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NEW for 7/13: On businesses, changing your address, enjoying Paris

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering pandemics and businesses needing workers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: You may get frustrated when you change your mailing address
ANOTHER VIEW: After Covid, sightseeing in Paris turns out to be mighty easy
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: American public educational system is in dire straits
UPCOMING: Hazardous waste collection to be July 22 at the Fairgrounds
NOTABLE: Northeast Georgia Boy Scouts honor Wilbanks and Levengood
RECOMMENDED: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Georgian is composer of Take My Hand, Precious Lord
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lift your eyes skyward for this edition’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · July 13, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 7/9: Horse and sparrow economics; City budgets; Football

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TODAY’S FOCUS: When will we learn of Horse and Sparrow Economics?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s that time of the year for local governments to OK budgets
ANOTHER VIEW: Expanding college football season will put students in danger
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Others, besides parents, had great impact on his growing up
NOTABLE: City of Berkeley Lake celebrates another Fourth of July
RECOMMENDED: A Promised Land by Barack Obama
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Tom Dorsey gains fame as father of gospel music
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us more about this cow, and where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee again designated as accredited Main Street Program
CALENDAR: Construction Ready program starts in Gwinnett County August 16

by GwinnettForum · July 9, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 7/6: Health care jobs; Mason retires; Tennessee trip

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TODAY’S FOCUS: High schoolers learn about health care jobs at PCOM
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Dr. Miles Mason III of Duluth retiring from medical practice
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections after a visit to Nashville, Tenn. area
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Thinking more about the demise of professional media
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery new spotlight show to begin July 9
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation announces new round of grants
OBITUARIES: Jaclyn White
RECOMMENDED: Mockingbird in the Moonlight by Jaclyn Weldon White
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gambling once ongoing at baseball’s Ponce de Leon Park
MYSTERY PHOTO: Elegant Asian-themed building is today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · July 6, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC students tutoring GCPS students over the summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fourth Estate is losing ground, which hurts democracy
ANOTHER VIEW: Better teaching of civics and government would help us all
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Will a new generation erase values of an older generation?
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre planning barnburner events this summer
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett awards arts agencies $50,000 in grants
OBITUARIES: Grace Long Clower
RECOMMENDED: The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull (from Louis Young)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia officials indignant about movie about chain gangs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks what type are these airplanes
CALENDAR: Signage renaming the Gwinnett Arena as the Gas South District will be July 7

by GwinnettForum · July 2, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/29: Looking back at career; Neighborliness; Voting laws

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TODAY’S FOCUS: North Gwinnett grad enjoyed working in schools for 43 years
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ever awakened on the weekend by noise of leaf blowers?
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgians divided along party lines on new voting laws
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: If a one percent tax would work, why not do better with five percent?
UPCOMING: Georgia Banking Company announces relaunch of business
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill firm gets contract for new Snellville library
RECOMMENDED: Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Book about Georgia chain gangs of 1930s becomes sensation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pinpoint where this water dam is located for today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Yep, passion flowers can bloom in Georgia
CALENDAR: Fourth of July celebrations coming this weekend at these cities

by GwinnettForum · June 29, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/25: Student loans, Ranked choice voting; Inflation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s a solution to the national student loan program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New York’s use of ranked choice voting is major system test
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at nation’s inflation: it might be worth it
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Remembering Hill Jordan and a key message he had for an audience
UPCOMING: Duluth rail museum fund drive is gathering steam
NOTABLE: Building Babies Brains wins $75,000 transformation grant
OBITUARIES: Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA women’s swimming team is a top winner in NCAA finals
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately house is this issue’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Start assembling hazardous waste for July 22 recycling

by GwinnettForum · June 25, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks, for a job well done as superintendent
EEB PERSPECTIVE: With Covid falling, times are good for local businesses
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at Eisenhower Republicans compared to today’s GOP
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: This serious fisherman always wondered about cricket boxes
UPCOMING: Youth Police Academy accepting applications for July classes
NOTABLE: County marks first official Juneteenth observance
OBITUARIES: Hill Jordan, Jim Steele
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Father, by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA swimming programs become powers in NCAA competition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out another lighthouse as this issue’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 22, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Downtown Duluth was once site of a cricket box factory
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bartow Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: College baseball in Omaha is my favorite sporting event
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another bocce ball court is at Lawrenceville brewery
UPCOMING: County and Eastside Center offer Covid vaccines for all adults
NOTABLE: Chris Minor is new director of Gwinnett Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Collin Rogers was builder and architect of classical houses
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two statues near one another form today’s Mystery Photo

by GwinnettForum · June 18, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/15: On returning to normal; Bike trip; Editorial pages

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Life returning to normal all around us; enjoy your summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettian returns after pedaling 1,049 miles on West Coast trek
ANOTHER VIEW: Many newspapers are losing robust editorial voices
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc. of
FEEDBACK: More on bocce ball and the pleasures that the games gives
UPCOMING: Gwinnett recycling gets new impact via Every Bottle Back program
NOTABLE: Brenau University nursing programs gets re-accredited
RECOMMENDED: The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Clayton McMichen gains early fame as Old-Time Fiddler
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out today’s Mystery Photo of a Swinging Bridge
LAGNIAPPE: Contemporary painting of a tavern in Norcross now on display
CALENDAR: Photos, “From Russia with Love,” at Grayson Library through July 31

by GwinnettForum · June 15, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Anthony Rodriguez (BFA ’91), the showstopper
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What is a productive meeting? On playing bocce ball
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Historians should determine what’s taught, not politicians
UPCOMING: Wednesdays bring shows for kids from Aurora Children’s Playhouse
NOTABLE: Another site recognized Buford City Schools as best in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gullah-Geechee culture centers on Georgia and South Carolina coasts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo fitting for Memorial Day; where is it?
LAGNIAPPE: Photograph of caladium leaf shows beautiful detail

by GwinnettForum · June 11, 2021 · Full issues

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.

Full issues

NEW for 7/13: On businesses, changing your address, enjoying Paris

NEW for 7/9: Horse and sparrow economics; City budgets; Football

NEW for 7/6: Health care jobs; Mason retires; Tennessee trip

NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

NEW for 6/29: Looking back at career; Neighborliness; Voting laws

NEW for 6/25: Student loans, Ranked choice voting; Inflation

NEW for 6/22: Thanks, Alvin Wilbanks; Good times; GOP

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

NEW for 6/15: On returning to normal; Bike trip; Editorial pages

NEW for 6/11: On Aurora’s Rodriguez, meetings, bocce

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