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NEW for 5/6: On war, solicitor’s criminal contempt, Orrin Hatch
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TODAY’S FOCUS: As long as man has personal challenges, there will be war
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Gwinnett State Court held solicitor in criminal contempt
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering a fellow school grad, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Why burden women? Why not male birth control?
UPCOMING: Hudgens names four finalists for 2023 Georgia Art Prize
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech and Ford Motor announce educational partnership
OBITUARIES: Tiffany Porter of Duluth
RECOMMENDED: Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early years of state known as Trustee Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t search in metro areas for this photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Provide ‘Trail Magic’
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Business Connect to form May 10
NEW for 4/15: On autocracy, Alzheimer’s and violence
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Is the United States moving toward autocracy?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Read more responses on caring for someone with Alzheimer’s
ANOTHER VIEW: War. Violence. Greed. All are enemies of civilized life
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Place redevelopment plans to be unveiled April 20
NOTABLE: Duluth seeking creative ideas for playable art for downtown
RECOMMENDED: On the Shortness of Life by Lucian Annaeus Seneca, the Younger
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Johnny Mercer wrote for the most popular jazz artists
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your luck in identifying this beautiful scene
LAGNIAPPE: Rare orange azalea in bloom in Gwinnett
CALENDAR: Recycle at CoolRay Field on April 23
ANOTHER VIEW: War. Violence. Greed. All are enemies of civilized life
By Ashley Herndon | With all that is going on today across this country, it makes me wonder what do people do to handle the pain? One of my mentors shared in a training class a few decades ago, “There is no such thing as stress, only the inability of some to handle outside pressure.” That took a little thought and practice to achieve.
NEW for 3/29: Armchair podcast; Peace in Ukraine; Bird trackers
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth grad is co-host of podcast in Los Angeles, Calif.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The war in Ukraine: Can China become a peace negotiator?
OTHER VIEW: Students at GGC work to track birds in urbanized areas
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Proposes naming leadership school after Noah Langdale
UPCOMING: Rowen Foundation’s Thought Leadership Series starts on March 31
NOTABLE: Siemens unveils fleet charging structure in Peachtree Corners
RECOMMENDED: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Blackbeard Island quarantine station abandoned in 1909
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s one way to use those ugly neckties
CALENDAR: Water Tower ribbon cutting for new facilities will be March 30 at 2 p.m.
BRACK: The war in Ukraine: Can China become a peace negotiator?
By Elliott Brack | Please understand up front that we know few people who are well-versed about the country of Ukraine. Certainly, we are not in that category. Yet just watching the news reports, and reading the dispatches about the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia, certain elements pop out at us:
NEW for 8/20: On junk mail, Afghanistan withdrawal, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Solicitations delivered by U.S. Mail are multiplying and obnoxious
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hurrah! We’re leaving Afghanistan; we should have done it years ago
ANOTHER VIEW: State school superintendent should show leadership in Covid times
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Clarifies what ad hominem criticisms really mean
UPCOMING: Gwinnett retains top financial ranking from three agencies
NOTABLE: Gwinnett opens its first homeless shelter, HomeFirst Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: For last 50 years, art galleries and museums growth has been fertile
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsomely-designed building is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another pollinator at work in Black Mountain, N.C.
CALENDAR: Job Fair will be August 28 for hiring correctional officers
BRACK: Hurrah! We’re leaving Afghanistan; we should have done it years ago
By Elliott Brack | It’s beyond me why some in our country are so concerned about what’s happening in Afghanistan. Not only should our country leave Afghanistan as fast as we can, for the real problem is that we should never have sent American troops to that country halfway around the world in the first place. Fighting against the natives there is a zealous guerilla war. There was no way a visitor could “win.”
Gwinnett Forum | April 23, 2024
“The best way out is always through.”
–American Poet Robert Frost
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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