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NEW for 10/2: Approve E-SPLOST; Supreme Court
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for E-SPLOST approval
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Upcoming E-SPLOST-6 should be approved by Gwinnett voters
ANOTHER VIEW: Adding members to the Supreme Court would be a “re-balancing’
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Article on 100 year old Spanish Flu hauntingly similar to COVID
UPCOMING: Suwanee offers tax credit to help firms holding alcoholic licenses
NOTABLE: Georgia Water Coalition honors Walton EMC as “clean-water” hero
RECOMMENDED: The Concubine’s Secret by Kate Furnivall
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Largest telescope in Georgia is at Fernbank Science Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you have problems identifying this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Virtual book club offers free online book for discussion
11/6: Remembering veterans; thankful on E-SPLOST
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Many Veterans Who Served Are Still Hurting
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big Relief Felt from E-SPLOST Voting from Small Turnout
UPCOMING: Christmas in 1860s Coming to McDaniel Park Farm in November
NOTABLE: Sidewalks and Resurfacing Coming To Parts of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED READ: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hazel Gaines First Woman in Georgia To Earn Pilot’s License
TODAY’S QUOTE: Yogi Sees Value in Little League Baseball
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognize Last Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: GAC Dancers Cop State Championship for Fourth Time
BRACK: Big relief felt in E-SPLOST vote despite small turnout
By Elliott Brack | Relief!
That’s what Gwinnett Countians should be feeling as the results of the 2015 E-SPLOST voting were announced. A small minority of the voters (only 7.09 percent, a record low) of Gwinnett thought enough of their county and the school system to go out and approve a one cent continuation of sales taxes for school purposes. That’s an awfully low number voting.
10/30: Remembering Rhodes Jordan, E-SPLOST, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering Rhodes Jordan, Namesake of New Lawrenceville School
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here Are More Reasons To Vote for E-SPLOST Continuation
ANOTHER VIEW: There Are Many Ways an Individual Is Not Free
FEEDBACK: Letters on our Constitution; Annandale Run; and E-SPLOST
UPCOMING: Connie Wiggins Plans To Retire from Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
NOTABLE: Suwanee Medical School Names “Champions of PCOM”; YSS Expands
RECOMMENDED READ: The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia During Administration of Royal Governor James Wright
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Small People Talk About in Gatherings
MYSTERY PHOTO: Five Recognize Home in Slovenia
BRACK: More reasons to vote to keep E-SPLOST sales tax
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Because the continuation of a penny sales tax for education is the only item on the county-wide ballot on next Tuesday, November 3, there is some concern that a low turnout could see the proposition fail.
We hope not. Please vote for the proposition, and also take someone to the polls with you for them to vote.
10/23: On driving safer, E-SPLOST vote, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: DOT Commissioner Asks Georgians To Drive Safer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why You Should Vote “Yes” on E-SPLOST Proposal
FEEDBACK: Urges Approval of E-SPLOST; Looks Forward to New Cyclorama
UPCOMING: Health Center To Move to Buford Highway Location in Norcross
NOTABLE: New Waste Recovery System Produces Fertilizer, Saves Money
RECOMMENDED READ: It’s Your World by Chelsea Clinton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Supreme Court Upholds Native American Self-Determination
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Other Seasons Leave for the Fall of the Year
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Logan Duke Spotted Previous Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: GACS Wins One-Act Play Competition; Finazzo Is Best Actress
BRACK: Voting Yes on E-SPLOST means Gwinnettians get 40% discount
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | People love sales. We all, if we were allowed to choose, would rather buy something at 40 percent off the regular price, than at the regular price.
That’s essentially what the Gwinnett County School Board is offering Gwinnettians in the November 3 referendum on whether to approve the one-cent sales tax to fund school infrastructure, the educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST). If approved, Gwinnett County’s school sales tax level will continue without an increase through 2022.
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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2024 GENERAL ELECTION LINKS
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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