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NEW for 1/2: Chamber renovation; Good old coat; Democracy
Click here to read the new edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Chamber completes $5.4 million renovation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Throw out this 47 year old coat? Why it won’t happen
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: The way the GOP is going, democracy is in peril
FEEDBACK: Sad to see Mary Kay Murphy leaving School Board
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery and Studio mark banner year
NOTABLE: Educational neighbors collaborate on STEM programs
OBITUARY: Marcia Lynn Oden
RECOMMENDED: The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory by Tim Alberta
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Detroit group founds Atlanta’s Black Madonna Shrine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Cross on building may be one way for identification
CALENDAR: Detroit group founds Atlanta’s Black Madonna shrine
NEW for 11/3: On Olympic site; Apostle Paul; GOP
Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s background on future use of Olympic site
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The travels that the Apostle Paul took got my interest
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: What on earth happened to the Grand Old Party?
FEEDBACK: Animal shelters are full; please consider an adoption
UPCOMING: Sugar Hill unveiling web-based Digital Budget Book
NOTABLE: PCOM Student Shares his Success with First Generation Students
OBITUARY: Stephen Willis Day
RECOMMENDED: We’re about out; send your recommendations!
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah College of Art and Design has 16,000 students
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this roaring stream over rocks?
CALENDAR: America Recycles Day at Gwinnett Fairgrounds is Nov. 4
NEW for 3/28: On Trump, “gobsmacked” and wokeness
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: When will the key GOP leaders openly condemn Trump?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Perfect word: have you ever been gobsmacked?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: Resist! Don’t get caught up in all this “Wokeness”
FEEDBACK: Appreciates valuable alternative of Gwinnett Tech
UPCOMING: Sculptor Basil Watson offers artist tour April 1 at Hudgens
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber announces winners of VALOR awards
RECOMMENDED: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon is home of Georgia’s largest arts and science museum
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you tell us where these houses are located?
LAGNIAPPE: Signing of legislation creating the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit
CALENDAR: King statue unveiling planned for April 1
NEW for 3/21: Left the GOP and overladen trucks
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Clearer each day why he left the Republican Party
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia doesn’t need heavier trucks pounding our roadways
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Says Forum got reason wrong on comment on Lake Lanier
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery and Studio offers first juried show of the year
NOTABLE: Winn DAR Chapter picks six students for Good Citizen Award
OBITUARY: Timothy Joseph Connolly,
RECOMMENDED: The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Collin Rogers was master builder of elegant houses in 1830s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of clues: Rocks, water, building, but where is it?
CALENDAR: Food tasking from vendors of Gwinnett Stripers at the ball park March 22
FOCUS: Clearer each day why he left the Republican Party
By Jack Bernard | The Grand Old Party ran in 2022 on its “Commitment to America Plan.” Leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly trumpeted that if Republicans took the majority in the House, that in 2023 they would immediately address their priorities as outlined in that plan to fight inflation, secure the border and reduce illegal immigration, give parents more control over education, preserve our freedom, and support Medicare and Social Security.
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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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
>> 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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