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NEW for 3/30: Diversity, city taxes, courts

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Burgeoning diversity is part of the Gwinnett School Board issue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Flap develops over cost of collecting Gwinnett city taxes
ANOTHER VIEW: Developments make you wonder if our courts are bought
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Questioning Dr. Fauci was a comment that was highly misplaced
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers will honor frontline workers on May 28
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Library among 30 finalists up for 2021 national honor
RECOMMENDED: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emory University Hospital dates back to beginning in 1904
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo has blue element as part of bridge
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Library making progress, to open in fall

by GwinnettForum · March 30, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 3/19: Gateway85 mobility; Senseless shootings; Filibuster

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gateway85 CID plans $500,000 cluster plan improvements
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Come together, Georgia, to stop these senseless shootings
ANOTHER VIEW: Passage of H.B. 1 depends on filibuster outcome
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Agrees with thoughts concerning Clayton at Crogan corner
UPCOMING: Stimulus funds to begin emergency rental assistance
NOTABLE: Senator sponsors resolution honoring President Carter
RECOMMENDED: Lords of the Sea by Alan G. Jamieson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta resident was member of famed Tuskegee airmen
MYSTERY PHOTO: Peaceful pond should be great place for fishing
LAGNIAPPE: Old-time baptisms could take place alongside a road
CALENDAR: Snellville Historical Society plans April meeting

by GwinnettForum · March 19, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 3/5: “Gwinnett standard;” Pay chair more; Gerrymandering

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Commission chairman lauds pursuit of excellence, the “Gwinnett Standard”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pay the Gwinnett County commission chair a higher salary
ANOTHER VIEW: New bill would stop gerrymandering and expand voting access
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Today’s politics can seem like the infamous Gordian Knot
UPCOMING: Sugar Hill Opens Its New Art Gallery and History Museum
NOTABLE: Kristin Edwards of Duluth Wins Region’s Director of Year Award
RECOMMENDED: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Eugenius A. Nisbet was an original Supreme Court justice
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s another mill that is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: David Snell to be speaker at March 15 meeting of Gwinnett Historical Society

by GwinnettForum · March 5, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 2/26: On voter restrictions, time zones, Altierus

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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Republican-dominated states seeking to pass voter restrictions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislators’ meddling with Georgia’s time is a waste of energy
ANOTHER VIEW: New classes begin each month at Altierus College on Beaver Ruin Road
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: City of Lawrenceville buildings get upgrade for indoor air quality
NOTABLE: GGC students plant apple trees on college’s microfarm
RECOMMENDED: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Benjamin Hunt improves dairy industry in middle Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you remember seeing this statue on some of your travels?
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn Woman’s Club donates a Dr. Seuss chair to Lilburn Elementary School
CALENDAR: Commission chairman to give State of the County address on March 3

by GwinnettForum · February 26, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 2/5: On public education, new dog, GOP’s future

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Veteran teacher reflects on problems in public education
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Never thought that we would become shih tzu owners of Winston
ANOTHER VIEW: Will old-time Republican Party repudiate recent radical ideologies?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Two new school board members are doing what constituents want
UPCOMING: Water Tower releases five year Lake Lanier research plan
NOTABLE: Governor appoints Randy Dellinger to Natural Resources Board
RECOMMENDED: The Metropolitan Opera’s “Nightly Opera Stream”
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pioneering female architect from Macon practiced 51 years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Music can be anywhere, so where is this Mystery Opera House

by GwinnettForum · February 5, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 1/15: On new library; Legislative issues; Deep canvassing

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville to get new themed downtown library
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Three key issues will come before Georgia Legislature this year
ANOTHER VIEW: New polling technique, deep canvassing, proving effective
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Is 14th Amendment a better way to restrict Donald Trump?
UPCOMING: Duluth’s Railway Museum plans $1 million fund campaign
NOTABLE: Dr. Andrea Mann new dean at Suwanee campus of PCOM
RECOMMENDED: The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia food and beverage firms now national companies
MYSTERY PHOTO: Peaceful location may offer clues
CALENDAR: MLK donation drive is Jan. 16

by GwinnettForum · January 15, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 1/5: Trump, Gordon and Trump

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TODAY’S FOCUS: President Trump’s legacy is a nightmare in American history
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Unexpected death of J. Terry Gordon shocks Gwinettians
ANOTHER VIEW: Produces List of President Trump’s Notable Accomplishments
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc
FEEDBACK: There may be light at the end of the pandemic tunnel
UPCOMING: County, GGC partnering in Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center
NOTABLE: Virtual Discussion on 14th Colony will be on January 10
RECOMMENDED: The King’s Witch by Tracy Borman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lee County growing and becoming a suburb of Albany
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out what’s going on in this dressed-up auditorium

by GwinnettForum · January 5, 2021 · Full issues

NEW for 12/22: On feeding Gwinnett, Christmas cards, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s how to help reduce hunger closer to home
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Christmas cards delight and cheer, but can also sadden
ANOTHER VIEW: We find that the election system works; how about the courts?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Questions county spending $23 million at Gwinnett Place Mall
UPCOMING: Water Tower names new members of its two boards
NOTABLE: GGC professor is “Woman of Year” for STEAM Technology
RECOMMENDED: How the Brain Works, published by Dorling Kindersley
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Terminus in Atlanta became central point of southeast railroads
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you figure out where this shrine is located?

Editor’s note: The last issue of the year will be posted on Dec. 29, 2020.

by GwinnettForum · December 22, 2020 · Full issues

11/10: One happy, one sad on election outcome; On Bill Barks Sr.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Trump: you are fired
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Memorial for Bill Barks Sr. of Norcross to be held November 21
ANOTHER VIEW: Diehard Red State Republican is upset with election outcome
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Rejoices that 2020 soon will be over, with split control of Congress
UPCOMING: After delays, Monkey Wrench Brewing plans grand opening Dec. 3
NOTABLE: GGC’s School of Business announces changes in its Board of Visitors
RECOMMENDED: All Eyes on Her by L. E. Flynn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gertrude Thomas records southern life before and after the Civil War
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you place this night scene as the Mystery Photo?
CALENDAR: Veteran’s Day, a recycling, an open house and a virtual author talk

by GwinnettForum · November 10, 2020 · Full issues

NEW for 10/13: On health issues, amendments, Trump

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Some political views about medical conditions that need repeating
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Vote “No!” on one of three Amendments on this year’s ballot
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at various groups and their support of the Trump presidency
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Worries about the $23 trillion debt that our country now owes
UPCOMING: Episcopal Church calls for joining Season of Prayer for the election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Emergency Services offers free home safety inspections
RECOMMENDED: Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Quick Start program helping Georgia businesses since the 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery figure wants you to make an identification of this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Important date: 528 years ago, Columbus arrived in the new world
CALENDAR: Political debate series begins tonight on Public Broadcasting System

by GwinnettForum · October 13, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized

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.

Post Tagged with: "George Wilson"

NEW for 3/30: Diversity, city taxes, courts

NEW for 3/19: Gateway85 mobility; Senseless shootings; Filibuster

NEW for 3/5: “Gwinnett standard;” Pay chair more; Gerrymandering

NEW for 2/26: On voter restrictions, time zones, Altierus

NEW for 2/5: On public education, new dog, GOP’s future

NEW for 1/15: On new library; Legislative issues; Deep canvassing

NEW for 1/5: Trump, Gordon and Trump

NEW for 12/22: On feeding Gwinnett, Christmas cards, more

11/10: One happy, one sad on election outcome; On Bill Barks Sr.

NEW for 10/13: On health issues, amendments, Trump

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