Post Tagged with: "Jack Bernard"

NEW for 3/8: On trip to India, electoral college, shenanigans

NEW for 3/8: On trip to India, electoral college, shenanigans

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Electoral College could give Trump office again
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
ANOTHER VIEW: Be prepared for Trump election shenanigans
FEEDBACK: Postal problems become a national nightmare
UPCOMING: County, CBRE partner to re-vitalize Gwinnett Place
NOTABLE: Buford non-profit gives women “second chance”
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ordinary Angels
OBITUARY: Jack Stephens Tonge Jr. 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta’s McDaniel wins Olympic high jump medal
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s something historical in this Mystery
CALENDAR:  Gwinnett Stripers’ Coca-Cola Preseason Party Sunday

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by · March 8, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Be prepared for Trump election shenanigans

ANOTHER VIEW: Be prepared for Trump election shenanigans

By Jack Bernard  |  Many Americans write off the Democrats and Republicans as being the same. Having been active in both parties, I understand this tendency by swing voters. However, in reality, both parties as currently constituted are clearly not alike.

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by · March 8, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 2/27: On Cal Warlick, the March 12 primaries, immigration

NEW for 2/27: On Cal Warlick, the March 12 primaries, immigration

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the artistic talent of Cal Warlick
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats: Vote March 12 against the biggest menace
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Place CID
ANOTHER VIEW: GOP leaders must usurp Trump, and solve immigration
FEEDBACK: Take action: you can block some of those robo calls
UPCOMING: Commission seeks to raise the chair’s salary
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC honors Gwinnett homebuilders
RECOMMENDED: Taqueris Del Mar, Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Egalitarian ideal not fully realized in colonial Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stone, stone, stone in today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Republicans schedule breakfast March 2

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by · February 27, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: GOP leaders must usurp Trump, and solve immigration

ANOTHER VIEW: GOP leaders must usurp Trump, and solve immigration

By Jack Bernard |  Immigration has historically helped our aging nation in numerous ways. The key question is “Who do we admit?” 

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by · February 27, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tell your legislator to vote against sports gambling 
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting
UPCOMING: Harris new chair of  Hudgens Arts Center
NOTABLE: Walton EMC grants 23 Gwinnett schools $130,868
RECOMMENDED: The Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once indentured, Ewen rose to prominence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Get rid of hazardous waste Feb. 10 in Lawrenceville

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by · February 9, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting

ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting

By Jack Bernard |  A few years ago, The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against having gerrymandering cases, no matter how unfair, brought into the Federal Courts.

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by · February 9, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC revamps athletic department administration 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Background on voting about transit in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East
FEEDBACK: Baldwin boys, half brothers, made considerable impact
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville moves to annual multi-family housing inspections
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners employs technology to curb vandalism
RECOMMENDED: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Baldwin served 10 years in Congress and 12 as Senator 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this photo taken from above is located
LAGNIAPPE: After leaving Cambodia, Donlevy now GOAL winner
CALENDAR: Gagnon’s last lecture at GGC will be Jan. 30 

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by · January 30, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East

ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East

By Jack Bernard  | The Democratic Party is losing younger progressives who are increasingly seeking out third party candidates or saying that they may not vote in 2024. One reason is the skewed view progressives have of the Gaza War, started by Hamas terrorists and proven to be a humanitarian disaster. 

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by · January 30, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: County plans for a transit referendum for November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s a better way to provide housing: condos, not apartments
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders
FEEDBACK: In ten years, luxury apartments can be crime-ridden
UPCOMING: Bi-annual count of homeless scheduled January 22
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett offering grants to nonprofits
OBITUARY: Nicki Leritis DeVillier
RECOMMENDED: A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Amos Tappan Akerman was zealous U.S. Attorney
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo is not a pretty picture
LAGNIAPPE: GGC students take King Day for campus improvements
CALENDAR: Lilburn Town Hall will be January 22

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by · January 19, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders

ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders

By Jack Bernard  |  Both of our American political parties are big spenders  Let’s be clear. There is only one thing that both parties agree on: spending money we do not have.

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by · January 19, 2024 · Another View
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