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NEW for 1/12: Choices, Yule message, a farewell

NEW for 1/12: Choices, Yule message, a farewell

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here are 14 choices you can make in this new year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Yule message, habits, Chick-fil-A, and speed cameras
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
ANOTHER VIEW: Duluth bids farewell to Nancy Harris’ 16 years as mayor
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Kiwanis plans 15th annual Father-Daughter dance
NOTABLE: Lilburn plans three month moratorium on building Old Town
OBITUARY: Donald L. Thompson
RECOMMENDED: The Joy of Costco by David and Susan Schwartz
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Rivers below Fall Line once were means of transport
MYSTERY PHOTO: What can you tell us about this lighthouse?
CALENDAR: Reception at Braselton Arts Council is tonight from 6-7 p.m.

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by · January 12, 2024 · Full issues
FOCUS: Here are 14 choices you can make in this new year

FOCUS: Here are 14 choices you can make in this new year

By Randy Brunson  |  Last year we shared a few thoughts on the choices we made. Given its popularity, we decided to share it again as we enter 2024. 

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by · January 12, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEW for 11/28: On celebrations and American judicial system

NEW for 11/28: On celebrations and American judicial system

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Choose the values of celebrations with positive agents
EEB PERSPECTIVE: American judicial system offers plenty of “Wiggle Room”
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: What can our nation do about harmful carcinogens?
UPCOMING: Suwanee plans veteran’s memorial in new park
NOTABLE: Part of Braselton Highway to get four lanes
OBITUARY: Mary Slade Lail 
RECOMMENDED: The Professor and the Madman, (2019 movie)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Rosalynn Carter was major advocate for mental health
MYSTERY PHOTO: This guy seems mighty proud of what he has caught
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Rotary to present antisemitism talk on Nov. 30 

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by · November 28, 2023 · Full issues
The Byrds in 1965, via Wikipedia.

FOCUS: Choose the values of celebrations with positive agents

By Randy Brunson  |  In late 1965, The Byrds released Pete Seeger’s “Turn, Turn, Turn,” a peace anthem taken almost exclusively from the third chapter of Ecclesiastes. The overarching theme of these eight verses is seasons, with the author describing a time for every season and purpose under heaven.

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by · November 28, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 9/1: On taxes, GGC’s Wilson, abortion

NEW for 9/1: On taxes, GGC’s Wilson, abortion

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking at the many ways Americans are taxed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Darin Wilson leads amazing sports record at GGC
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
ANOTHER VIEW: To win, Democrats must come down strong for abortion
FEEDBACK: Why not use SPLOST funds for handicapped field?
UPCOMING: Downtown Association recognizes two Suwanee projects
NOTABLE: Ride Gwinnett expands with new routes, plus microtransit
RECOMMENDED: Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ida Cox, from Toccoa, was pioneering blues singer
MYSTERY PHOTO: What is the function of the photo of this building?
CALENDAR: The Nerd opens Sept. 8 at Lionheart Theatre

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by · September 1, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Looking at the many ways Americans are taxed

FOCUS: Looking at the many ways Americans are taxed

By Randy Brunson  |  Most of us experience taxes in three ways. Taxes on cash flow, such as on earned income, unearned income, and capital gains; taxes on real and personal property; and purchase taxes, such as sales and VAT taxes. Local and state jurisdictions have a variety of other taxes and user fees, depending on their perceived need, their various agendas, and what they think they can get away with.

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by · September 1, 2023 · 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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ANOTHER VIEW: What variation in the S&P 500 tells us about the future

By Randy Brunson |  On my desk is a chart with S&P 500 data going back to 1929, almost 100 years. What does it show? The number of new highs set by the S&P 500 each year, over that time period. It’s fascinating for those of us who study trends.

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by · March 3, 2023 · Another View
NEW for 1/17: On starting 2023; New names for bases; Pesky invader

NEW for 1/17: On starting 2023; New names for bases; Pesky invader

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here is the list of the new names for Army bases
ANOTHER VIEW: What happened to nighttime guest in Gabby’s area
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: New Army base names may break their identity 
UPCOMING: Gwinnett County Transit becomes “Ride Gwinnett”
NOTABLE: Check out new mural, Meet me on Main, in downtown Duluth
RECOMMENDED: The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora, M.D
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maule Air makes short takeoff and landing aircraft
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a colorful lighthouse for you to ponder
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Corrections offers Career Fair on January 21

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by · January 17, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 

FOCUS: It’s not exciting, but start 2023 by reviewing the basics 

By Randy Brunson  |  Welcome to 2023! As we do each year, we will start 2023 with a review of the basics. The basics aren’t fancy, require no special knowledge, and generally don’t make for exciting party conversation. 

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by · January 17, 2023 · Today's Focus
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