Post Tagged with: "Jack Bernard"

NEW for 4/16: Third parties, quiet in hospitals, old sign

NEW for 4/16: Third parties, quiet in hospitals, old sign

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Could third parties cause an earthquake this fall?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s so relatively quiet in hospitals these days
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: From an old roadside sign, to where we are today
FEEDBACK: New question: where do those upset with mid-East go?
UPCOMING: Suwanee plans Glow in the Park this weekend 
NOTABLE: Romi Patel joins Gwinnett Place CID board
RECOMMENDED: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
OBITUARY: Jerry L. Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fall line is between mountains and coastal plain
MYSTERY PHOTO: Recognize today’s Mystery Photo? Tell us where it is
LAGNIAPPE:  Hawk is still patrolling around Norcross
CALENDAR: Hazardous Waste Workshop in Snellville on April 18

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by · April 16, 2024 · Full issues
NEW for 4/12: On values, endorsements coming, third party

NEW for 4/12: On values, endorsements coming, third party

Click here the read the full edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Bedrock values doing better than pundits decry
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Candidate endorsements will be coming on April 23
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Could a third party create an earthquake in November?
FEEDBACK: MTG right, but she caused much of it herself
UPCOMING: Heart procedure at Northside Gwinnett is first in state
NOTABLE: County launches “It’s Your Ride” transit plan
RECOMMENDED: Let Yourself Be Loved: by Eugene McCaffrey 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Landmarks, raw materials found in state’s Piedmont 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this landmark from its back side?
LAGNIAPPE: Another hawk sighting in Norcross
CALENDAR: Workshop on wills on April 13 at library in Lilburn

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by · April 12, 2024 · Full issues
NEW for 3/26: On keeping up, Biden and AI

NEW for 3/26: On keeping up, Biden and AI

Click here to read the latest stories. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: How you can be aware of what’s going  on in the world
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats need not worry; Biden will prevail
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: Artificial intelligence will be key part of 2024 campaign
FEEDBACK: Benjamin Franklin on first nonsectarian college
UPCOMING: April 1 is deadline to apply for homestead exemption
NOTABLE: Sensory Tree House enhances life for the disabled
RECOMMENDED: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
GEORGIA TIDBIT:  Georgia’s “second founder” was man of distinction
MYSTERY PHOTO: What story is associated with this lighthouse?
LAGNIAPPE: Colors of spring
CALENDAR: Norcross plans two Easter Egg Hunts on March 30 

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by · March 26, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Artificial intelligence will be key part of 2024 campaign

ANOTHER VIEW: Artificial intelligence will be key part of 2024 campaign

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 26, 2024 · Another View
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