By Al McRae | There is no doubt our community has experienced immense challenges over the past two years as a result of the pandemic. Local nonprofits and charitable organizations were particularly impacted as they faced increased demand for their services and support while losing in-person volunteer support because of safety concerns.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ready To Help Change the World with Your Idea? May Not Happen!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: County Getting Another World Class Site with New Buford High School
ANOTHER VIEW: Should We Bow To Those Who Know What’s Best for Us?
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Continuation of Discussion About What Social Security Really Is
UPCOMING: Annual Girl Scout Event Set at Tribble Mill Park on April 28
NOTABLE: Duluth PCOM Georgia Student Competes in Ninja Warrior Wars
RECOMMENDED: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Branch of U.S. Mint Operates in Dahlonega for 23 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify the Bust of a Famous Person as the Mystery Photo Today
LAGNIAPPE: Blossoming Dogwood Trees Decorating Female Seminary These Days
CALENDAR: Lilburn Offering Community Garden Plots for Rent
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Budget for Gwinnett County Government Hits $1.8 Billion for 2019
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Susan McBrayer Marks Her 100th Recommendation in This Issue
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers Announce Adam English as New General Manager
NOTABLE: Chamber Announced Winners of New Moxie Awards for Women
RECOMMENDED: American Business History and the People Who Made It By H.W. Brands
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Five Blackwater Rivers Drain Georgia’s Coastal Plain
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where and What Is This Unusual Structure?
CALENDAR: Duluth Holds “Deck the Halls” Event Saturday at Town Center Park
By Elliott Brack | NOV. 30, 2018 | Past GwinnettForum readers are familiar with Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill. She has diligently contributed ideas to this site for years, and has been long known as a prolific reader.
We bring this up today as Susan in this issue contributes her 100th recommendation, more submissions than any other reader. Here’s how it came about.
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
– The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).
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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