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NEW for 6/18:  On elections, Twain and improving democracy

NEW for 6/18: On elections, Twain and improving democracy

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  This group knows how to hold trustworthy elections
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Mark Twain, the nation’s first major travel writer
SPOTLIGHT: NDIMaxim Real Estate LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Outlines four ways to improve our democracy
FEEDBACK: High down payment not feasible for many people
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett College once again is accredited! 
NOTABLE: Behavior health organization expands to Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: The Great Ideas of Philosophy by Daniel N. Robinson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bitsy Grant was top international circuit tennis player
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this old stone church positioned?
LAGNIAPPE: New Discovery Park opens on Old Norcross Road
CALENDAR:  Vidalia Theatre Company at Lionheart Theatre June 21-23

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by · June 18, 2024 · Full issues
Twain. Library of Congress photo.

BRACK: Mark Twain, the nation’s first major travel writer

By Elliott Brack  |  Here’s something different today. Let’s go back in time with Mark Twain, and one of our all-time favorite books.  What’s Mark Twain’s bestselling book?  You might be surprised. It’s not Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn.

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NEW for 7/28: Lilburn’s awakening, new Fact Book, more

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

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by · July 28, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: New Fact Book, everyday items and Twain’s favorite work

BRACK: New Fact Book, everyday items and Twain’s favorite work

By Elliott Brack  |  GwinnettForum has released for sale the second edition of its small book, 366 Facts about Gwinnett County, Ga.  It is an updated version of the book released in 2018 for the Gwinnett Bicentennial. It is also “Improved.”

You may remember that former County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash asked GwinnettForum to produce a list of  distinctive facts about this fast-growing county, to celebrate its Bicentennial in 2018.  She wanted to put one fact a day about the county on the county website.

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