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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
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
NEW for 8/22: On 14th Amendment; Mandatory voting; More
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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
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.
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
NEW for 8/4: Aurora’s new piano; Elections; Trump and commandments
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre now boasts 5’7” Steinway grand piano
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why elect judges and school boards when the fewest vote?
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: Donald Trump continues to break Bible’s commandments
FEEDBACK: Is it time for mandatory laws about neutering?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce named best in USA
NOTABLE: First Fulbright Scholar to teach at Georgia Gwinnett College
RECOMMENDED: Tall Timber Tales; More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell McCormick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Child Actor Jane Withers got her start in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Craggy mountain trail is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Table shows number of visitors at 15 Gwinnett County public libraries
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre’s next production begins Aug. 11
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
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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