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NEW for 11/30: On volunteering, politics, football and Thanksgiving
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TODAY’S FOCUS: He’s helped others by becoming a volunteer for Red Cross
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Changing politics, Ga. Tech football and Duluth Methodist’s book
ANOTHER VIEW: Thanksgiving gives us time to pause….and remember
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Communities need to trust their elected school board leaders
UPCOMING: Grab snow gear to play in the snow in Duluth on December 4
NOTABLE: Hard work pays off for Benjamin Rodriguez, as graduation nears
RECOMMENDED: Never by Ken Follett
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State promotes tourism with Stay and See Georgia program
MYSTERY PHOTO: Test yourself on yet another lighthouse as a Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Watch out for this lonely janitor
CALENDAR: Cities of Gwinnett plan holiday celebration times
12/4: Light Up Georgia with Kindness; McBath and more: George Strait
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Light Up Georgia with Kindness Seeks Beginning of New Tradition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: McBath Will Do Well; Return of Quotes and Snellville Relatives
ANOTHER VIEW: Thanksgiving, George Strait, Deep Fried Turkey and English Visitor
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett CID
UPCOMING: Duluth Set To Get Guidance from Citizens’ Budget Review Committee
NOTABLE: Walton EMC Customers To Share in Refund Totaling $6 Million
RECOMMENDED: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Coosa and Tallapoosa River Basins Originate in North Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Mystery Photo with Water Among the Clues in the Background
CALENDAR: Lilburn Christmas Parade Rescheduled for Saturday, December 8
11/24: Old Norcross library; Buford entrepreneur; Thanksgiving
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Is That a Carnegie Library Building in Norcross?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Enterprising Young Woman Ventures Out with First Product
ANOTHER VIEW: Oh, the Joys, the Anguish, of Thanksgiving
UPCOMING: Myriad of Christmas Activities in Dacula on Sunday, December 6
NOTABLE: Eleven Middle School Teachers Win Bright Idea Grants
RECOMMENDED READ: The Generals by Winston Groom
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once a Wonder, Kudzu Is No Longer Considered a Beneficial Crop
TODAY’S QUOTE: The Name of Your Pillow Where You Pray at Night
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tall Column Commemorates What, and Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Master Gardener Volunteers Win Recognition
HOUSTON: Miffed as Thanksgiving approaches
By Debra Houston | I’m miffed, and it has nothing to do with 20 people coming to my house for Thanksgiving dinner. No, I love the holiday and all that goes with it.
I love dusting off old issues of Southern Living each year for inspiration on recipes, decorating, and hospitality. I hang an oversized harvest wreath in my kitchen and on the porch door. From the jungle of my basement, I dig up Puritan figurines, unearth Puritan stuffed bears, and nearly trip on a stone Puritan man grimly holding a musket; he will guard the hearth.
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 24, 2024
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”
— American scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat Benjamin Franklin (1706 –1790), via Cindy Evans, Duluth.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The next issue of GwinnettForum will be Jan. 3, 2025.
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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