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NEW for 4/22: New manager, taped P.O. boxes, constitutional carry
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Jackson EMC names Fennell new Gwinnett district manager
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taped Post Office boxes, Freeman, old businesses and passports
ANOTHER VIEW: Having Alice around is the only good side of “Constitution Carry”
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
FEEDBACK: Reaction to comments about New Mexico’s college funding
UPCOMING: GGC prof studies impact of scientists in climate change
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County employees getting 8% pay raise
RECOMMENDED: The Second Mrs. Astor, A Novel of the Titanic by Shana Abe’
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State’s antebellum newspapers were mostly political in nature
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this beautiful pot of flowers located?
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville artist’s work on display at City Hall
CALENDAR: Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee will be April 23 in downtown Norcross
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 15, 2024
“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.”
— German Theologian Martin Luther (1463-1546).
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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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