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NEW for 7/7: High court decisions; New Gwinnett celebrity; Housing
Click here to read the latest news and views about Gwinnett. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking at recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A new celebrity here: Miss Georgia lives in Sugar Hill
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLg
ANOTHER VIEW: Non profit corporation seeks to help get better housing
FEEDBACK: Gets steamed because of another postage increase
UPCOMING: Publix in Snellville gets auto tag-renewal kiosk
NOTABLE: Here’re suggestions on ways to save on your electric bill
RECOMMENDED: You Hurt My Feelings by Filmmaker Nicole Holofcener
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Bloody Marsh kept Georgia as an English colony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this photo made, and what’s the message?
LAGNIAPPE: Cool off with area splash pads, such as this one in Suwanee
CALENDAR: Snellville Farmers’ Market is July 8 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
10/29: Motel-to-home program; Halloween; Home security
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross, United Way Team Up In Motel-to-Home Partnership
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Scared Early On, Why I Feel a Certain Ownership of Halloween
ANOTHER VIEW: Martha Stewart, Not Burley Men, Sell Window Treatments
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC)
FEEDBACK: Book Recommendation So Good That He Has Started Reading Fiction
UPCOMING: County’s Census Complete Count Committee Calls Event on Nov. 2
NOTABLE: Sugarloaf Parkway To Be Widened near the Infinite Energy Center
RECOMMENDED: Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass South Georgia Has Particular Religious Customs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Commercial Rainbow Row as Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Red Kettle Kick off and Home Run Derby Saturday at Coolray Field
9/27: New housing partnership, new book, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Housing Corporation and Norcross Partner in New Venture
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Book Sheds Light on Horrific Murders of Three Gwinnett Policemen
SPOTLIGHT: The law firm of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Our Own Energy Boom Allows United States To Pull Out of Middle East
UPCOMING: Tom Doran To Become Gwinnett County Police Chief on November 15
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Stripers Attendance Grows by 8%, Best Growth since 2011
RECOMMENDED: The Sublime Engine; A Biography of the Human Heart by Dr. Thomas Amidon and Stephen Amidon
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Three Entities Are Early Sponsors of Trustee Garden in Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Oversized Rocker in a Field Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Author Daniela Petrova on Friday, Sept. 27 visits Liberty Books, in Lawrenceville
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….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).
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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