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9/16: New church building; Newspapering of yore; Progressivism

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church Plans New Building in Spring, 2017
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Oh, Many of Us Wish Back to the Better Days of Newspapering
ANOTHER VIEW: Progressivism and Checking Beyond the Edges in the Trump Arena
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Associates
FEEDBACK: Looking at People Not Voting, and Possible Makeup of Congress
UPCOMING: Suwanee Fest for 2017 Features Family of Super Heroes
NOTABLE: Gwinnett’s Jamie Cramer Named to State Palliative Care Board
RECOMMENDED: Piatto Restaurant, Duluth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia State University Hold Southern Labor Archives
TODAY’S QUOTE: What September Brings Just About Each Year
MYSTERY PHOTO: These Rushing Waters May Throw You Off Base!
CALENDAR: Ninth Annual Rock’n Ribville, Saturday, September 17 on the Lawrenceville Lawn

by GwinnettForum · September 16, 2016 · Full issues

FOCUS: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church plans new building in spring 2017

y Christine Norwood, Peachtree Corners | In 2008 Father David Dye, recently retired pastor of Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, desired to relocate St. Gerard Catholic Church from Buffalo, N.Y., The Buffalo church had been de-consecrated because of failing attendance, and sought a buyer.

by GwinnettForum · September 16, 2016 · Today's Focus

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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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9/16: New church building; Newspapering of yore; Progressivism

FOCUS: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church plans new building in spring 2017

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