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NEW for 6/29: Looking back at career; Neighborliness; Voting laws
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TODAY’S FOCUS: North Gwinnett grad enjoyed working in schools for 43 years
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ever awakened on the weekend by noise of leaf blowers?
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgians divided along party lines on new voting laws
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: If a one percent tax would work, why not do better with five percent?
UPCOMING: Georgia Banking Company announces relaunch of business
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill firm gets contract for new Snellville library
RECOMMENDED: Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Book about Georgia chain gangs of 1930s becomes sensation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pinpoint where this water dam is located for today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Yep, passion flowers can bloom in Georgia
CALENDAR: Fourth of July celebrations coming this weekend at these cities
NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks, for a job well done as superintendent
EEB PERSPECTIVE: With Covid falling, times are good for local businesses
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Eisenhower Republicans compared to today’s GOP
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: This serious fisherman always wondered about cricket boxes
UPCOMING: Youth Police Academy accepting applications for July classes
NOTABLE: County marks first official Juneteenth observance
OBITUARIES: Hill Jordan, Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Father, by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA swimming programs become powers in NCAA competition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out another lighthouse as this issue’s Mystery Photo
10/4: About left-handedness; Alvin Wilbanks; Trump and U.S.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ramifications of What It Means About Being Left-Handed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Alvin Wilbanks’ Good Leadership Is a Hallmark for Gwinnett Schools
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels That President Trump Is Selling Out Our Nation
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Briggs Was On Target Depicting Matters in the Middle East
UPCOMING: Deadline Approaching October 15 for Payment of 2019 Property Taxes
NOTABLE: PCOM, GGC Agreement Saves Pharmacy Students One Year’s Tuition
RECOMMENDED: Where the Souls Go by Ann Hite
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chet Atkins Fashions Softer Style of Country Music in 1960s and 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Shows a Modern Windmill; Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Climate Change Prompts This Poster at One Gwinnett Office
CALENDAR: Leif Erikson Day at Tribble Mill Park on October 5
BRACK: Wilbanks’ good leadership is a hallmark for Gwinnett schools
By Elliott Brack | The most pressing educational difficulty Gwinnettians face is that sometime in the future, Alvin Wilbanks will face retirement from his position as school superintendent. While we look forward to Mr. Wilbanks’ continued service, we recognize this as a major potential vacancy in our future.
10/27 issue: From Christian singles to schools to gun laws
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Christian Singles Group Meets in Peachtree Corners
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Buford and Gwinnett Schools Among High Districts in Nation
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett Native Finds New York Gun Laws Distasteful
FEEDBACK: Wants Foreign Policy Bill of Rights; On E-SPLOST Voting
UPCOMING: City of Peachtree Corners Steps Toward Having Town Center
NOTABLE: Road Work Coming to Five Forks Area; Norcross Gym To Get Renovation
RECOMMENDED TRIP: Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Ga.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Period of 1752 to 1775 Known in History as Royal Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way You Can Be Sure of Winning Any Game
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Find Mystery of the Bells
LAGNIAPPE: GACS Students Make Sandwiches for the Homeless
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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