By Elliott Brack | If more transit options are approved in Gwinnett on March 19, what you will see soon in Gwinnett will be more buses, more routes and more frequency of bus service. All will be a major improvement in public transit in the county.
We talked with Karen Winger, head of the Transit Division of the Gwinnett Department of Transportation, to understand these expanded local bus routes.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Urges You To Vote Yes March 19 to Take More Cars off the Roadways
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Proposed Gwinnett Transit Plan Has Five Major Components
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a Voice Against Gwinnett Ever Joining Up with MARTA
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Daylight Saving Time Comes This Sunday; Not Until March 31 in Europe
UPCOMING: New Snellville Program Will Offer Meals To Seniors Three Days a Week
NOTABLE: District Attorney Danny Porter Urges Citizens to Vote “Yes” on Transit
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Nacho Daddy’s, Duluth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Lumbering Once Cut More Than 1.6 Million Board Feet Daily
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure Out Where This Adonis Statue Is Located!
LAGNIAPPE: Flowering Trees Making Springtime Gorgeous throughout Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre presents Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile from March 8-24
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Former Georgia Governor Deal “I Endorses Gwinnett Transit Vote”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislating Housing Activity Gets Ire of Both Cities and Counties
ANOTHER VIEW: Recalling a Trip Across the USA in 1949, Using The Green Book
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Not Seeking to Change Minds, But To Understand Another’s Views
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers and Slow Pour Brewing Announce Partnership
NOTABLE: Junior Players Have New Venue at Life Time Athletic and Tennis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Only State Which Was Once Reduced Back to Colony Status
MYSTERY PHOTO: Consider a Different Angle When Trying to Recognize This Mystery
CALENDAR: St. Patrick’s Parade in Lilburn Seeks Lilburchauns
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Vote Yes on Transit for the County, and for Personal Reasons, Too
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do You Turn Off the “Lights” When You Leave a Room?
ANOTHER VIEW: Dying Husband Quietly Makes Westward Trip a Dream for His Wife
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: To Do Business on the Mainland, Britain Must Accept the Unacceptable
UPCOMING: New Peachtree Corners Partnership For Self-Driving Shuttles
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $64,000 Grants in Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Atlanta College of Art Dates Back to Founding in 1905
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can a Simple Steeple Suggest To You This Photo’s Location?
CALENDAR: Town Hall meeting Concerning the Georgia Legislature Coming February 28
By Elliott Brack | Many people in Gwinnett are astounded that the county is approaching having a population of a million people. The estimated current population is 950,000. They are astounded, that is, in one way.
When you live and pretty much stay in one area of the county, and don’t get out of that area much, you know the streets are usually crowded. But it doesn’t seem like there are about a million people around you.
By Elliott Brack | JAN. 15, 2019 | The March 19, 2019 referendum concerning Gwinnett County becoming a partner the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit System (MARTA) may be the most important election that Gwinnett has ever had.
It will show if Gwinnett County is ready to adapt the modern conveniences of the future, or is stuck in the mud in antiquated transportation systems.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Regents Name 17-Person Committee to Pick Next GGC President
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s Summary of GwinnettForum’s View on Tuesday’s Big Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Doesn’t Understand that Television Networks Operate Nationally
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Opioid Crisis: Are They Sociopaths?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Invites Input on Its Future with Several Workshops
NOTABLE: Snellville Police Get Grant To Implement Traffic Calming
RECOMMENDED: Wallander, the streaming series by Henning Mankell
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Spear and Arrow Tips (Arrowheads) Found Throughout Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: That Norcross Photograph Got No Identifiers from the Last Issue
CALENDAR: Learn How To Digitize Your Photos at a Workshop Coming Soon
By Elliott Brack | Next Tuesday, July 24, Gwinnett and Georgia voters will return to the polls for runoff primaries of the two major political parties and in non-partisan races. Runoffs are required under current voting rules when no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote, plus one, that is, a majority of the votes cast.
We urge Gwinnett residents, if you have not early voted, to return to the polls on Tuesday and select your candidate in the runoff. Here’s why….
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
ENDORSEMENTS
>> Click here to read GwinnettForum’s endorsements for the 2024 election — from president to local and state offices.
SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese
MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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