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NEW for 2/7: On housing, local government budgets, more

NEW for 2/7: On housing, local government budgets, more

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: ARC cohort is addressing housing affordability 
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  View this comparison of Gwinnett city budgets
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Will voters OK E-SPLOST under this School Board?
UPCOMING: Taste of Lilburn will be March 1 at Parkview High
NOTABLE: Rainbow Village adds five new board members
RECOMMENDED: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barnard was early Free Will missionary
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you recognize this city on the water?
CALENDAR: Dispose of hazardous waste Saturday at fairgrounds 

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by · February 7, 2025 · Full issues
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FOCUS: ARC cohort is addressing housing affordability 

By Sheryl Merritt  |  Atlanta Regional Commission’s third Local Leadership Housing Action Committee (LLHAC) cohort recently announced their commitments to address housing affordability challenges in their jurisdictions.

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by · February 7, 2025 · Today's Focus
NEW for 1/28: On craftsmen and no property tax base

NEW for 1/28: On craftsmen and no property tax base

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: California needs lots of craftsmen to rebuild housing
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  How one city operates without property tax
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Major debt means USA is headed for big financial problems 
UPCOMING: Improvements coming to four county areas
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett enrollment up five percent for spring
RECOMMENDED: That One Should Disdain Hardships by Musonius Rufus
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Famed coach Pop Warner began career at UGA
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you pinpoint this mountain scene?
CALENDAR: Health Literacy Fair is Jan. 29 in Lawrenceville

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by · January 28, 2025 · Full issues
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FOCUS: California needs lots of craftsmen to rebuild housing

By Raleigh Perry  |  Some sources list 10,000 and others say 20,000 structures have burned to the ground in the California wildfires.  They will need to be rebuilt. 

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by · January 28, 2025 · Today's Focus
BRACK: Corporate-owned residences growing in Georgia

BRACK: Corporate-owned residences growing in Georgia

By Elliott Brack  |  It is a disturbing fact that emerged recently. Private corporations own more than 51,000 single-family rental homes in Georgia. 

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by · December 13, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: County plans for a transit referendum for November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s a better way to provide housing: condos, not apartments
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders
FEEDBACK: In ten years, luxury apartments can be crime-ridden
UPCOMING: Bi-annual count of homeless scheduled January 22
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett offering grants to nonprofits
OBITUARY: Nicki Leritis DeVillier
RECOMMENDED: A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Amos Tappan Akerman was zealous U.S. Attorney
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo is not a pretty picture
LAGNIAPPE: GGC students take King Day for campus improvements
CALENDAR: Lilburn Town Hall will be January 22

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by · January 19, 2024 · Full issues
NEW for 7/7: High court decisions; New Gwinnett celebrity; Housing

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.

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by · July 7, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: In era of NRA influence, mass killings continue in USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares
ANOTHER VIEW: In spite of setbacks, Gwinnettian enjoyed Antarctic adventure
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another local couple’s Antarctica’s trip had emergency
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
NOTABLE: Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber 
OBITUARIES: Myron E. Bullock Sr.
RECOMMENDED: J Alexanders in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Country music artist Jerry Reed was an Atlanta native
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you recognize this famous building?
LAGNIAPPE: Suggest some young cartoonist to submit his work to GwinnettForum
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra has concert Sunday

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by · February 3, 2023 · Full issues, Uncategorized
BRACK: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares

BRACK: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares

By Elliott Brack  |  Have  you ever considered that there ought to be a special place in hell for people who come  up with the ideas of locating housing for people next to major thoroughfares?  Adjacent to such roads you see many developments of apartment complexes, townhouses and condos, and even single-family subdivisions.

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by · February 3, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
3/5: Deal endorses transit vote; Housing; Green Book trip

3/5: Deal endorses transit vote; Housing; Green Book trip

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside
TODAY’S FOCUS: Former Georgia Governor Deal “I Endorses Gwinnett Transit Vote”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislating Housing Activity Gets Ire of Both Cities and Counties
ANOTHER VIEW: Recalling a Trip Across the USA in 1949, Using The Green Book
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Not Seeking to Change Minds, But To Understand Another’s Views
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers and Slow Pour Brewing Announce Partnership
NOTABLE: Junior Players Have New Venue at Life Time Athletic and Tennis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Only State Which Was Once Reduced Back to Colony Status
MYSTERY PHOTO: Consider a Different Angle When Trying to Recognize This Mystery
CALENDAR: St. Patrick’s Parade in Lilburn Seeks Lilburchauns

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by · March 5, 2019 · Full issues