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NEW for 7/28: Lilburn’s awakening, new Fact Book, more
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sleepy city of Lilburn on the verge of new awakening
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Fact Book, everyday items and Twain’s favorite work
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Editing shows one guy knows little about Blackjack
UPCOMING: Von Tran develops first Vietnamese senior center
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill to cut taxes, adopt higher exemptions
OBITUARY: Thomas Douglas Moreland
RECOMMENDED: Monarca restaurant in Norcross
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Musical prodigy Rubinstein directs Cleveland school
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this classical structure as today’s mystery
CALENDAR: Interpretive speakers at Snellville Commerce Club August 1
FOCUS: Sleepy city of Lilburn on the verge of new awakening
By Jenny Simpkins | What does it mean to say that the City of Lilburn has awakened? For the Mayor and City Council, combined with like-minded stakeholders, it means the city has a focused vision, the wisdom to apply the right tools at the right time, values its partnerships and understands finite resources and finances.
BRACK: Lilburn artist, a “Wall Dog,” paints mural in Oregon
By Elliott Brack | A Lilburn artist is part of the team “The Wall Dogs,” an elite international group, which selects a town each year where they paint murals on walls of that town, transforming it beautifully. He is Sonny Franks, who has produced two wall paintings in Lilburn, the “Lilburn Tunnel Bridge” on the Cofer building, and “Butterflies” on the Lilburn Park Rest Room.
NEW for 4/16: On atonement; Pulling troops from Afghanistan
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Musing on considering of four theories about atonement
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pulling American troops out of Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
UPCOMING: Four students to represent Gwinnett in statewide STAR program
NOTABLE: Gwinnett seeking to hire lifeguards for the summer season
RECOMMENDED: Turandot (an opera) by Giacomo Puccini
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Foundation creates Victorian Historic District
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may have seen today’s Mystery Photo and never realized it
9/17: Solar farming; NFL negotiator; Presidential debates
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Walton EMC Solar Farm Providing More Than Just Electricity
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettian Participating in NFL and Football Player Negotiations
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s One Guy’s Views on Most Recent Presidential Debate
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Talk About Your Unusual Ideas: How About Only 15 U.S. Senators!
UPCOMING: Snellville Adopts Ordinance Concerning Short Term Rental Property
NOTABLE: Meadowcreek Graduate Wins $7,000 Les Dame d’Escoffier Scholarship
RECOMMENDED: Understanding Democracy in America by Professor Ken Masugi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Author, Anne Rivers Siddons, Dies at 83 in Charleston
MYSTERY PHOTO: Attractive Church Begs Question of Its Location as Today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: 67th Annual Gwinnett County Fair Continues Through Saturday
CALENDAR: Check out these coming events
12/7: On animal shelters, George H.W. Bush and Diana Preston
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Continued Focus on Life of Animals in Shelters Is Greatly Needed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: 41st President George H.W. Bush Led a Distinguished and Storied Life
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering Former Mayor Diana Preston of Lilburn
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
UPCOMING: Chamber Will Name Kathryn Parsons Willis as Citizen of the Year
NOTABLE: County Accepts $340,000 To Improve Police Response to Disaster
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Top Left-Handed Pitcher, Rucker Becomes Roswell Mayor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Goats in a Cemetery May Mean Lucrative Contract for Someone
CALENDAR: Writer’s Workshop To Be Held at Lilburn Library on December 15
5/19: Harvest Farm’s public orchard; Gwinnett’s exciting cities; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Harvest Farm Is First Public Orchard and Playground in the Southeast
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Exciting Activities in Gwinnett Cities with Envisioning Leaders
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Being at Hospital Emergency Room Usually Seems Like Forever
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Becomes NASA Partner for STEM Learning
NOTABLE: Foundation Awards Largest Grants Ever to Local Agencies
RECOMMENDED: If Only by Richard Paul Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Veterinary College Now Has Enrollment of 431 Students
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Working at a Fire Hydrant Factory Produces
MYSTERY PHOTO: In Our Warmer Gwinnett Weather, Let This Photograph Cool You Down
LAGNIAPPE: CID, Schools, Library Team Up to Give Meadowcreek 1,400 Books
CALENDAR: Sixth Annual Beach Blast in Snellville Saturday Afternoon
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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>> 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
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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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