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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
NEW for 10/16: “Just” nation, long voting lines, Trump and virus
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Raises questions, including is the United States a just nation?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Readers suggest why so many people are voting early already
ANOTHER VIEW: A question in his mind: did the president ever really have COVID-19
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Wildlife Association urges passage of Amendment 1 on Ballot
UPCOMING: City of Norcross picks Eric Johnson as its new city manager
NOTABLE: Snellville Police Department gets $209,816 grant for traffic safety
RECOMMENDED: Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian town of Coweta located below Columbus on Chattahoochee
MYSTERY PHOTO: Iconic image asks for your solving for today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Libraries going up!
CALENDAR: Water Resources offers virtual info session through October
1/14: New book system; When legislature should meet
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Libraries Adopt New Method To Classify Books
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislature: Meet Only Every Other Year and Have Less Mischief
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Before Session Begins, Here Comes a Legislative Gender Policeman
UPCOMING: 12th Kiwanis Father-Daughter Dance To Be Both February 7 and 8
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Commission Adopts Record $1.84 Billion Budget for 2020
RECOMMENDED: The United States of Trump by Bill O’Reilly
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Is Federalist Candidate for U.S. President
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us More About This Important Stone Structure and Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett NAACP Plans Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Supper on January 19
10/8: Hispanic political influence; New Forum feature of candidate profiles
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TODAY’S FOCUS: UGA Libraries, GALEO To Catalog Hispanic Influence in Politics
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Candidate Profiles for ContestedGwinnett City Elections
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Four Letter Writers Question Whose Job It Is To Feed Hungry Etc.
UPCOMING: Scottdale Resident Wins $50,000 Hudgens Prize for Georgia Artists
NOTABLE: Snellville To Offer Digital Badge Program To Hone Computer Skills
RECOMMENDED: Hippie by Paulo Coelho
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Continues To Produce Notables in Country Music Field
MYSTERY PHOTO: Picture-Perfect Scene Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Public Safety Festival This Saturday at CoolRay Field
4/12: Norcross updates; Restroom solution; Discrimination laws
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Update on the New Norcross Branch Library and Highway Improvements
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Seems To Be Simple Way To Solve Which Restroom To Enter
ANOTHER VIEW: What Discrimination Laws Will Do to Some Southern States
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Closed Minds Lead to Destruction, plus Thanking Lilburn Alcohol-Selling Sites
UPCOMING: Upcoming Clean and Beautiful Dinner to Honor Wiggins, Volunteers
NOTABLE: Majority of Gwinnett Real Properties Will See Change in Valuations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Has Two Historic Paintings from American Artist George Cooke
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Knowing the Truth Can Do To You
MYSTERY PHOTO: Couple of Clues Awaiting This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sugar Hill Bringing Back the Popular Thursdays@the Hill
FOCUS: Update on Norcross’ new library, Buford Highway improvements
By Josh Bare, city councilman, Norcross | The Norcross City Council is honored to be working closely with Gwinnett County and Commissioner Lynette Howard to plan a new Norcross Branch of the award winning Gwinnett Library System. We see this building as a cornerstone towards re-development on Buford Highway and serving as a pivotal hub for the community to mix and mingle as they enjoy everything a modern library has to offer.
11/24: Old Norcross library; Buford entrepreneur; Thanksgiving
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Is That a Carnegie Library Building in Norcross?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Enterprising Young Woman Ventures Out with First Product
ANOTHER VIEW: Oh, the Joys, the Anguish, of Thanksgiving
UPCOMING: Myriad of Christmas Activities in Dacula on Sunday, December 6
NOTABLE: Eleven Middle School Teachers Win Bright Idea Grants
RECOMMENDED READ: The Generals by Winston Groom
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once a Wonder, Kudzu Is No Longer Considered a Beneficial Crop
TODAY’S QUOTE: The Name of Your Pillow Where You Pray at Night
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tall Column Commemorates What, and Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Master Gardener Volunteers Win Recognition
MYSTERY: Picturesque scene may challenge your memory
The breeze is flapping the flags at this castle-like building, with a town below, and water in the distance. Now, tell us where this is located, and the significance of this location. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live. The mystery photo (right) in the last edition, that of August 21, stumped […]
Gwinnett Forum | April 19, 2024
“I won’t take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.”
–American Poet and Biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).
Recent deaths
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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