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NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Linking the War of 1812 and a Single Pay Health System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Today’s Speedy Reaction to Virus Stems from 1918 Action in St. Louis
ANOTHER VIEW: Checking Out Who Among The Electorate Is Being Trusted
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: UGA Press Also Re-Publishing Harris on Coastal Protection
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Operating Under Local Emergency Situation
NOTABLE: Local Charities Get $52,000 from Jackson EMC Foundation
RECOMMENDED: A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In 1883 Lawmakers Approve Construction of Present State Capitol
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graceful Courthouse Awaits Your Inspection and Detection

by GwinnettForum · March 20, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sees Alienation and Apathy and Tribalism Among the Democrats
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How You Can Find Details about Candidates in Coming Election
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Conservatives Simply Want to Conserve Taxes for Foreign Folly
UPCOMING: Duluth Rotarians Planning Eighth Annual Car Show on April 11
NOTABLE: Two Gwinnett Youths To Represent Jackson EMC on Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Irene Mounds near Savannah Now Lies Under Ports Authority Docks
MYSTERY PHOTO: One Big Clue Staring at You in Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: McDaniel Farm Park Hosting The Art of Beatrix Potter on March 15

by GwinnettForum · March 13, 2020 · Full issues

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

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TODAY’S FOCUS: State of Georgia Is Usurping County Power in Monuments Legislation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Census Forms Coming Soon To Your House; Beware of Census Scams
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democracies Change; Why Does the USA Cling to Old Ideas?
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: It’ll Cost you $1.20 in Postage To Mail Back in An Absentee Ballot
UPCOMING: Three CIDs Help Fund Study of 6.6 Mile Boulevard Corridor
NOTABLE: Chamber Names Paul Oh as New Manager of Community Affairs
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Helen M. Lewis Concentrates on Appalachian People
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Looks Like a Cold, Wet Area
LAGNIAPPE: A Little Bluebird Become Harbinger of Spring for Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Climate Change Discussion March 8 at Peachtree Corners Library

by GwinnettForum · March 6, 2020 · Full issues

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering How People Tried to Avoid Mandatory Military Service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Herman Wiley, 97, Another Quiet Vet of Naval Action in World War II
ANOTHER VIEW: The Record Shows President Trump Often “Cuts and Runs”
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Asks for Debra Houston to “Get Real” and Half “Tired Old Tropes”
UPCOMING: Corps of Engineers Plans four February Meetings on Lake Lanier’s Master Plan
RECOMMENDED: Book review: Becoming Mrs. Lewis: by Patti Callahan.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barrier Islands of Georgia Protect Estuaries from Waves, Wind, Storms
MYSTERY PHOTO: Photograph Not from South Georgia Is Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: A Cardinal Somehow Makes the Snow Even Fresher
CALENDAR: February 24 is the deadline to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary

by GwinnettForum · February 18, 2020 · Full issues

2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Our Country Is in Trouble, No Matter Which Party Wins Next
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fob Batteries, Handkerchiefs and the Many Dates for 2020 Elections
ANOTHER VIEW: With Brexit Question Finished, England Now Open To Move Forward
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Googled Product and Found That Snake Venom Is Used in Process
UPCOMING: Sixth Annual Women in Action Forum in Suwanee on February
NOTABLE: PCOM Names Athens Resident as New Member of Trustee Board
RECOMMENDED: The Year We Seized the Day by: Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Digital Library of Georgia Resources Found in Online Encyclopedia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Searchlight Tower To Ponder as Mystery
CALENDAR: Historically Black College and University Fair is February 8 at Meadowcreek High

by GwinnettForum · February 7, 2020 · Full issues

1/28: About community learning, tickling coughs, changing minds

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Finally Recognizing That Not All Learn around a Family Supper
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do You Have a Continual Tickling Cough? Here’s One Solution
ANOTHER VIEW: Doesn’t See Right-Wing Thinkers Changing Minds Any Time Soon
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Here’s One Who Is Applying for Membership in the Royal Family
UPCOMING: Every Gwinnett Fire Station Now Has at Least One Ambulance
NOTABLE: ARC Recertifies Peachtree Corners for its Green Communities Program
RECOMMENDED: BLOWOUT by Rachel Maddow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Communities of Lichen Occupy Depressions Over Georgia Granite
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Brick Went into Producing This Scenic Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Start, finish, sell your book workshop is Feb. 1

by GwinnettForum · January 28, 2020 · Full issues

1/7, full issue: Immigration reform; Great Christmas puzzler

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Immigration Reform, First Amendment Incident Are Saddening
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Christmas Gift of Jigsaw Puzzle Teaches about Georgia
SPOTLIGHT: Agrisel USA Inc.
FEEDBACK: Maintains that Leaders “Should Hurt to Serve” Fellow Mankind
UPCOMING: Nature Photography Exhibit Coming to Hudgens Center in February
NOTABLE: Now’s the Time To Start Working in Your Garden; Plant Sale Coming
RECOMMENDED: The Last Republicans by Mark A. Updegrove
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Pinckney Served as Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple Downtown Scene Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett House Delegation to Georgia Assembly Will Meet January 8

by GwinnettForum · January 7, 2020 · Full issues

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Excitement for a 14 Year Old Wearing Converse High Tops
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time to Eat Crow and Apologize for Error on Loganville Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Considerations for President Trump with the Senior Voters
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: The People Chose a Certain Rock; But Do They Still Feel Well?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Continuing To Benefit From Top Financial Ratings
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Accepting Apps for 2020 Washington Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Beautiful Fantastic
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Piano Red” Perryman Also Performed As “Dr. Feelgood”
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Traditional Shipyard Mystery Has Many Interesting Facets
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Guesser Who Gets the Mystery Photos
CALENDAR: Pop-Up Lilburn Farmers Market will be Saturday, November 23

by GwinnettForum · November 19, 2019 · Full issues

10/22: On Halloween fun, Hudgens Prize, vaping

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here Are Many Ways to Enjoy the Spine-Tingling Halloween Season
EEB PERSPECTIVE: $50,000 Hudgens Prize Selections Not Enhancing Art in Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Legislature So Far Has Not Addressed Vaping Problem
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Attended Oktoberfest for Many Years and Always Enjoyed It
UPCOMING: Hiring Event for U.S. Census Is In Lawrenceville on October 23
NOTABLE: Comment Being Sought on Atlanta to Charlotte High Speed Rail
RECOMMENDED: We Need Your Submissions
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Salvation Army Operations in Georgia Date Back to 1890
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional Residence Is Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Andy Brack Becomes Publisher of Charleston (S.C.) City Paper
CALENDAR: Learn about graveyards in Gwinnett at OneStop Centerville on October 23

by GwinnettForum · October 22, 2019 · Full issues

10/4: About left-handedness; Alvin Wilbanks; Trump and U.S.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ramifications of What It Means About Being Left-Handed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Alvin Wilbanks’ Good Leadership Is a Hallmark for Gwinnett Schools
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels That President Trump Is Selling Out Our Nation
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Briggs Was On Target Depicting Matters in the Middle East
UPCOMING: Deadline Approaching October 15 for Payment of 2019 Property Taxes
NOTABLE: PCOM, GGC Agreement Saves Pharmacy Students One Year’s Tuition
RECOMMENDED: Where the Souls Go by Ann Hite
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chet Atkins Fashions Softer Style of Country Music in 1960s and 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Shows a Modern Windmill; Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Climate Change Prompts This Poster at One Gwinnett Office
CALENDAR: Leif Erikson Day at Tribble Mill Park on October 5

by GwinnettForum · October 4, 2019 · Full issues

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.

Post Tagged with: "Jack Bernard"

NEW for 3/20: Health system; Virus reaction; Trust

NEW for 3/13: Democratic alienation; More on 2020 candidates in Gwinnett

3/6, full issue: On monuments, the Census and old ideas

2/18, full issue: On military service; Herman Wiley; Trump’s record

2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

1/28: About community learning, tickling coughs, changing minds

1/7, full issue: Immigration reform; Great Christmas puzzler

11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters

10/22: On Halloween fun, Hudgens Prize, vaping

10/4: About left-handedness; Alvin Wilbanks; Trump and U.S.

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