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NEW for 4/5: Investiture; Anti-crime cameras; Lanier history
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Joseph invested as 3rd president of Georgia Gwinnett College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Innovative Flock camera system reducing crime in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Firm to conduct interviews on making of Lake Lanier
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Transition to 100% clean energy is not a simple issue
UPCOMING: Five artists featured in spring exhibit at Norcross Gallery
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Fire Services Honors PCOM Georgia
RECOMMENDED: The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Highly successful American playwright was born in Decatur
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location
CALENDAR: Poetry and pizza will be Tuesday night at the Hamilton Mill Library
8/13: More phone scams; GGC’s new president; Civil War battles
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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Phone Scam about Cancer Afoot, Again Targeting the Elderly
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GGC President Focuses on Students, Seeking Campus Filled with Joy
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflecting on Civil War Battles during the Heat at Manassas
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: It’s Not a Gun Problem That We Have, but a Culture Problem
UPCOMING: Aquatic Centers Have Extended Hours and Are Open until Labor Day
NOTABLE: Institute of Transportation Engineers Honors Duluth Resident
RECOMMENDED: Lazy Dog Café, in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Some Works by Early Georgia Artists Still Hang in Museums in State
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mountain Town Is Mystery Photo for This Edition
LAGNIAPPE: Stunning Butterfly Photograph
CALENDAR: Puppets Coming This Friday to Lilburn Farmers Market
BRACK: GGC president focuses on students, seeking campus filled with joy
By Elliott Brack | Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) third president, Dr. Jann Joseph, is dynamic and not bashful in her support of students, their achievement, and in particularly wanting her students to be even more successful over time. She came to GGC on July 1, after serving as executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, and then as interim chancellor of Indiana University – South Bend.
3/29: Finalist for GGC president; Survey results; Medicare for All?
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sole Finalist for GGC President Is Dr. Jann Joseph of South Bend, Ind.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum Readers Want More Done to Improve Traffic, Education
ANOTHER VIEW: Should Not the USA Consider the Right for Medicare for Us All?
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Five Readers Respond to Recent News with Their Views
UPCOMING: Stripers No Longer Provide Plastic Straws and Lids with Purchases
NOTABLE: Two Village Park Residents Hailed as They Mark 100th Birthday
RECOMMENDED: Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Planned Community of Peachtree City Dates Back to 1959
MYSTERY PHOTO: Serene Statue Among the Vegetation Awaits Your Identification
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville’s South Lawn Project Beginning to See Buildings Rise
CALENDAR: Some coming events
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 1, 2024
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
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ENDORSEMENTS
>> Click here to read GwinnettForum’s endorsements for the 2024 election — from president to local and state offices.
SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese
MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
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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