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NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC students tutoring GCPS students over the summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fourth Estate is losing ground, which hurts democracy
ANOTHER VIEW: Better teaching of civics and government would help us all
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Will a new generation erase values of an older generation?
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre planning barnburner events this summer
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett awards arts agencies $50,000 in grants
OBITUARIES: Grace Long Clower
RECOMMENDED: The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull (from Louis Young)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia officials indignant about movie about chain gangs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks what type are these airplanes
CALENDAR: Signage renaming the Gwinnett Arena as the Gas South District will be July 7
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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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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