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NEW for 3/8: On trip to India, electoral college, shenanigans
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Electoral College could give Trump office again
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
ANOTHER VIEW: Be prepared for Trump election shenanigans
FEEDBACK: Postal problems become a national nightmare
UPCOMING: County, CBRE partner to re-vitalize Gwinnett Place
NOTABLE: Buford non-profit gives women “second chance”
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ordinary Angels
OBITUARY: Jack Stephens Tonge Jr.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta’s McDaniel wins Olympic high jump medal
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s something historical in this Mystery
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Stripers’ Coca-Cola Preseason Party Sunday
1/20: On kindness, Trump’s inauguration and our knowledge about the world
Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Be Intentional About Showing Love and Kindness Toward Others
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Our Sincere Best Wishes To President Trump on His Inauguration Day
ANOTHER VIEW: Media Provides So Much Info, But Why Do We Know So Little?
SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Asset Management
FEEDBACK: Electoral College Is Outdated in Protecting the Smaller States
UPCOMING: New London Theatre Presents Godspell Beginning on January 20
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech and AARP Team Up To Provide Tax Preparation
RECOMMENDED: 1491 By Charles Mann
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lamar Dodd Brings Successful Artists-in-Residence to UGA Campus
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why He May Have Paid Too Much for His Carpet
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many Readers May Have at One Time Seen This Mill
LAGNIAPPE: More Photos of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day Parade
CALENDAR: Latino Medical Students Coming to Suwanee Medical Campus
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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