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NEW for 12/3: On Morocco, social media, Harris loss
Click here to read the latest, new edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Morocco among first to recognize United States
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Australia is tackling a major social problem
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Kamala Harris lost the presidency in 2024
FEEDBACK: Ravenous wolves raring to tear into our republic
UPCOMING: Top teacher at Gwinnett Tech is Queen Meheux
NOTABLE: 10 GGC staff members win Top Claw award
RECOMMENDED: The Fifth Child, by Doris Lessing
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Crawford was first Georgian to run for president
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this mobile and tell us where it is
CALENDAR: It’s Craving Bacon time Saturday in Braselton
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Kamala Harris lost the presidency in 2024
By Jack Bernard | Kamala Harris is a progressive who knows the issues. She campaigned for the nomination in 2020 on those issues, pushing the progressive platform. She could have pulled back on items like single payer but put forth a specific, new more moderate agenda… even if it is not what she believes is needed per her “values.”
NEW for 11/26: Holiday chocolate, an old paper mill, Trump
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Chocolate: From Peachtree Corners to your doorstep
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Yep, there was once a paper mill in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Place CID
ANOTHER VIEW: Reasons that Trump won the presidency
FEEDBACK: Thinking of Lincoln and the Greatest Generation
UPCOMING: Fire Services gets grant for equipment replacement
NOTABLE: Globetrotters’ president inspires GGC students
RECOMMENDED: Principles, by Ray Dalio
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Newly found: big trove of art in “Encyclopedia”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Sometimes, you just want to sit down and rest
LAGNIAPPE: If you see this type of mushroom, don’t eat it
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Courthouse Lighting of the Tree is Thursday
ANOTHER VIEW: Reasons that Trump won the presidency
By Jack Bernard | Now we learn that Trump did slightly better than he did in 2020, winning 49 percent of the popular vote. He got 76 million votes, two million more than in 2020. And Kamala Harris got 74 million votes. But Trump’s victory was not a “landslide” or “mandate” as FOX hosts would have you believe. He triumphed in the entire south and almost every state in middle America.
NEW for 11/15: On guns, Reg Murphy, more
Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Legislators decry gun violence but never take action
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering taking dictation from Reg Murphy
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: What will Americans tell their children?
UPCOMING: Kiwanians plan 16th father-daughter dance
NOTABLE: EMC grants $33,038 to Bright Ideas of teachers
RECOMMENDED: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
OBITUARY: John Reginald “Reg” Murphy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: CARE based in Atlanta since 1993
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous setting for today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville man named to Military Veterans Hall of Fame
CALENDAR: Celebrate the holidays in Braselton on Nov. 16
NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun
Click here to read the new full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate
EEB PERSPECTIVE: That old sun moves a lot faster than you realize
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Remember who was first disrespectful of officials
UPCOMING: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million
NOTABLE: 4th Harvest Festival in Lawrenceville is Nov. 9
RECOMMENDED: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
OBITUARY: Bob Rule
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stutzmann is first female to lead Atlanta Symphony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields
LAGNIAPPE: GGC hosts Grizzly networking night
CALENDAR: Local Author’s Day come to Lilburn library
NEW for 10/25: On referendum, taxes, fascism
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Vote YES on Gwinnett transportation referendum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Should property tax or sales tax pay for transit?
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
ANOTHER VIEW: The Election is about fascism, not the economy
FEEDBACK: Found Early Voting efficient, friendly and easy
UPCOMING: Georgia Festival of Trees new home is Gas South arena
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC teams among best international linemen
RECOMMENDED: The Surrender Tree, by Margarita Engle
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Museum of Art located on UGA campus
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this gorgeous view of a red lighthouse
CALENDAR: German classic car show comes to Norcross on Saturday
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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