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NEW for 8/24: On doctors, two mayors, one president

NEW for 8/24: On doctors, two mayors, one president

Click here to read this edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Where have all the doctors gone? We need more of ‘em than ever 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Gwinnett mayors inducted in Ga. Municipal Hall of Fame
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels President Biden let us down on the withdrawal from Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Appreciates President Biden getting troops out of Afghan war
UPCOMING: French-American Chamber moving its office to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Total of 72 candidates running for Gwinnett city council slots
RECOMMENDATION: I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig and Phillip Rucker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Midway was early center of activity on Georgia coast
MYSTERY PHOTO: This is not your everyday Mystery Photo for you to solve
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s another perspective of Watson Mill State Park bridge
CALENDAR: Talk on renewable energy will be on Thursday, August 26 at 7 p.m.

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by · August 24, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 8/10: On a music leader, Covid War, more

NEW for 8/10: On a music leader, Covid War, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth resident is new president of the Atlanta Music Club 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are positive indications we are winning the Covid War 
ANOTHER VIEW: Will Kemp put forth viable plans to contain Covid-19?
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Here’s another puzzle for GwinnettForum readers to solve
UPCOMING: Leadership Gwinnett announced 42 members of Class of 2022
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber names award winners at 73rd dinner
RECOMMENDED: Ping’s Grill in Toccoa, Ga.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 70th Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee begins August 13
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who is that rather elegantly-fancied dandy in the red suit?
LAGNIAPPE: This bee shows Mother Nature still toiling away
CALENDAR: ATLReads Virtual Book Club discusses Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, August 17 

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by · August 10, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 8/3: On higher medical costs; Get vaccinated; Rep. Hice

NEW for 8/3: On higher medical costs; Get vaccinated; Rep. Hice

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Consolidation of hospitals will lead to higher medical costs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Protect yourself and others: get a Covid vaccination
ANOTHER VIEW: Jody Hice continually issues misleading and false statements
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
FEEDBACK: Looking at Republican party members in three counties
UPCOMING: County takes first steps of Parks and Recreation master plan
NOTABLE: Question buying a solar system from door-to-door pitchman
OBITUARIES: Kelvin (Kelly) J. Kelkenberg
RECOMMENDED: Roadrunner, a film about Anthony Bourdain
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Playwright Eugene O’Neill lived on Sea Island for four years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo is distinctive in looks and use
LAGNIAPPE: Bug makes journey across a leaf, from Hickory, N.C. 
CALENDAR: Southwest Chamber to present Commission Chairman on Friday morning

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by · August 3, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/29: Looking back at career; Neighborliness; Voting laws

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

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by · June 29, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 5/14: Morgan returns; Salvage operation; Trump support

NEW for 5/14: Morgan returns; Salvage operation; Trump support

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Bartow Morgan returns to banking with new acquisition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Golden Ray salvage going slow near Georgia’s Golden Isles
ANOTHER VIEW: Evangelicals are stout in their support of Donald Trump
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Reviewing facts on January 6 insurrection at the Capitol
UPCOMING: Gwinnettt, Gangnam district in Korea, agree to collaboration
NOTABLE: LAN Systems of Gwinnett sold to Durham’s WorkSmart
RECOMMENDED: Heaven and Hell, a History of the Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Augusta Canal of 1845 provided early power and transportation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many may have driven by today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: La’Nece Strickland of Lawrenceville recognized for distinctive honor

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by · May 14, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 4/27: On health insurance, “Cocking Affair,” political discourse

NEW for 4/27: On health insurance, “Cocking Affair,” political discourse

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Long term, USA should fully eliminate private medical insurance
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Regents “pause,” perhaps avoiding another Cocking Affair
ANOTHER VIEW: On the dumbing down of American political discourse
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Infinite Energy Center beginning to feel worst is about over
UPCOMING: Commissioners update core values, vision and mission statements
NOTABLE: Homeowners get 291,000 notices of assessment of property
RECOMMENDED: Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody
GEORGIA TIDBIT: New Mexico replaces Georgia as top state producing pecans
LAGNIAPPE: A rose is a rose is a rose
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this happy camper is on display
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce Club to meet May 4 at City Hall

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by · April 27, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 4/2: Hospital agreement; Classical performance; Impeachment

NEW for 4/2: Hospital agreement; Classical performance; Impeachment

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Northside Hospital, Cardiovascular Group, sign new patient care agreement
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It was great fun to attend a symphony performance, with my granddaughter
ANOTHER VIEW: Make impeachment change to require 55%, not 67%, for conviction
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: New Tax Commissioner and her proposal concerning tax collections
UPCOMING: Senate action prevents Tax Commissioner to contract for city tax collections
NOTABLE: PCOM names Brian Mann as its chief of simulation operations
RECOMMENDED: The Enlightenment of Angeline by Joshua Berkov
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Calder Willingham was accomplished writer, wrote The Graduate
MYSTERY PHOTO: Low-level buildings along a waterway are in today’s Mystery Photo

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by · April 2, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 3/16: Conspiracy theory; Lawrenceville corner; Houston

NEW for 3/16: Conspiracy theory; Lawrenceville corner; Houston

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Right-wing conspiracy theory blaming Antifa
EEB PERSPECTIVE: C’mon, Lawrenceville, don’t develop Crogan-Clayton corner
ANOTHER VIEW: Kelly Houston renewed his driver’s license at age 100
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett School Board needs to be transparent in meetings
UPCOMING: Groundbreaking Thursday on Snellville’s The Grove
NOTABLE: You can save on taxes with a homestead exemption
RECOMMENDED: Roses and Olives restaurant, Johns Creek
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Legendary Coach Pop Warner got his start at UGA
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify this Mystery Photo of an amphitheater
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett’s blooming trees now seeking to get our attention 
CALENDAR: Mountain Park plans virtual meeting March 25

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by · March 16, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 2/12: On the GOP; Rural broadband; Diversity at GGC

NEW for 2/12: On the GOP; Rural broadband; Diversity at GGC

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TODAY’S FOCUS: You wonder if the Republicans are still the Grand Old Party
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Rural Georgia needs speedy expansion of broadband internet
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC program seeks to meet emerging needs through diversity
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
FEEDBACK: Repudiate Trump, save the GOP and salvage your reputation
UPCOMING: Transit System plans second “Stuff-a-Bus” food drive
NOTABLE: Hudgens exhibition features artist’s work about birds
RECOMMENDED: The Genealogy of Morality by Friedrich Nietzsche 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Guitarist Chet Atkins from Tennessee, but later lived in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: No scenic place Mystery Photo, but raising a question: what’s this? 
CALENDAR: Hazardous waste collection at Fairgrounds on February 20  

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by · February 12, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 2/2: On Greene in Congress; School board; Aaron

NEW for 2/2: On Greene in Congress; School board; Aaron

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia and USA would be better off without Greene in Congress
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Faction on School Board could affect district’s accreditation
ANOTHER VIEW: Boyhood hero Hank Aaron continues to inspire
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: O’Lenick no longer effective on Elections Board; should resign
UPCOMING: Button statue at Peachtree Corners to connect with trail
NOTABLE: Senator Rahman is new chair of Gwinnett Senate Delegation
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Uncorked
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Journal of literature and art comes out of Georgia State University
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks what these numbers are doing on mountain

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by · February 2, 2021 · Full issues