALENDAR: Chipper Jones Coming to Coolray Field in April
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | For years now, there has been debate on how many county and school board districts Gwinnett needs to best govern ourselves.
Currently there are five school board districts, and four county commission districts. Each board has five members. However, there are only four county commission districts since the chairman is elected on a county-wide basis, and makes up the fifth board member.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Again This Year, Aurora Theatre Presents Educational Opportunities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hunter Upends Gwinnett County’s Calm Diverse Community
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Raises Question of Possible Conflict of Interest of New President
UPCOMING: Phone Scammers Back with Another Way To Part You with Money
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Lifeguards Take First Place at Event for Second Year
RECOMMENDED: Memoirs of a Sword Swallower by David P. Mannix
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Northern Artists Attracted to Savannah for Scenes To Paint
TODAY’S QUOTE: How Bob Uecker Made Out on the Endorsement Circuit
MYSTERY PHOTO: What city has this skyline?
CALENDAR: Coming events
“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
>> 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
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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