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NEW for 12/24: On Antarctica and Charles Wesley
Click here to read the latest new edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: A trip in the early spring to the deep s0uth: Antarctica
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Appreciating Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
ANOTHER VIEW: There are tax benefits for owning a business
FEEDBACK: Thinking about other survivors at Christmas
UPCOMING: GGC grant of $2 million enhances HACER program
NOTABLE: Aylo Health expands to add practice in Suwanee
RECOMMENDED: The Country Girls, by Edna O’Brien
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Radium Springs has been an attraction near Albany
MYSTERY PHOTO: More mystery photos needed by GwinnettForum
LAGNIAPPE: Recycle Christmas trees at “Bring One for the Chipper”
FOCUS: Two GGC commencement speakers overcome adversity
By Ken Scar | Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is celebrating two extraordinary graduates whose journeys exemplify the power of resilience, determination, and a commitment to serving others. Mikiah Miller and Shari Jackson come from vastly different backgrounds but share a common thread: the courage to forge new paths in the face of adversity.
NEWS BRIEFS: Suwanee wins 2nd annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill
The City of Suwanee has emerged victorious over Sugar Hill in the second annual friendly “Community Food Fight.” This friendly competition pits the two cities against each other to see who can gather the most donations to support the North Gwinnett Co-Op, which provides vital services to the communities of Suwanee, Sugar Hill, and Buford.
NEW for 10/18: On helping Helene victims, the White House and a spider
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: You can help suffering hurricane victims here
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Some scary thoughts should the wrong person win
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Feels “the fix is in” about transit referendum
UPCOMING: 11th annual Suwanee Wine Fest coming Nov. 2
NOTABLE: GGC team studying Joro spider genetic make-up
RECOMMENDED: The Tragedy of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nellie Black organized women for improvements
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who is this person immortalized in stone?
LAGNIAPPE: Movie location overkill in traffic cones?
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents Dracula Oct. 18-20
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 7, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
– Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Ester Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- 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.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
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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