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5/24: New PCOM fund; Judicial elections; Half-truths; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM Establishes New Venture Capital Fund to Aid Healthcare Field
EEB PERSPECTIVE: State and Local Judicial Balloting Should Be at General Election
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths of Sugar Hill
ANOTHER VIEW: Look for More Half-Truths, Lies and Innuendos about Hillary Clinton
UPCOMING: Dacula Memorial Day Activities Begin at 10 a.m. on May 30
NOTABLE: Kudzu Arts Zone Aims Summer Program at Unlocking Arts for Students
RECOMMENDED: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Municipalities Must Provide At Least Three Distinct Services
CALENDAR: Memorial Day Ceremony Will Be on Saturday in Duluth
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something To Consider on Georgia’s Primary Election Date
MYSTERY PHOTO: Easy Clues: Art, Water and Mountains Give You Hints
LAGNIAPPE: How You Can Figure Out How Your Roses Rank
WILSON: Look for more half-truths, lies and innuendos about Hillary Clinton
By George Wilson | The right wing machine has been repeating lies, half truths, and innuendos about Hillary Clinton so much that the above quote is true as it applies to accusations against Hillary for many people. Look for this to continue in the days ahead with talk radio, Fox news and “Trump tweets.”
4/12: Norcross updates; Restroom solution; Discrimination laws
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Update on the New Norcross Branch Library and Highway Improvements
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Seems To Be Simple Way To Solve Which Restroom To Enter
ANOTHER VIEW: What Discrimination Laws Will Do to Some Southern States
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Closed Minds Lead to Destruction, plus Thanking Lilburn Alcohol-Selling Sites
UPCOMING: Upcoming Clean and Beautiful Dinner to Honor Wiggins, Volunteers
NOTABLE: Majority of Gwinnett Real Properties Will See Change in Valuations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Has Two Historic Paintings from American Artist George Cooke
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Knowing the Truth Can Do To You
MYSTERY PHOTO: Couple of Clues Awaiting This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sugar Hill Bringing Back the Popular Thursdays@the Hill
WILSON: Wants to see improvement in Georgia’s General Assembly
By George Wilson | The General Assembly for 2016 has ended. What has it accomplished to betterment of the lives of individual Georgians? From my viewpoint: too much what they have done is to continue to cave in to special interests. As a result, I vacillate between two distinct notions about the effectiveness of the General Assembly in Georgia and how to improve their overall performance.
3/18: Good year for bankers; Coal ash problems; Corruption
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Bankers Found 2015 To Be Very Good Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What’s Happening in Wayne County Could Happen Anywhere
ANOTHER VIEW: Levels, Examples, and Types of Government Corruption
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Heed the Rules, When Walking along Our Streets
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Will Standardize Hours at All Branches on May 16
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $28,500 to Gwinnett Agencies
RECOMMENDED: Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgians Vote to Move State Capitol to Atlanta from Milledgeville
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s a Thought, Just a Day Late
MYSTERY PHOTO: Familiar Looking Scene Might Be Anywhere in Our Area
LAGNIAPPE: GGC and Vietnamese University in Cultural Exchange program
WILSON: WXIA-TV tells position of Senator Unterman and employment
By George Wilson | Wikipedia states that “Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state interventionism.”
2/23: On Common Core, presidential delegates, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: GACS President Speaks to Common Core and Uncommon Learning
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Delegate Count Important in Both Party’s Voting Next Tuesday
ANOTHER VIEW: Anti –Abortion Measures Before Legislature Are Deceptive
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: More on Peachtree Corners Tunnel and What Mama Taught
UPCOMING: Aurora Plans Annual Gala Marking 20th Anniversary on March 4
NOTABLE: North Gwinnett Teacher is Winn DAR Outstanding History Teacher
RECOMMENDED: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Southeastern Ring Shout One of Oldest Surviving African Traditions
TODAY’S QUOTE: Time to Listen to An Oracle
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Water To Consider When Looking at This Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: First Goldfinch of the Season Arrives at Lawrenceville Park
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 24, 2024
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”
— American scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat Benjamin Franklin (1706 –1790), via Cindy Evans, Duluth.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The next issue of GwinnettForum will be Jan. 3, 2025.
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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