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9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

Click here to read the latest issue.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Friends of the Disabled Helps With Distribution of Medical Equipment
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Voters on Both Sides Lament “What to Do?” in Presidential Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Not Everyone Will Decide That They Just Cannot Fail To Vote
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Plans First Ever Recycling Event Sept. 10
NOTABLE: Re-organized Summerour Middle PTA Adopts Promise of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Dahlonega Spa Resort
GEORGIA TIDBIT: A Brief Look at Eastern Air Lines, Once Dominant in Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Often It Is Difficult To Work Around Silence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Couple Seek Help in Identifying Location of This Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Photographer Enjoys Day at the Atlanta Zoo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion September 17 on the late Pat Conroy

by GwinnettForum · September 9, 2016 · Full issues

FODAC clients like Joyce Pina Brown benefit from FODAC’s services as they look to engage more fully with their communities and live more independent lives.

FOCUS: Friends of the disabled help with distribution of medical equipment

By Lisbeth Dison, Stone Mountain | Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) is a non-profit organization providing over $10 million annually in durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies to people with injuries and disabilities. It recently announced that Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) has fully accredited the organization as a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) provider. DMEPOS accreditation is required when working as a vendor with Medicare/Medicaid and many insurance carriers and their clients. The organization is headquartered in Stone Mountain at 4900 Lewis Road.

by GwinnettForum · September 9, 2016 · Today's Focus

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

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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.

Post Tagged with: "Friends of Disabled Adults and Children"

9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

FOCUS: Friends of the disabled help with distribution of medical equipment

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