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NEW for 2/16: Plantation capitalism, congressional elections, more

NEW for 2/16: Plantation capitalism, congressional elections, more

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Plantation capitalism being pushed on us again
EEB PERSPECTIVE: House special elections should cheer Democrats
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas 
FEEDBACK: Memory lapse is really normal at every stage of life
UPCOMING: NCM plans “generosity luncheon” on Feb. 29 
NOTABLE: PCOM co-ed from Lawrenceville to conduct research
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Origin, produced by Ava DuVernay
OBITUARY: Daniel (Gil) Holmes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Canals were thought to be a good idea for Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where of 133 stadiums was this photo taken?
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville commissions a “welcoming” mural
CALENDAR: Norcross to plant Shumard Oak on Arbor Day

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by · February 16, 2024 · Full issues
A monument to Alexander Stephens fronts his home in Crawfordville, Ga. Via Wikipedia.

FOCUS: Plantation capitalism being pushed on us again

By Ashley Herndon  |  If our citizenry does not think “Plantation Capitalism” is being pushed upon us again, we need to review U.S. History, not the conflated opinions of Tea Partiers, Neo-Cons, Qanons, Proud Boys, Trumpsters/Neo-Fascists, et al.  

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by · February 16, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEW for 3/3: On ‘plantation capitalism;’ police hiring; S&P 500

NEW for 3/3: On ‘plantation capitalism;’ police hiring; S&P 500

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Here it comes again: misguided “Plantation Capitalism”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Action from 2006 might be harming police hiring
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: What variation in the S&P 500 tells us about the future
FEEDBACK: Disagrees with statements about Gwinnett schools
UPCOMING: County Chairman gives 2023 State of the County address
NOTABLE: GGC’s Super Saturday STEM program aims at sixth graders
RECOMMENDED: Acai Bowl in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bibb Manufacturing was key element in textiles in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps you can make headway on today’s photograph? 
LAGNIAPPE: Oooops. The last identification was wrong
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre of Norcross has new presentation

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by · March 3, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Here it comes again: misguided “Plantation Capitalism”

By Ashley Herndon |  If any of our citizenry does not think “Plantation Capitalism” is being unleashed upon us, again, we need to review the U.S. History, not the conflated opinions of Tea Partiers, QAnons, Trumpsters, et al.  We can begin with an easily available reference in pre-Civil War history. 

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by · March 3, 2023 · Today's Focus
8/2: On capitalism, Sugarloaf extension and the higher road

8/2: On capitalism, Sugarloaf extension and the higher road

Click here to read today’s full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Industrial Revolution from War Capitalism and Plantation Capitalism
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Route of Phase 3 of Sugarloaf Parkway Extension May Surprise Some
ANOTHER VIEW: Reject hate and fury by taking high road to future
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Suggests Another Slogan for the USA: “Let America Bake Again”
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Medical Center in Peachtree Corners To Open August 5
NOTABLE: Mitsubishi Golf Classic Gives More Than $300,000 in 2019 to Charities 
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Blue Springs Farm Turns into Callaway Gardens
MYSTERY PHOTO: You Would Have Had To “Look Up” To Have Seen This Mystery
CALENDAR: Check out events coming soon

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by · August 2, 2019 · Full issues
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