By Elliott Brack | There are 21 Georgians competing independently for the Senate seat vacated by former Senator Johnny Isakson to fill the two years left on his term. The seat is presently held by Kelly Loeffler, appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp. The 21 candidates will all run in a Special Election, which people are calling a “jungle election,” since anyone can run who qualified without being nominated by a party.
Click here to read today’s full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: New Center-City Development in Snellville Will Start in 2020
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Isakson Announcement Turns Georgia Political World Topsy-Turvy
ANOTHER VIEW: There Are Joys in Teaching English as a Second Language
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett Has Drastically Changed in 20 Years; Flux is Common
UPCOMING: 19th Annual British Car and Motorcycle Fayre in Norcross Is September 7
NOTABLE: Kudzu Art Zone Offers Silent Auction at Its Annual 12×12 Exhibit
RECOMMENDED: Moving On by Josie Bentley Gravitt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Richard Aeck’s Swings Designs Between Beauty and Function
MYSTERY PHOTO: Impressive Color and an Impressive Statue Ask Your Identification
CALENDAR: Author visits: Lynn Cullen and Patti Callahan Henry coming to Peachtree Corners
“The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.”
– British biologist and writer Sir Peter B. Medawar (1915-1987).
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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