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NEW for 5/23: School interference; Crisis over national debt
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TODAY’S FOCUS: U.S. House members are interfering with local schools
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Debt crisis: 14th Amendment could come into play
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Check out 60 Minutes television on grandparent scams
UPCOMING: Ceremonies at Andersonville site will start May 27
NOTABLE: Former Nigerian is among 650 graduates of GGC
RECOMMENDED: A Long and Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Resaca battle proves Atlanta campaign would be hard fought
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a nighttime Mystery Photo for you to identify
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee Artist will show her work in June in Ellijay
CALENDAR: Tribute ceremony to President Carter is today at 10 a.m. in Norcross
NEW for 5/9: On court seat, California governor, budget
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Williams will seek Gwinnett Superior Court seat
EEB PERSPECTIVE: California governor has patience, waiting in the briar patch
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: McConnell, McCarthy need to really move on the budget
FEEDBACK: Justice Thomas must have heard this said in court
UPCOMING: Medical School in Suwanee to graduate nearly 300 on May 23
NOTABLE: Whataburger officially opens Buford location on May 10
RECOMMENDED: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Celestine Sibley was renowned Southern journalist and author
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: County purchases mobile police vehicle for $1 million
CALENDAR: The 10th Gwinnett Multicultural Festival will be Saturday, May 13
NEW for 9/3: On water wars and troops out of Afghanistan
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Endless water wars have Corps of Engineers as continuing factor
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Thank you, Mr. President, for getting our troops out of Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Three short letters talk of different views
UPCOMING: Duluth First United Methodists to mark 150th anniversary
NOTABLE: Lots of curtains about to rise at Aurora Theatre in the fall
RECOMMENDED: Epidemics and Society by Frank M. Snowden
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Several utopian reform colonies once organized in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Overhanging trees abound in this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: New floral designs decorate wall in Suwanee
CALENDAR: Works from permanent collection on display at Hudgens Art Center
11/10: One happy, one sad on election outcome; On Bill Barks Sr.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Trump: you are fired
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Memorial for Bill Barks Sr. of Norcross to be held November 21
ANOTHER VIEW: Diehard Red State Republican is upset with election outcome
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Rejoices that 2020 soon will be over, with split control of Congress
UPCOMING: After delays, Monkey Wrench Brewing plans grand opening Dec. 3
NOTABLE: GGC’s School of Business announces changes in its Board of Visitors
RECOMMENDED: All Eyes on Her by L. E. Flynn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gertrude Thomas records southern life before and after the Civil War
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you place this night scene as the Mystery Photo?
CALENDAR: Veteran’s Day, a recycling, an open house and a virtual author talk
NEW for 5/15: Doolittle’s Raid; A VP pick for Biden; More
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Doolittle’s World War II Raid on Japan Boosts the American Morale
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s How Joe Biden Can Ensure Being the Next President
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Enjoying and Respecting GwinnettForum More and More
UPCOMING: County, Schools To Combine to Feed School Children during Summer
NOTABLE: These Students Learn about Worms and Bugs in Their Backyards
RECOMMENDED: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon’s Little Richard Was “Architect of Rock and Roll”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual Structure Might Trick You in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Drive-Through Farmers Market Saturday in Snellville.
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 19, 2024
“If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners.”
– Nighttime TV Host Johnny Carson(1925 – 2005).
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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