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NEW for 2/18: On ballet, school board, pardons

NEW for 2/18: On ballet, school board, pardons

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Help Gwinnett Ballet Theatre thrive for the arts locally
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Meandering Gwinnett  school board raises questions
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College 
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump’s pardon of insurrectionists who attack Capitol
FEEDBACK: This theory explains Trump, Musk and chaos
UPCOMING: Sitting too much can cause lower back pain
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech gets new VP for economic development
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Circuses first appeared in Georgia back in 1801
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Steel bridge engineering feat is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Sugar Hill Preservation Society meets Feb. 19

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by · February 18, 2025 · Full issues
Rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Image via Wikipedia.

ANOTHER VIEW: Trump’s pardon of insurrectionists who attack Capitol

By Jack Bernard  |  For those who have been under a rock, President Trump just pardoned 1,500+ insurrectionists.  On Jan. 6, 2021, many attacked Capitol police where 150 were injured, then ransacked the Capitol building.

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by · February 18, 2025 · Another View
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ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild. And do it today

By Ashley Herndon  |  Possibly the most watched horrifying event in political history since the JFK assassination was the January 6 insurrection. It was evil incarnate, evil in action, and planned evil.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Another View
From the 1963 March on Washington | Wikipedia.

FOCUS: Making comparisons with two Washington marches

By Jack Bernard | The famous March on Washington took place 60 years ago – Aug. 28, 1963.  Some forces in the black community wanted it to be militant and disruptive, along the lines of what Malcolm X desired. However, because of its truly patriotic organizers, the gathering was peaceful- as well as effective.  

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by · October 17, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 7/26: Updated song; thoughts on Liz Cheney

NEW for 7/26: Updated song; thoughts on Liz Cheney

Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Applying recent insurrection to popular gospel song
EEB PERSPECTIVE: January 6 hearings show Liz Cheney being highly responsible 
ANOTHER VIEW: Some thoughts when you feel old age creeping up
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Remember when you used them to wrap fish, too? 
UPCOMING: PCOM to graduate 75 new master’s degree holders this morning
NOTABLE: GGC students have option of attending summer resource camps
RECOMMENDED: Alienist by Caleb Carr 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stevens and Wilkinson was major architectural firm since 1947 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Bright red objects are for you to guess about today 
CALENDAR: GGC president to address Snellville Commerce Club on August 2 

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by · July 26, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 1/12: On Gwinnett’s changes; Insurrection; Charlotte Nash

NEW for 1/12: On Gwinnett’s changes; Insurrection; Charlotte Nash

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett changes abound, evolutionary and revolutionary
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wednesday’s insurrection threatened USA as never before
ANOTHER VIEW: Charlotte Nash ranks among Gwinnett’s best recent leaders
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: President and his puppets need to be cleared out of office
UPCOMING: Lionheart performance of Orphans continues this week
NOTABLE: Lilburn Woman’s Club offers scholarship to 2021 female student
RECOMMENDED: Circe by Madeline Miller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Museum of Agriculture located in Tifton at ABAC
MYSTERY PHOTO: Structure not built yesterday is today’s Mystery Photo

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by · January 12, 2021 · Full issues
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