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NEW for 7/21: On moving, rental cars and Olympic park update

NEW for 7/21: On moving, rental cars and Olympic park update

Click here to read the latest edition of Gwinnett Forum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Longtime Gwinnettian moving away, yet remembers the past
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It was an unusual and frustrating car rental
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Update on Olympic Stadium area near Mountain Park
FEEDBACK: Remembers swimming in cold water of Cayuga Lake
UPCOMING: Gwinnett keeps same tax millage rate as in 2022
NOTABLE: Jeremy Collins is new chief deputy tax commissioner
RECOMMENDED: Tall Timber Tales; More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell McCormick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Glass-like objects found in Georgia from outer space
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual sculpture asks where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee to get new volunteer-built playground
CALENDAR: Two more workshops to hear Gwinnett’s 2045 United Plan

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by · July 21, 2023 · Full issues
Jim and Joanne Cofer

FOCUS: Longtime Gwinnettian moving away, yet remembers the past

By Jim Cofer  |  As I leave Gwinnett for a new life, I look back on the county where my family has been for 196 years and am wide-eyed with amazement at the changes I have seen and heard my forefathers describe. Much of the change has been for the good, but some, not so much so.

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by · July 21, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 11/15: On WWII, commission salaries, baseball

NEW for 11/15: On WWII, commission salaries, baseball

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: WWII African campaign opens the way to Sicily and beyond
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett legislators: address the county commission’s salaries
ANOTHER VIEW: Pulling a fast one on your high school baseball coach
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College 
FEEDBACK: Outside ownership of homes can hurt a community
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville to name Mullin as new police chief
NOTABLE: Bucking a trend, Georgia Gwinnett College fall enrollment is up
RECOMMENDED: The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah River is dividing line between Georgia and South Carolina
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual story goes with this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Chef and Author Jonathon Scott Barrett will speak Nov. 17 

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by · November 15, 2022 · Full issues
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FOCUS: WWII African campaign opens the way to Sicily and beyond

By Jim Cofer  |  After Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed American forces would join the Allies in defeating Germany and Italy in Europe. American generals were anxious to join the fray and invade the continent.  

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by · November 15, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEW for 4/29: Russia’s mental state; Georgia’s hate groups

NEW for 4/29: Russia’s mental state; Georgia’s hate groups

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering the national mentality of the Russian state
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Southern group lists Norcross church as among “Hate Groups”
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Gives views on new “Constitutional Carry” law in Georgia
UPCOMING: Gateway85 seeks zero emissions in landscape equipment
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place redevelopment concepts now open for study
OBITUARIES: Mike Corkum
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hanging of Georgia woman in 1873 had vast impact on state
MYSTERY PHOTO: Indoor scene has big clues staring you in the face
LAGNIAPPE: You can get instant acceptance at Georgia Gwinnett College
CALENDAR: Art comes to the Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park on April 30 

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by · April 28, 2022 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Considering the national mentality of the Russian state

By Jim Cofer  |  Many Americans are appalled to see Vladimir Putin’s home popularity reaching numbers as high as 80 percent while Ukrainians are being slaughtered daily. For 70 years after deposing the Czar, the Russian Communists provided the people with minimal but adequate food, housing, and jobs, but not representative government or a free press.  

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by · April 28, 2022 · Today's Focus
Ribbon cutting for passport acceptance office.

NEW for 3/25: On Brooks Tuck, Matt Ryan and Noah Langdale

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett native Tucks help kids get through crisis together
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ryan shows us how to bow out of Atlanta with grace
ANOTHER VIEW: Langdale was key to success of Georgia State University
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Passports now available at office of clerk of courts at GJAC
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech ranked among top college for veteran services
RECOMMENDED: The Last Days of Socrates (BBC radio dramatization) by Plato
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Tales of buried pirate treasure abound around Blackbeard Island 
MYSTERY PHOTO: You’ll have to think outside the box to get this identification
LAGNIAPPE: Do you remember the Ugly Tie Contest? Here’s one year’s winners
CALENDAR: Ribbon-cutting at The Water Tower Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m.

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by · March 25, 2022 · Full issues
Brooks and Shirley Tuck. Photo provided.

FOCUS: Gwinnett native Tuck helps kids get through crisis together

By Jim Cofer |  Many in the Snellville community will remember (Curtis) Brooks Tuck (shown with wife, Shirley), who grew up on Hewatt Road in the 1940-50s, the son of Arthur and Katie Mae Tuck. He was a 1956 graduate of Snellville Consolidated School. 

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by · March 25, 2022 · Today's Focus
4/15: Cancer program; 900,000 Gwinnettians; Snellville’s naming

4/15: Cancer program; 900,000 Gwinnettians; Snellville’s naming

Click here for the latest edition. Inside:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Medical Center, YMCA Join in Program To Benefit Cancer Survivors

EEB PERSPECTIVE: As of Monday, Gwinnett Population Hits 900,000 Residents

ANOTHER VIEW: Who Named Snellville? Research at National Archives Clears It Up

SPOTLIGHT: Brand Banking Company

FEEDBACK: Assistance After Closing Brings Plaudits from Potential Customer

UPCOMING: Tuesday, April 26, Is Final Date To Register for May 24 Primary Election

NOTABLE: Finalists Told for United Way’s Spark Prize Event of April 28

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Dr. Samuel Nunes of Portugal among Jews Landing in Early Savannah

TODAY’S QUOTE: No Way Mason Brothers Could Lose in Early Business Dealings

MYSTERY PHOTO: Mountain Scene Begs for Identification

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by · April 15, 2016 · Full issues
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COFER: Who named Snellville? Research at National Archives clears it up

By Jim Cofer, president, Snellville Historical Society | How did Snellville get its name? This is a question that has been asked and debated many times over the past century or so.

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by · April 15, 2016 · Another View
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