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NEWS BRIEFS: County breaks ground on Lenora Park improvements

NEWS BRIEFS: County breaks ground on Lenora Park improvements

Gwinnett County officials on Wednesday kicked off construction on the future community recreation center at Lenora Park in southern Gwinnett.

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by · May 3, 2024 · News
NEW for 12/1: On Israel and war, a reprimand and race

NEW for 12/1: On Israel and war, a reprimand and race

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Returns from Israel with new understanding of war
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Commission takes unusual action of reprimanding a member
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: In the last decade we have gone backward on race
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Multiple activities going on at Norcross Gallery 
OBITUARY: Willard Francis Goodwin
RECOMMENDED: The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter by Marion Woodman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Rosalynn Carter and husband get nation’s highest honor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wow!  Talk about an isolated lighthouse mystery!
CALENDAR: Winter Wonderland craft and art fair in Snellville Saturday

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by · December 1, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 11/17: On Supreme Court, Masonic lodges, Norcross school

NEW for 11/17: On Supreme Court, Masonic lodges, Norcross school

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Loss of faith in Supreme Court hurting democracy 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett County has 10 Masonic lodges in operation
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District 
ANOTHER VIEW: Everybody Wins produces great result at Stripling school
FEEDBACK: Sends a compliment from  home base in Chamblee
UPCOMING: County proposes $2.5 billion budget for 2024
NOTABLE: Marine vet finds new life, heading GGC’s development
RECOMMENDED: Prequel: An American Fight against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia marble used in many monuments in Washington
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two-fold mystery this time; what is it, and where?
CALENDAR: Festival of Trees underway at Southeastern Railway Museum

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by · November 17, 2023 · Full issues
NEWS BRIEFS: County proposes $2.5 billion budget for 2024

NEWS BRIEFS: County proposes $2.5 billion budget for 2024

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson presented her proposed budget on Tuesday to guide County government spending for the 2024 fiscal year. The proposed budget for 2024 totals $2.5 billion.

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by · November 17, 2023 · News
A close-up of the redrawn congressional districts.  Click here to see the full Georgia map.

NEW for 11/23: On preventing the virus, Georgia politics

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM doctors study strategies for prevention of COVID-19
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Looking at Congressional gubernatorial and legislative politics
ANOTHER VIEW: Rittenhouse gun purchase may face more problems
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Voters in non-partisan election will know candidate affiliations
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville amends ordinance concerning noises
NOTABLE: GGC professor and colleague study travel disruptions 
RECOMMENDED: We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Travelers come to Georgia for landscapes, recreation and history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this terra-cotta statue is located
LAGNIAPPE: Bright red leaves
CALENDAR: Redistricting open house will be Tuesday (tonight) at Lucky Shoals Park in Norcross.

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by · November 23, 2021 · Full issues
Sarah Roberts receives the DAR Conservation Award Certificate from Kathy Lobe, past Philadelphia Winn Conservation Committee Chair.

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville amends ordinance concerning noises

The Lawrenceville City Council has changed its noise regulations ordinance.  This is the first update to the current Noise Control Ordinance since approximately 2005.  It will become effective December 1, 2021.

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by · November 23, 2021 · News
NEW for 7/16: GGC Second Chance; Gwinnettian’s success

NEW for 7/16: GGC Second Chance; Gwinnettian’s success

Click here to read the full edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC’s “Second Chance” helps students hit hard by Covid-19 time
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Andrew Haskell is another Gwinnettian who finds successful career 
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Finds two items left out in comment about Post Office
UPCOMING: New Entrepreneur Center offers jumpstarts for businesses
NOTABLE: Tips offered to prevent your vehicle being broken into
RECOMMENDED: All the Best, George Bush by George H. W. Bush
GEORGIA TIDBIT: By age 35, architect W.T. Downing had established his reputation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to figure out where this Mystery Photo church is located
CALENDAR: Water Conservation District supervisors to meet July 21

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by · July 16, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC students tutoring GCPS students over the summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fourth Estate is losing ground, which hurts democracy
ANOTHER VIEW: Better teaching of civics and government would help us all
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Will a new generation erase values of an older generation?
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre planning barnburner events this summer
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett awards arts agencies $50,000 in grants
OBITUARIES: Grace Long Clower
RECOMMENDED: The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull (from Louis Young)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia officials indignant about movie about chain gangs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks what type are these airplanes
CALENDAR: Signage renaming the Gwinnett Arena as the Gas South District will be July 7

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by · July 2, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/1:  On researching traffic, paintings, PCOM accreditation

NEW for 6/1: On researching traffic, paintings, PCOM accreditation

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC team researching decisions on real-time traffic
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What’s on your home’s walls? Two of our paintings have stories
ANOTHER VIEW: Physical Therapy program at PCOM gains accreditation
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Greg Perry is the new police chief in the City of Snellville
NOTABLE: County adopts new noise control ordinance as of June 1
RECOMMENDED: The Children’s Book by A. S. Byatt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Refounded Oglethorpe University opened doors in 1916
MYSTERY PHOTO: Natural light streams in from above in this Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Check out photos from the new Duluth Public Library on Main Street

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by · June 1, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 5/21: On equity, Raffensperger

NEW for 5/21: On equity, Raffensperger

Click here to read the latest edition.” In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett seeks proposals for two plans focusing on equity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s the thinking behind Raffensperger’s 2020 actions
ANOTHER VIEW:
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Remembering the way written correspondence was once done
UPCOMING: Norcross on record condemning hate crimes, discrimination and racism
NOTABLE: Scientist at Georgia Gwinnett College explains cicada emergence
RECOMMENDED: The Premonition by Michael Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early exploration of Georgia carried out by the Spanish
MYSTERY PHOTO: Small cemetery is this issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Rose bushes are happy in their blossoming out at this time of year
CALENDAR: Memorial Day ceremony in Gwinnett will be virtual in 2021

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by · May 21, 2021 · Full issues