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NEW for 10/27: Two readers on two candidates; Transit; More
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TODAY’S FOCUS: He’s Going To Vote for Donald Trump as the Next President
ANOTHER VIEW: His Choice for president is Democrat Joseph Biden
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Republicans come out against local transit referendum
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Wishes that he could hear this comment from the new Justice
UPCOMING: Drive-in job fair coming to Infinite Energy area on Thursday
NOTABLE: Salvation Army’s “Doing the Most Good” luncheon is virtual on Friday
RECOMMENDED: Wicked Pleasures by Penny Vincenzi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Sea Island developed by founder of Hudson Motor Company
MYSTERY PHOTO: Ship’s model is today’s Mystery Photo to guess
CALENDAR: Snellville Tourism and Trade Association and Commerce Club to meet Election Day
BRACK: Gwinnett GOP comes out against local transit referendum
By Elliott Brack | What? The Gwinnett Republican Party, the group that could not even field candidates in all of the Gwinnett races, finally rears its head, coming down against the transit issue in Gwinnett. We would never have thought that they would be so bold to speak out on this issue, when they have been so timid this political season.
NEW for 10/6: Two looks at need for better transit, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Group outlines differences between 2019 and 2020 transit referendums
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help solve Gwinnett traffic problems by approving upcoming referendum
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at technical advancements and Orwell’s 1984 world
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Mystery Photo brings back memories of Naples and Isle of Capri
UPCOMING: Great Days of Service has a new mission—restocking COVID pantries
NOTABLE: PCOM physical therapy students find adaptive sports beneficial
RECOMMENDED: Paris by Edward Rutherford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: David Barrow was University chancellor; also led in other ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps too easy, check out this issue’s Mystery Photo
NEW for 4/14: On Gwinnett transit projects, candidates, pandemic
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett To Submit 95 Transit Projects Readers Learn about Candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Savor Life Now; This Pandemic Won’t Be Like This Forever
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Seeks Additional Information on Writer’s Conclusions
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s Public Library Continues To Serve During This Pandemic
NOTABLE: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Seeking $100K in COVID-19 Help
RECOMMENDED: Brothers Forever (Tom Sileo and Col. Tom Manion, USMC
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Malaria Was Threat to Georgia From Earliest Colonial Times
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Seems Set in a Peaceful, Serene Area
LAGNIAPPE: Creativity Rules on Charleston, S.C. Greenway
BRACK: Put transit on the 2020 general election ballot to see it passed
By Elliott Brack | So it’s back to the drawing board for transit in Gwinnett. The tyranny of the minority—nine percent of the 543,000 people registered to vote in Gwinnett, defeated the proposal to bring modern transit to the county. The vote was 49,936 to 41,985, a difference of 7,951. Only 16.7 percent of those registered actually voted in the referendum.
3/19: Genealogy sites; Importance of transit vote; Hate crimes
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Watch Out for the Dangers of Those Many Genealogy Websites
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Transit Question Is Gwinnett’s Most Important Vote of Recent Years
ANOTHER VIEW: No Matter what Tucker Carlson Says, Hate Crimes Are Real
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Suggestion of a Utah Service That Might Help Gwinnett Traffic
UPCOMING: One Woman Erma Bombeck Show at Aurora from March 22 to April 14
NOTABLE: County To Get Four More Locations To Renew Auto Licenses
RECOMMENDED: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grady Was President of First Professional Baseball League in the South
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Handsome Statue Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion on How Journalism Affects Democracy Coming Soon.
BRACK: Transit question is Gwinnett’s most important vote of recent years
By Elliott Brack | Yes, we know. We’ve virtually omitted several subjects on which we could have been writing lately in favor of comments of different kinds about the transit question. We’ve done this since we think the transit question is the most important vote that Gwinnett has taken in the last 30 years.
3/15: On transit vote; Boston’s subway; Ireland’s beauty
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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Facts Concerning Tuesday’s Vote About Transit System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How the Boston Subway Helped Me Keep Warm Back in the 1970s
ANOTHER VIEW: Ah, Ireland: So Rich in Foliage, Beauty, People, Wit and Hope
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: Now Is the Time To Support Gwinnett with “Yes” Transit Vote
UPCOMING: Brightree To Move Its Company Headquarters to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Judy Johnson Won’t Run Again for Mayor; Still’s Hat in the Ring
RECOMMENDED: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian Community near Rome Was Inhabited in 16th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Haunting Stark Figure Is Mystery Photo for This Edition
CALENDAR: Take in an Evening of French Music on Saturday
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 19, 2024
“If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners.”
– Nighttime TV Host Johnny Carson(1925 – 2005).
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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