Issue 12.13 | Tuesday, May 15, 2012

TODAY'S FOCUS
:: More 10-minutes plays coming

ELLIOTT BRACK'S PERSPECTIVE
:: More non-partisan elections needed

FEEDBACK
:: Traffic lights and hound dogs!

UPCOMING
:: Blood drive, job fair

NOTABLE
:: Minority airport report, 4 more items

ALSO INSIDE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
:: The Gwinnett Center

RECOMMENDED
:: Gary's Bistro, Lawrenceville

GEORGIA TIDBIT
:: Savannah's early city plan

GWINNETT CALENDAR
:: Lots of events on tap

LAGNIAPPE
:: Gwinnett Tech gets grant

TODAY'S QUOTE
:: Why people dislike gossip

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TODAY'S FOCUS
Another cycle of original 10-minute plays to be June 14-24
By JAMES BECK
Special to GwinnettForum

NORCROSS, Ga., May 15, 2012 -- Onion Man Productions will present their annual festival, featuring a collection of 10-minute plays by local playwrights that stroll through the open fields and looming woods of relationships. The plays will be presented Thursday through Sunday, June 14-24 at Lionheart Theatre, 10 College Street, Norcross. The plays begin at 7:30 p.m. on weeknights and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Prices range from $12 to $16.

Beck

To find out more and reserve tickets, go to www.onionmanproductions.com. Or you can call 404-519-7591, or send an email.

The plays, directors and cast include:

• Birds of a Feather by Steve Pryor. Sometimes when you go looking for a rare bird, you find a rare bird indeed. The director will be Greg Fitzgerald, and cast members include Erin Barr-Smith, Michael Jared Tarver, Rick Perera and Val Mack.
  
  
• Confessions at the End of the World by Jessica Alexander. As two middle-aged couples await a doomsday asteroid, they suddenly seem quite capable of their own destruction. This is directed by Judith Beasley, and features Debbie McLaughlin, Joe McLaughlin, Mary Shaw and Mike Yow.
  
  
• Cruel History by James Beck. History is never exactly as remembered, but just as unkind. Director: Daniel Carter Brown. Featured will be Michael Filisky and Kati Grace Morton.
  
  
• Eight, Nine, Ten, Shoot! is by Michael Jared Tarver. This is the story of a friendship gone wrong, and a crime gone right. Director is Kati Grace Morton, and the cast has only two, Allen Stone and Bob Winstead.
  
  
• Fair Maiden by Daniel Carter Brown. A damsel is trapped in a timeless clearing torn by the questions of love in this play directed by Daniel Carter Brown. In the cast are Corinna Rezzelle, Chris Schulz, and Daniel Carter Brown.
  
  
• Man Baby by Haley Rice. Is it you, or is it me? Or is it something else entirely . . . You'll see. Directed by James Beck, included in the cast are Kirstin Calvert, Greg Fitzgerald and Lydia Bolen.
  
  
• Runaway by Paige Steadman: a gutsy teenager's brilliant plan to run away quickly goes to the dogs. Director Kevin Kincheloe has in his cast Tara Chiusano, James Connor, Patrick S. Young and Lory Cox.
  
  
• Waiting for Leonard by Raymond Fast. Letting go can be scary. Holding on can be more so. Choosing which to do can be the scariest thing of all. The director is Charley Hannum in this play featuring Jane Bass, Sarah Keyes Chang, Elmorris Still, Rick Perera and Jenny Jarnagin.
  
  
• And finally, we present Wake Up Call by Greg Fitzgerald. The wake up call on the day that you head to the altar should never . . . This play is directed by Amy Cain and features Andrew Hibbs, Mary Ellen Fiddler, Andre Crittendon, Mary Saville and James Connor.

For details on these plays contact James Beck, managing director of Onion Man Productions.

ELLIOTT BRACK
County would benefit from more non-partisan elections
By ELLIOTT BRACK
Editor and publisher

MAY 15, 2012 -- Elections will be a major focus in Gwinnett this year, with the primary coming on July 31, followed by the General Election in November.

Brack

Now keep an open mind, but think about it: do we in Gwinnett benefit from the two opposing political parties having candidates for electing a county commission and a board of education? Put it another way: do partisan politics really work at the local levels?

We think not. It would be far better for Gwinnett to be have non-partisan politics when electing people to represent us on the County Commission and Board of Education, than for people to have to adopt a party label when running.

There's no doubt in our mind that some candidates, since 1984 in Gwinnett, have been elected solely because they chose the party label. Meanwhile, a capable and perhaps even better, candidate may have lost simply because he chose the wrong party in which to run for office.

The big issues that our nation face each year in reality have very little to do with local politics. While issues such as abortion, a balanced budget, whether to pull troops out of foreign locations…..are often wrapped in partisan politics, local issues are not partisan political questions.

In local elections, people can talk to the actual candidates, see them at rallies or forums, and get to know them quite well. People in both parties seem to want better government, low but reasonable taxes and efficient use of facilities.

But instead, Gwinnett elections get caught up in party politics. These days in many local races, candidates often must cloak themselves in the Republican politics to get elected. But does this benefit the county? Not necessarily.

There are already two models of non-partisan politics among us in Gwinnett. Years ago, the Legislature declared that in races for judgeships, a non-partisan election was required. In addition, municipal elections in Gwinnett are held with disregard of party label. And yes, cities in Gwinnett have generally had good government without partisan politics sullying the process.

Now when it comes to electing people to represent Gwinnett in the General Assembly, we draw the line. With statehouse politics being very much two-party politics, a non-partisan statehouse race would simply not work.

However, for both county commission and the board of education, we yearn for non-partisan election for these boards. We look forward to the day when Gwinnett will reject partisan politics for these offices.

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Up until 1984, Democrats controlled the county with a tight fist. About the only Republican elected was Louise Radloff, who ran as a Republican in 1972 and won a seat on the School Board. Interestingly, she has served faithfully since that time. Now this year she found the re-drawing of School Board districts put her in a precarious district, so she's switching party labels and will run as a Democrat this fall. It takes a lot of courage to switch parties, and we applaud her for that.

It'll be interesting to see who the Republican Party draws to oppose a 40 year incumbent…..and who will prevail in the re-drawn school board district. You wonder: is this the beginning of a revitalized Democratic Party in Gwinnett?

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Again in this election season, GwinnettForum is planning to interview candidates for local offices and endorse candidates for these offices. That will includes those seeking the office of county commissioner, school board member, legislative offices and judgeships. Qualifying begins for persons to become candidates for these offices on May 23 and ends at noon on May 25.

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FEEDBACK
It's all according to the way you look at traffic lights

Editor, the Forum:

I, too. have heard traffic signals often called "red lights" or "stop lights." Zig Ziglar, an American author, salesman and motivational speaker, calls them "go lights." Just think of the delays we would experience without them, some involving serious accidents at intersections.

-- Michael L. Wood, Norcross

Remembers driving with pleasure ... with fewer traffic lights

Editor, the Forum:

Your piece about traffic signals in Gwinnett County set me to thinking. I can recall when there were a total of six traffic signals on U.S. Highway 78 between Covington Highway in Decatur and Alps Road in Athens. Think about it: six signals in about 70 miles! (Okay, eight, if you count the lights at the end points.)

You could travel for almost 10 miles in any direction from the only traffic light in my hometown of Loganville before you encountered a traffic signal. The closest one was seven miles away in Snellville. The others were 10 miles away or more.

There are more lights than that now in Loganville alone. Driving then was an absolute pleasure, not the nightmare in traffic quagmire that it is now. Once again: the words "change" and "progress" are NOT synonymous.

-- Robert Hanson, Loganville

Yes, beagles and basset hounds bark, but it's what they do

Editor, the Forum:

Randy DeCarlo of Lilburn is a wonderful human being who has rescued and saved so many animals. He should be applauded for his courage and love. His case was such a waste of money. To threaten jail time is so ridiculous.

Can't he just be left alone to do what he does best, save beagles and basset hounds? They bark and howl, that's what they do. It's an innate trait for those breeds. I am glad it is over for him and hope he can continue his mission in peace.

-- Maryellen O'Leary, Englewood Fla.

Dear Maryellen: We agree with you. But can you hear them all the way down there?--eeb

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UPCOMING
South Gwinnett Rotary plans blood drive for Aimee Copeland

The South Gwinnett Rotary Club will hold Aimee's Blood Drive, in honor of South Gwinnett High School graduate Aimee Copeland, on Monday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at First Baptist Snellville. The church is located at 2400 Main Street East, Snellville. Registration is requested for planning purposes. Go here online to register to give blood.

The Shepherd Community Blood Center which supplies the JMS Burn Center in Augusta, where Miss Copeland is a patient, will be collecting blood. The patient, who is in critical condition with an aggressive bacterial infection, will receive credit for every blood donation given. For more information about the blood drive, visit this Facebook page or send an email.

Gwinnett Village Alliance plans 3rd annual job fair June 22

The Gwinnett Village Community Alliance will hold its third Annual Career and Job Fair on June 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Victory World Church, 5905 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with approximately 30 employers including businesses such as BB&T, Gwinnett Medical Center, Chick-Fil-A and many more.

In addition, industry experts from partner organizations will offer workshops on handling change; building your resume; interview skills; and dressing for success. Those interested in attending are encouraged to bring updated copies of their resume. This event is free to the public and is a great opportunity to meet with potential employers. For more information, email Wesley Wilson at or call 770-402-4697.

NOTABLE
Minority report from airport committee tells another story

A stand-alone minority report from the Gwinnett County Airport Privatization Citizens Review Committee tells a far different story than from the earlier report by the Committee.

The nine-page report is signed by five of the 12 members: Gus Custar, vice chair; B.E. "Woody" Woodruff; Nickie Summers; Paula Hastings; and Mark Grams.

Among its conclusions:

• Airports world-over have been successfully privatized, going from taxpayer funded operations to private sector enterprises.
  
  
• Gwinnett County has an opportunity to reshape the foundation of the local economy through a redeveloped airport, funded by the private sector.
  
  
• Before any final agreement with a private contractor at the airport, the financial risk must be structured so that it lies completely with the private partner, and not with Gwinnett County.

The report recommended that the County Commission continue the privatization process and if it selects a private partner, another Citizens Review Committee, "one that is truly bi-partisan," as mandated by the FAA, be appointed.

• To read the nine-page minority report, click here.

Two new honor societies are at Georgia Gwinnett Colleges

Two honor societies are organizing at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Sigma Tau Delta, the international honor society for English majors, inducted 11 charter members into its new chapter at Georgia Gwinnett College. The student officers for the chapter are Erin Corrigan-Smith, president; Amber Satterfield, vice president; Erika Dillingham, treasurer; Darlene Vincent, secretary; and Nick Bon, historian. The Sigma Tau faculty adviser is Rebecca Flynn, assistant professor of English.

Entrance into the society is reserved for students who have completed at least six hours of 2000-level (or above) English courses and have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in both their English courses and general studies. Members must rank in the top 35 percent of their class, and have completed at least three semesters of college-level coursework.

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The College recently saw the induction of 90 charter members into Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society for students of business, management and administration.

Membership in Sigma Beta Delta is reserved for students who rank in the upper 20 percent of their junior or senior class.

The chapter's student officers are Matthew Darrow, president; Jason Fitzpatrick, vice president; Natalie Davis, treasurer; and Phillip George, faculty liaison. Its faculty advisors are Janita Rawls, assistant professor of management and Marieke Schilpzand, assistant professor of management.

Walton EMC awards scholarships to Gwinnett students

Outstanding students from across Walton Electric Membership Corporation's (EMC) 10-county service area are the beneficiaries of the cooperative's latest round of Operation Round Up college scholarships.

Winners from Gwinnett County include Jonathan Joiner, Archer High School; Michael Bottone, Neal Raines, Patrick Riley and Ian Schwaner from Brookwood High School; Donovan Mahone and Kayla Thompson, Dacula High School; Sarah Etheridge and Caitlin Haynes, Grayson High School; Justin Myers and Taylor Pender, Loganville Christian Academy; Kimberly Reed, Loganville High School; Michael Everett, Vasily Hillis, Katherine Stilley and Sean Sweet, Parkview High School; Brianna Canady, Providence Christian Academy; and Arlando Griffin, South Gwinnett High School.

The money for these scholarships comes from a unique source -- unclaimed refunds. Every year, hundreds of customer-owners move away and discontinue their Walton EMC electric service without leaving a good forwarding address. The company tries to find these people through ads and lists. When the search comes up empty, the money goes into an endowment fund with the interest being used for the scholarships.

Bomar named to national board for transportation group

Marsha Anderson Bomar, a senior principal with Stantec, was recently elected to the to the Board of Directors of WTS International, at the organization's annual meeting in Denver, Colo.

Bomar

WTS is a 5,000-member professional association dedicated to the advancement of women in the transportation planning and engineering practice. Bomar is based in Stantec's Duluth, Ga. office. She has held previous national positions with the Transportation Research Board and the American Society of Civil Engineers. She was the first woman to serve as the International President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Stantec provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects.

NAMAR awards $4,000 scholarship to Paige Pate of Jefferson

Paige Pate has received a $4,000.00 college scholarship from the Gwinnett County Board of Realtors Scholarship Foundation, through the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors (NAMAR). Paige is the daughter of Pamela Steele of Jefferson, who is a Realtor with Prudential Georgia Realty in Hoschton. The winner is a senior at Jefferson High School. She is graduating with honors and will attend the University of Georgia in the fall where she plans on majoring in pre-law. From left are NAMAR President Joan Shanks; Paige Pate, her mother, Pam Steele, and grandmother, Barbara Chadwick.

RECOMMENDED
Gary's Bistro
Between Snellville and Lawrenceville

"With out-of-town guests last week, we visited a lot of local restaurants. We found ourselves going back to Gary's Bistro, at 1250 Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville. Why? First, it's always warmly welcoming, with a great selection of food! On Wednesday, they had live music, but it was not intrusive and we were able to converse comfortably. There's a friendly, helpful wait staff plus reasonable prices. I took the leftover bread home to have for breakfast the following day. As always, you are treated like visiting royalty. This is a welcome addition to an already fine selection of places to dine in the area."

-- Genevieve Williams, Snellville

• An invitation: What Web sites, books or restaurants have you enjoyed? Send us your best recent visit to a restaurant or most recent book you have read along with a short paragraph as to why you liked it, plus what book you plan to read next. --eeb

GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
Savannah city plan expands by logical manner until Civil War

Equally important in Savannah is the way the city grew between the American Revolution (1775-83) and the Civil War (1861-65).

Until the mid-19th century, the plan was regularly expanded by the city into the common by the addition of wards until a total of 28 wards had been created. According to urban historian John Reps, "Savannah . . . used the power gained through municipal ownership of the common to shape growth in the public interest. The decisions to do so . . . produced America's most unusual city plan." All but four of these repeated wards had the characteristic squares.

Today 21 squares remain, each approximately one acre in size. A park system also runs along the Savannah River on top of the bluff; Forsyth Park culminates the plan on the south while the intervening streets and avenues have center or side tree lawns. The result is an urban forest of unsurpassed beauty and utility. Savannah's squares form a public outdoor extension of the restricted living space of the narrow urban lots. Many of the squares are further adorned by monuments commemorating various aspects of the city's history.

The Savannah plan influenced other settlement proposals, notably Ebenezer, Darien, Brunswick, and Radnor, S.C. It continues to provide inspiration, as shown in the 1993 creation of Bois-Franc, a 500-acre development in St. Laurent, Quebec. To create a flexible street/block pattern that would accommodate a range of densities and residential and recreational uses, the Canadian planners adapted the street grid of Savannah to allow development of individual but continuous neighborhoods.

(To be continued)

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TODAY'S QUOTE
Why people dislike gossip

"The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them."

-- Philosopher Will Rogers (1879 - 1935).

MORE COPIES AVAILABLE
Gwinnett history book in second printing

Previously out of print, Elliott Brack's 850-page history, "Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta," is now available again. Since its original publication, the book was declared the winner of the 2010 Award of Excellence for documenting Georgia history by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. It is also the winner of the Gwinnett Historical Society's Whitworth-Flanigan Award for 2011 for preserving the history of Gwinnett County.The book includes 143 demographic and historic tables, with more than 4,000 names in the index, and 10,000 names in the appendix.Two versions of the book are available. The hardback edition is priced at $75, while a softback edition is $40. Books are available at:

• Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
• Books for Less, Buford
  
• Gwinnett Historical Society, Lawrenceville
  
• Parsons Gifts and Cards, Duluth
  
• Vargas and Harbin Gallery, Norcross

You can also order books through the Internet. To do that, go to www.elliottbrack.com to place your order. For mail orders, there is a $5 shipping and handling fee. Purchases are also subject to the 6 percent Georgia sales tax.

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GWINNETT CALENDAR

IN THE COMING WEEK

Public Input sought concerning the Yellow River Park Trail Rehabilitation Project: 6:30 p.m., May 17, Mountain Park Activity Building, 1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. The goal is for the renovated trail system to benefit all park user types while protecting the natural resources of the park. More info.

T-SPLOST Pros and Cons will be discussed: 7 p.m., May 17, by the Sierra Club at its meeting at Berkmar High School. David Emory will lead the discussion. More info.

Striped Bass Fishing Tournament: 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 18, Harbor Pavilion at Lake Lanier Islands. Includes breakfast and lunch. Sponsored by The Cross Group of Merrill Lynch. Proceeds benefit Gwinnett Children's Shelter. Info: Call (678) 474-1817.

Beauty and the Beast Ballet, presented by Northeast Atlanta Ballet at Gwinnett Center in Duluth: 7:30 p.m., May 18, and 3 p.m., May 20.

Boat Show and Sugarloaf Leisure Living Tour: 10 a.m to 4 p.m. on May 18 and 19. Hosted by Sugarloaf Country Club Charities; among the beneficiaries will be the Duluth-based Foster Children's Foundation. The Tour will showcase the outdoor living spaces and indoor terrace levels of four homes. The boat show will be at the TPC Sugarloaf Country Club! More info online.

15th Annual Norcross Car Show: 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., May 19, in downtown Norcross. Proceeds benefit medical scholarships. For more info, call Liz or Dodger DeLeon at 770-448-2664 or send email.

Eighth Annual Beach Bash: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., May 19, Braselton. Festival to be in downtown Park, and features many activities, including arts, crafts and food vendors, plus musicians. Event is free. More info.

Music Recital by two seniors: 7:30 p.m., May 21, Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University. Performing will be Tenor Jeff Akana, from Suwanee, and Trumpeter Matt Scout of Flowery Branch. The program is free and open to the public. More info.

SOON AND ONGOING

(NEW) Grand opening of Cavanna Packaging USA: 2:30 p.m., May 24, 2150 Northmont Parkway, Duluth. The subsidiary of a global Italian company is moving its North American headquarters to Duluth. Program will include remarks by Riccardo Cavanna, CEO of the firm, located in Prato Sesia, Italy. Details: lbrady@gwinnettchamber.org, or call 770 232-1174.

(NEW) Book signing by former Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Smoltz: 6 p.m., May 25. CoolRay Field, Lawrenceville. This event is free for ticket holders of Friday's game. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Gwinnett Public Library, sponsor of the event. Info: www.gwinnettpl.org, call (770) 978-5154.

Memorial Day Parade in Dacula: 10 a.m., May 28. Bill Tiller, a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Navy, will be the Grand Marshal. Theme for the 19th annual parade is "Their Sacrifice, Our Gratitude." A one-mile Fun Run begins at 8 a.m. and a 5K run starts at 8:30 a.m. For more information, send email.

MORE EEB PERSPECTIVE

7/13: Local, judicial endorsements 7/10: Legislative endorsements 7/6: Fed, state endorsements 7/3: Questions for candidates 6/29: Stopping by to visit 6/26: CIDs get good news 6/22: Reject T-SPLOST 6/19: Solution to KKK flap 6/15: Founders' Day 6/12: Honesty, ethics are key 6/8: Endorsements to come 6/5: On bad government 6/1: Gwinnett Dems active 5/30: Ballot surprises 5/25: Question for ballot 5/22: GOP and ethics 5/18: Favorite books 5/15: Non-partisan elections needed 5/11: Norcross adds smoking ban 5/8: How many traffic slgnals are there? 5/4: Beautiful Crystal Bridges Museum 5/1: Afghanistan to tongue-twisters 4/27: Remembering Vic Nickelson 4/24: T-SPLOST vote ahead 4/20: Waffle House founder 4/17: Briscoe Field update 4/13: Casino gambling here? 4/10: 10,000 unread emails 4/6: Primerica's 2 co-CEOs 4/3: E-SPLOST funding fight 3/27: Corrections proposal 3/23: Two theatres 3/20: P'tree Corners boundaries 3/16: How government protects 3/13: Springtime, gas taxes 3/9: Bigger might not be better 3/6: New business association 3/2: Peachtree Corners' boundaries EEB index of columns

FOCUS ARCHIVES

7/13: Ashley: Don't sit for hours 7/10: Lundy: Look at aquifers 7/6: Mendel: Creative Enterprises 7/3: Clarke: Priesthood to marriage 6/29: Escalona: Beep kickball 6/26: Reilly: Remembering Herb Green 6/22: Calmes: Gwinnett Ballet moves 6/19: Townsend: Cars for teens 6/15: Godfrey: Seashore's pull 6/12: Ramey: GGC transforming 6/8: Myers: Fire responders 6/5: Olson: New at Hudgens 6/1: Henry: On school measure 5/30: Fowler: Greater Norcross 5/25: Stinson: Ptree Crs budget 5/22: Durant: Baldwin's service 5/18: Olson: Hudgens' art camps 5/15: Beck: More 10-minute plays 5/11: Morris: Fink championed democracy 5/8: Morriss: Honor Flight 5/4: McBrayer: Sugar Hill's new digs 5/1: Wilson: 1st Relay for Life 4/27: Stephens: Briscoe study 4/24: Gerstein: Remembering King 4/20: Summerour: Taiwan trip 4/13: Warbington: Romania 4/10: Tyler: Chamber music 4/6: Cerjan: Relay for Life 4/3: Tucker: Pug prance 3/27: Duke: Lilburn scholar 3/23: Calmes: Duluth festival 3/20: Anderson: Grant winner 3/16: Hunter: Empowering girls 3/13: Bass: Schools' training 3/9: Collins: NC casino 3/6: Stilo: Clyde 'n Bonnie to open 3/2: Stout: Unitarian minister COMMENTARY INDEX

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