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FOCUS: Here’s what one couple saw on a visit to our 50th state — Hawaii!
By Sandy and Rick Krause, Lilburn, Ga. | My wife and I recently visited in Hawaii. We never had a goal to see all 50 states, but this trip accomplished that!
We toured the four main islands—Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, starting in Honolulu, Oahu. We stayed a block off Waikiki Beach and enjoyed walking around downtown and the beach.
Among the places we visited was the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor. We took a Navy launch to the USS Arizona Memorial, watched a film, and visited the museum. It was most touching. We also toured the National Cemetery of the Pacific, State Capital, Chinatown, and Iolani Palace.
12/4: European vacation, TV antenna, free college
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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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