The Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett signed its sixth memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a local Asian American-focused chamber of commerce. This pact was signed with the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region, recognizing the intent of these organizations to collaborate, champion, and drive global business in both the region and abroad.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Libraries Cement Knowledge and Community in One Place
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Dahlonega Distillery Aims at Producing Spirits by January, 2017
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Several Readers Respond To GwinnettForum Candidate Endorsements
UPCOMING: Advanced Voting Adds Two Sites This Week, Five Sites Next Week
NOTABLE: Metro Chamber Recognizes Gwinnett Water Plant Byproduct
RECOMMENDED: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Moves to Stage, Screen But Best Known for Voiceovers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Your Memory Can Be Useful in Determining If World Is Weird
MYSTERY PHOTO: These Bowl-Like Objects May Give A Clue about Photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Visitor Enjoys Zoo Atlanta Amphibian and Reptile House
CALENDAR: Open House Saturday at Lilburn’s New City Hall and Library
By Dick Goodman, Lilburn, Ga. | There is one thing the other speakers this afternoon didn’t mention: the important role of libraries in our community and in our definition of who we are as Americans.
Libraries were not always as convenient as they are today, but we all have memories as children of going to a library. But libraries weren’t always accessible. In some communities they just didn’t exist, or they weren’t open to ordinary people.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Major Improvements Seen in Gwinnett Library System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lilburn Councilman To Take Seat with Plurality Victory
FEEDBACK: Items on Huckabee, E-SPLOST, Closing Bars Earlier….and an Error
UPCOMING: Snellville Presents Well-Known Artist; Entries Sought in Promoting Event
NOTABLE: Dahlonega’s Calhoun Gold Mine Offered at Auction
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Glen Ella Springs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Yamacraw Indians Important When Oglethorpe Founded Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Differences Between Hearing and Seeing
MYSTERY PHOTO: Four Readers Identify Recent Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Vines Park Wins National Award
By Dick Goodman | On behalf of the entire board of the Gwinnett County public library board, (myself; Betty Atkinson, Lawrenceville; Babs Wagoner, Duluth; Suzanne Skeen, Duluth and Deborah Oscarson, Lawrenceville), I’d like to report on recent developments at the Gwinnett County libraries. Many of these may appear minor, but cumulatively they represent major improvements in the level and quality of service for our patrons. Significantly, they have come about as a result of the leadership and professionalism of our library director, Charles Pace.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Libraries Adapting to New Resource Materials
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Operation near Helen Begins Bottling of Hard Cider
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett: Time Now To Move Forward on Transit
FEEDBACK: More Reflections on Problems of Gun Violence
UPCOMING: Kudzu Artists at Unitarian Church; Snellville Plans Brick for Fallen Marine
NOTABLE: Alan Chapman Picked To Lead Gwinnett Dept. of Transportation
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Taziki’s, In Suwanee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ministers’ Manifesto Leads to Peaceful Integration of Atlanta Schools
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something Inherent in Far Too Many Books
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some Have Way Wrong Guess on Previous Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Lifeguards Win Fourth Title in Row, a New State Record
By Charles Pace, executive director, Gwinnett County Public Library | LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., July 28, 2015 | The last few years have been a time of significant transformation in libraries across the United States. Many libraries, including the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), have had to deal with severe budget cuts because of the economic recession. However, I firmly believe that those libraries that adapt and evolve with the times will emerge stronger and better than ever.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: This Year To Be 10th Anniversary of Georgia Gwinnett College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia State University Once Seen as University System Step Child
ANOTHER VIEW: We Live in Fear, Hope and Complacency
FEEDBACK: More about Bus Driver Insurance, And Three More Letters
UPCOMING: Byerly Returns to Gwinnett Tech; Snellville Charitable Event; Lecture Series
NOTABLE: County Closes on Simpsonwood Property; Jenkins Joins Gwinnett Tech Board
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Woodrow Wilson Becomes Academic, Politician, Then President
TODAY’S QUOTE: Wisdom from Eleanor Roosevelt
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Spotted the Bonneville Salt Flats
LAGNIAPPE: PCOM Pharmacy Students Working with Patients
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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