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NEW for 12/12: On health care and remembering an old friend

NEW for 12/12: On health care and remembering an old friend

Click here to read the latest from GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Former President Trump is clueless on health care
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering a close friend of 60 years
SPOTLIGHT:  Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK:  On national leaders and Rep. Collins
UPCOMING: County awards contracts for several initiatives
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Stith Pemberton and Coca-Cola
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wow. Look at the gables on this structure!
CALENDAR: Poll worker hiring set for Dec. 18

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by · December 12, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS, Bernard: Former President Trump is clueless on health care

FOCUS, Bernard: Former President Trump is clueless on health care

By Jack Bernard  |  Recently appearing in a Modern Healthcare column entitled: “Trump attack on ACA elevates healthcare in 2024 election.”  But Trump has no new suggestions to fix the malfunctioning health care system. He never proposed anything specific to replace it when he was president.

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by · December 12, 2023 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: The work of American democracy is never ever finished

By Andy Brack  |  There’s been a growing, gnawing sense among many Americans that the nation’s fragile democracy is flailing amidst an authoritarian threat from within.

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by · December 8, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 10/10: Solar power, baseball and standing up

NEW for 10/10: Solar power, baseball and standing up

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: See how solar energy can reduce your electric bill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: This and that in sports and the Curse of the Bambino
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: It is going to take all of us to “get ‘er done” 
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County stamps approval of long range transit plan
NOTABLE: Annandale surpasses $6 million capital campaign
RECOMMENDED: Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It,  by Patricia Marx and Roz Chast
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Milledgeville native early fighter against yellow fever
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let’s see how many can identify this iconic photo 
CALENDAR: Picnic with the Braselton police on October 12

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by · October 10, 2023 · Full issues
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ANOTHER VIEW: It’s going to take all of us to “get ‘er done” 

By Ashley Herndon  |  Last month, Donald Trump was arrested in my home state of Georgia … his fourth indictment in 2023 alone. This one based on his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. 

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by · October 10, 2023 · Another View
NEW for 10/6: A book’s lessons; House speaker; a gift

NEW for 10/6: A book’s lessons; House speaker; a gift

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Read the book: It Can’t Happen Here; or can it?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Considering the office of Speaker of the U.S. House
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Giving Albert’s loved ones a sense of calm
FEEDBACK: Takes umbrage in blaming Biden for the high living cost
UPCOMING: Elisha Winn Fair coming this weekend in Dacula
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County gives its employees a pay raise
OBITUARY: The  Rev. Donald E. Hanberry
RECOMMENDED: The Hill, a movie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Monticello native was Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just which country and which city does this represent?
CALENDAR: Dash 4 Domestic Violence Awareness 5K on Saturday

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by · October 6, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Read the book: It Can’t Happen Here; or can it?

By Raleigh Perry  |  It Can’t Happen Here is a book by Sinclair Lewis published in 1935.  I am not going into what takes place in the book, I want you to read it and figure matters out for yourself.  I am basically stating that It Can’t Happen Here just might.  

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by · October 6, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 8/22: On 14th Amendment; Mandatory voting; More

NEW for 8/22: On 14th Amendment; Mandatory voting; More

Click here to read the latest issue of Gwinnett Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: 14th Amendment already bans Trump from being president
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Should the United States consider mandatory voting?
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Didn’t want to hear Trump at the GOP debate
UPCOMING: GGC seeks volunteers for exercise program
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place CID funds new Axis cameras for police
OBITUARY: Dr. William B. Martin  
RECOMMENDED: The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s college campuses reflect historic tradition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Low-lying lighthouse may be a clue for you
CALENDAR: Author speaking on Thursday at Suwanee branch library

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by · August 22, 2023 · Full issues
Perry

FOCUS: 14th Amendment already bans Trump from being president

By Raleigh Perry  |  A headline in the Aug. 17, 2023, in The Hill reads “The Constitution bars Trump from holding public office ever again.” This refers to an argument put forth in the previous week by William Baude, a professor of law at the University of Chicago and Michael Stokes Paulsen of the University of St. Thomas School of Law.  The argument refers to Section 3 of Amendment 14 in the Constitution.  

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by · August 22, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 8/18: Bucket list trip; Trump’s Georgia indictments; Dems in 2024

NEW for 8/18: Bucket list trip; Trump’s Georgia indictments; Dems in 2024

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Vietnam provides locale for working on her bucket list 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two from Gwinnett among the 19 indicted in Fulton
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia 
ANOTHER VIEW: Democrats will have to fight hard to win 2024 election
FEEDBACK: State stiffs counties on employee pay increase dollars
UPCOMING: Up 9%, Georgia Gwinnett College now tops 12,000
NOTABLE: Rainbow Village adds two veterans to staff
RECOMMENDED: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia poet laureate teaches at Mercer University
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flowers brighten today’s photographic mystery
CALENDAR: Varadarajan speaks Aug. 24 at Suwanee library

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by · August 18, 2023 · Full issues
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