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NEW for 9/29: On giving and the Acropolis in Athens (Greece)
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Giving Girls find way to make a difference
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, dominates that city
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County releases Transit Development Plan
NOTABLE: Georgia Power chairman joins Rowen Foundation board
RECOMMENDED: Swamp Story by Dave Barry
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia railroads financially sound, dominated by two lines
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this red bridge is located
CALENDAR: Celebrate Hispanic Latino Heritage October 3 at GJAC
NEW for 1/14: Lab partnership; Candidate interviews; Kindness
Click here to read the latest editon. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Israeli company joins 5G Open Innovation Lab in Peachtree Corners
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum issues call to all potential 2022 candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Amid anxieties and illness, remember: people are kind
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Dissent now is often considered unpatriotic and unpopular
UPCOMING: Marker dedication commemorates lynching on Courthouse Square
NOTABLE: Patient thanks local neurosurgeon for saving her life
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray manufactured weapons for Confederate Army
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointed elements, plus classical design, in this edition’s mystery
CALENDAR: Gwinnett honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a weekend of service
Gwinnett Forum | July 19, 2024
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”
–British Philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970).
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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