Do you count nine smokestacks in this Mystery Photo? Can you figure out what this photograph represents, and where it is? If so, send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown. That Mystery Photo of the last issue was the ceiling at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, in Washington D.C. Ginny Harrell […]
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia Has Record Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Years After Concept Emerged, Gibbs Gardens Maturing Nicely
ANOTHER VIEW: Concerning Old Ben Franklin Not Owning a Cell Phone
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Jaywalking and Not Halting at Stop Signs Are Community Menaces
UPCOMING: Three Artists To Be On Display at Snellville City Hall Starting April 2
NOTABLE: Lilburn Stake of Latter-day Saints Men Pack Louisiana Relief Supplies
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Miracles from Heaven
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Granite Used for Foundation of State Capitol, Opened in 1889
TODAY’S QUOTE: Note the Date When Spending Programs Are Eliminated
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do These Clues Give You Any Idea Where This Is?
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | After 32 years of planning and maintenance, Jim Gibbs officially opened to visitors his carefully-manicured, 220 acre gardens in 2012, an artistic masterpiece, creating a new venue for all to enjoy. Today Gibbs Gardens is a beautiful new destination in the center of North Georgia, attracting people for its well-groomed beauty in a tranquil setting that soothes the soul.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Labor Commissioner Pens Work Emphasizing “Soft Skills”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Corn Dodger Recipe Can Make Your Mouth Water
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Major Problems Threaten Stability of USA
UPCOMING: Pull Out Those Superhero Costumes for Suwanee Fest Race
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Leads Metro Atlanta (Again) in Population Growth
RECOMMENDED AUTHOR: Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Julian Bond Had Distinguished Career around Civil Rights
TODAY’S QUOTE: What People in the Expensive Seats Can Do
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Feature Returns with Depiction of a House
LAGNIAPPE: Another Scene from Gibbs Gardens
“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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