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7/7: Perdue on D.C. recess; Tidbits and school honoree
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Perdue Says It’s Time To Pull The Plug on August Senate Recess
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tidbits, Including Why Duluth Residents Should Remember This Guy
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: It Might Help the Discussion To Apply the “Mother Test”
UPCOMING: Commission Anticipates Slight Tax Increase for 2017 Budget
NOTABLE: Gwinnett DOT Opens Several New Sidewalk Projects in County
RECOMMENDED: The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley by Jeremy Massey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Noble W. Jones Called the “Morning Star of Liberty” in Early Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Remember That First Curse in the Movies?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Tower for Your Consideration
LAGNIAPPE: Methodists Still Holding “Camp Meeting” on Braselton Highway Site
CALENDAR: Isaac Adair House To Have Ribbon Cutting and Open House Soon
6/9: On Concussion Institute; Duluth’s downtown; Russian advice
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Medical Center’s Concussion Institute Provider to Pro Football Players
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Thrilling To See Downtown Duluth Plan Coming Together
ANOTHER VIEW: Listen to the Russians on Afghanistan: “Leave as Quickly as You Can”
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Read Gwinnett Ethics Board Recommendations About Tommy Hunter
UPCOMING: Duluth Kicks Off Art Week 2017 on June 9 for Nine Day Run
NOTABLE: WES Foundation of Duluth Grants $100,000 to Leukemia Research
RECOMMENDED: Ray’s Donuts in Hamilton Mill and Lawrenceville
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Western Boundary Once Extended to the “South Seas”
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way George Washington Might Have Shown His ID
MYSTERY PHOTO: Put on the Thinking Cap To Help Solve This Mystery Photo
BRACK: It’s thrilling to see downtown Duluth plan coming together
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Good government doesn’t come easily. People have to work at it.
It’s been thrilling to me recently to learn more about several Gwinnett municipal governments and their plans for the future. We’ve written about some cities, including a capsule compilation of what several of the governments are up to. (GwinnettForum, May 19, 2017).
5/19: Harvest Farm’s public orchard; Gwinnett’s exciting cities; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Harvest Farm Is First Public Orchard and Playground in the Southeast
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Exciting Activities in Gwinnett Cities with Envisioning Leaders
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Being at Hospital Emergency Room Usually Seems Like Forever
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Becomes NASA Partner for STEM Learning
NOTABLE: Foundation Awards Largest Grants Ever to Local Agencies
RECOMMENDED: If Only by Richard Paul Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Veterinary College Now Has Enrollment of 431 Students
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Working at a Fire Hydrant Factory Produces
MYSTERY PHOTO: In Our Warmer Gwinnett Weather, Let This Photograph Cool You Down
LAGNIAPPE: CID, Schools, Library Team Up to Give Meadowcreek 1,400 Books
CALENDAR: Sixth Annual Beach Blast in Snellville Saturday Afternoon
BRACK: Exciting activities in Gwinnett cities with envisioning leaders
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | One of the bright areas in Gwinnett in 2017 is the tremendous vision, funding and activity going on in some of our cities.
Partially funded by the cities of Gwinnett’s greater share of SPLOST funds, but augmented by growth in city revenues, there is a feeling of bustle and movement in some of Gwinnett’s cities that is nothing less than exciting.
4/18: Dream Keepers’ unveiling; and more on Jim Ellis
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TODAY’S FOCUS: The “Dream Keepers of Tomorrow” To Be Unveiled in Duluth on April 29
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Jim Ellis Concentrated Dealerships on Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Californian Remembers First Meeting with Jim Ellis Years Ago
UPCOMING: Snellville Police Plan Drug Take-Back Event on April 29
NOTABLE: Solicitor Dismisses 89 Cases Involving Dismissed Gwinnett Policemen
RECOMMENDED: HotRocks Grill in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Banker Mills B. Lane Had Major Impact on Many Atlanta Activities
TODAY’S QUOTE: There’s a Tragic Flaw In the Constitution of the United States
MYSTERY PHOTO: Banker Mills B. Lane Had Major Impact on Many Atlanta Activities
FOCUS: 30th annual JapanFest coming to Duluth September 17-18
By Mike Lendon | Buckle your seatbelts and get ready to explore Japan like never before. This year’s JapanFest on September 17-18, breaks through with the theme “Cooler Japan.” This year’s focus is an electric combination of cool tech-advanced modern Japan with a traditional twist.
JapanFest Weekend will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday) at the Infinite Energy Center, located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.
2/2: Duluth’s festival award; telephone frustrations; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Duluth Wins Award for Best Festival in Southeast
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Frustrations When Dealing with Certain Bureaucratic Utilities
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Braves
FEEDBACK: More on Community Gardens and Bridge Across Peachtree Parkway
UPCOMING: Stone Mountain Barbershop Quartet Offers Singing Valentines
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Certified as Green Community by ARC
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Occupied on Netflix
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Long Term Effect of Yazoo Fraud Led to Trail of Tears
TODAY’S QUOTE: Even Darrow Recognized Anybody Can Be President
MYSTERY PHOTO: Peaceful Mountain and Lake Scene Awaits Your Discernment
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
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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