GwinnettForum | Number 26.10 | Feb. 3, 2026
AT LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, there will soon be more ways to enjoy golf. By springtime, there will be Georgia’s only par-3, night-lit course, plus this expanded clubhouse. For more on this development, see Upcoming below.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Consideration of the choices we can make in life
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s my new appreciation of Richard M. Nixon
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: We cannot ignore unlawful shootings in Minnesota
FEEDBACK: Sees errors in previous letter to Forum
UPCOMING: Lanier Island Resort plans changes by springtime
NOTABLE: Suwanee Art Center invites work from women artists
RECOMMENDED: The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
GEORGIA TIBIT: Marion County is site of artistic work of St. EOM
MYSTERY PHOTO: Bend your mind to determine where this spire is
CALENDAR: Tutterow to address SW Gwinnett Chamber Thursday
Consideration of the choices we can make in life
By Randy Brunson
SUWANEE, Ga. | A couple of years ago we shared a few thoughts on the choices we make. Given its popularity, we decided to share it again as we start 2026.
Stewardship: Choose to be a steward of your time, talent, treasure, and relationships. Choose to see your life as an opportunity to share what you have been given with others, in a way that improves the quality of their lives. A mindset of stewardship helps release us from the tyranny of ownership.
Trust: Choose to build trust. My friend Dave says trust is built through character, competence, and caring. Character is who we are, competence is what we know, caring is what we do.
Goals: Choose to set goals. Keep the list short. No more than three to five business goals, no more than three to five personal goals. More than that, nothing is a priority because everything is.
Growth: Choose personal growth. While goals are important, the process of personal growth is critical. It is the journey of becoming who we were designed to be by our Creator, in order to maximize our impact during our time here.
Responsibility: Choose to take complete responsibility for yourself and all that comes under your domain. And choose to wear the mantle of responsibility with grace and dignity.
Grace: Choose to extend grace to yourself as well as to others. We are all on a journey. That word of kindness or encouragement could make all the difference.
Rest: Choose to rest. As finite, we must have rest. Our bodies weren’t designed to go non-stop.
Learn: Choose to be a lifetime student. Pick a language you want to learn, a culture you want to study, an author whose books you want to read.
Faithfulness: Choose to be faithful to those to whom we have committed, and to our calling and purpose. The primary mandate is not to success, or glory, or accomplishment. The primary mandate is faithfulness.
Advice: Choose to ask for, listen to, and apply advice. There are no guarantees, no risk-free environments or investments, and no certain futures. Learn from those who are where you want to be in life, through one-on-one time, group learning, or reading what those people have written.
Attitude: Choose an attitude of gratefulness. Make a list of what you are grateful for. Add to it every day. Your sight allows you to see those you love, and to enjoy the beauty of a sunrise or sunset. Your hearing allows you to hear the joy in children singing, and the majesty of Beethoven’s 9th.
Example: Choose to set an example. Never underestimate the power and influence of the decisions you make today on those around you, and on future generations.
Hope: Choose always to keep hope alive. Be mindful of where you place your hope. C.S. Lewis said, “if we have longings which cannot be satisfied in this world, it is obvious we were made for another world”. Yes.
Perseverence: Choose to carry on. It takes no talent to quit, criticize, condemn, or complain. My friend Bill died on August 30, 2020. He was a Marine in Vietnam and trained as an engineer. By profession he was an attorney. Like me, he was a preacher’s kid, which is not something I necessarily recommend. His motto? Suit up, stand up, show up, and never, never, never quit.
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Here’s my new appreciation of Richard M. Nixon
By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
FEB. 3, 2026 | Something has surprised me.
I’m getting a new appreciation of Richard Nixon, our 37th president.
Way back in the 1950s, for reasons unknown to me, Nixon did something that I cannot remember now that turned me against him. And from then on, it seemed every time he took a stand, said something, or even just appeared in the newsreels of that day, I had a bad taste in my mouth about him.
And then there was Watergate. That did nothing to improve his standing.
Many of my generation remember his “I am not a crook” speech. That didn’t do anything to help. Then after Watergate pressures mounted, he finally resigned his office. For a while, many of us were thinking, “Well, he was man enough to resign the presidency, but only because he was about to be impeached.”
Then with Gerald Ford as president, we were taken aback when he pardoned Nixon, thinking that somehow Nixon got off light. However, over the years it now feels that Ford did the right thing, allowing our nation to move on. In his retirement years in California, Nixon was relatively quiet, until his death in 1994.
Today we are recognizing Nixon in a new light. Bad as we thought he was, he was an upstanding citizen in comparison with the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Nixon worked hard to attain his office, and did it in a respectful manner. In essence, he acted as the gentleman we want as our nation’s leader.
Think about it: what does our nation want in a president?
We want someone who is above the rest of us, a forthright and upstanding citizen. We want someone we can admire, no matter what party, because this person understands and believes the concept of liberty in a constitutional republic.
In short, we want someone we can admire who will uphold the law of the land, and will seek to do the right thing in all of his activities.
We want that person to represent the United States with decorum and dignity.
Looking back at the history of the United States, we remember the many presidents, and in general, most all of them met these criteria. They were people you could admire, and be pleased to meet, or even just to see. These leaders rose to attain the presidency, and maintained it without embarassing us.
Richard Nixon fit that mold. That’s why we have a new appreciation of him. Thank you, Mr. President.
We met and shook hands with Richard Nixon only once, when those of us attending a newspaper convention learned that we were invited to a reception at the White House.
When meeting Nixon, I was startled.
He was short! I was surprised at his height.
I would estimate he was about 5’7”, for I had to look down when shaking hands. (I’m 6’0”). Yet today, I find history lists President Nixon at 5’11”. No way. I know. I saw him, and he was much shorter than I am.
Now readers, especially Republicans: many of you have met President Nixon. Give us your estimate of how tall Richard Nixon was. I am surprised at how history lists his height.
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We cannot ignore unlawful shootings in Minnesota
“On This Day In History in 2021, thousands of peaceful grandmothers gathered in Washington, D.C., to take a self-guided, albeit unauthorized, tour of the U.S. Capitol building.” — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga)
“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn’t know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” — U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)
By Jack Bernard, contributing colummist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | Objectively, any person should be able to understand that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was an assault on democracy rather than “peaceful grandmothers” on a tour, per Rep. Mike Collins. It is a fact that over 140 police officers were injured by violent rioters attempting to overturn a free and fair Presidential election.
They were not “patriots,” as President Trump termed them. Nor were they “hostages,” although that is how Trump described them when he pardoned them, an act which “erased what little justice there was,” per former Capitol Police Officer Winston Pingeon.
Rep. Andrew Clyde was especially hypocritical. On that day, he barricaded the door to prevent violent rioters, “gentle grannies on a normal tourist visit,” from entering the House Chambers. And these two aren’t the only MAGA folks spouting such non-sense, repeatedly constantly on the right-wing propaganda networks.
I feel compelled to view a variety of television national news sources. I find that all of them have clear biases, except the PBS News Hour. However, the level of bias on Fox, Newsmax and OAN has been steadily increasing as can be seen from their reaction to the recent murders in Minneapolis.
These networks have only been showing certain parts of the videos of the shooting. What they generally are not showing is that Good herself was simply attempting to peacefully drive off from the scene when she was shot in the head by the ICE agent. All of which was recorded for the world to see, as it was with Pretti, the innocent nurse shot in the back by two Border patrol agents.
Instead of news objectively reported, we are getting a politically skewed inaccurate version of the event on Fox, OAN and Newsmax. These networks are pushing the mistruths that are being promulgated by members of the administration which summarily declared that “Democrats constantly rush to take the side of criminals over law enforcement officers.”
MAGA minions in our government made outrageous statements regarding Good, an American citizen, who was simply driving away from the masked ICE officers, avoiding hitting any of them. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the murder of Good by incorrectly claiming her driving away was “an act of domestic terrorism.” She and Miller did the same with the unjustifiable Alex Pretti shooting.
And then we have Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas who stated, without any proof at all, that Good “tried to use her vehicle as a weapon, mow over an ICE agent.” Plus, he stated that the murder was “avoidable if she would have simply followed the commands of the ICE agents,” thus blaming the non-violent victim rather than the ICE agent who shot her without probable cause. Similarly, Pretti is being blamed for simply having a holstered handgun, although he never attempted to use it.
Whether you are a conservative or a liberal, we are all Americans. And Americans of any political persuasion cannot support the murder of an unarmed mother of three being shot to death by an ICE agent. Or the murder of a caring ICU nurse who simply tried to shield a woman from assault.
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Sees errors in previous letter to Forum
Editor, the Forum:
In Karen Sanchez’s letter to the editor, I noticed a couple of errors. President Obama did not send millions of dollars to Iran to enhance their nuclear program. The funds were a settlement of 1970s case that allowed settlement money to be transferred to Iran. No U.S. funds were involved. Also there is no evidence that the money was used for Iran’s nuclear research.
Another issue is the MAGA belief that the Russian hoax was real. In fact, the Mueller Report provided ample evidence Russia interfered in the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump.
There are too many ways that the right wing has used these untrue illusions that have no evidence to back it up.
– Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
Concerned about continued ICE shootings
Editor, the Forum:
Just a caution: If the ICE shootings continue, soon they will face ARMED crowds and the blood will flow.
When behavior such as that displayed by these un-trained or undertrained, poly-armed thugs continues, the nation might re-awaken and start firing back. When we are forced to choose sides, the Dictator-in-Charge will be one of the first to face the bullets.
– Mike Eberlein, Peachtree Corners
If we are silent, we abdicate our rights
Editor, the Forum:
Mike Wood’s article outlines the Pretti murder in Minneapolis quite well. Regardless of our political affiliation, I hope we all support the right of Americans to let our opinions be known through exercising our First Amendment rights.
If we are silent, we abdicate our rights. If we protest, we take risks. Mr. Pretti paid the ultimate price. If that were not enough, our Federal Government lied and made it seem as if Mr. Pretti were to blame because he had gun with a legal concealed carry permit. The gun was never brought out.
Mr. Trump, the most pro-gun President ever, then faulted Mr. Pretti for just carrying a gun legally. I’m wondering if the Second Amendment applies only to MAGA people.
– Betsy Pickren, Duluth
Feels two killed were paid to incite violence
Editor, the Forum:
Pretti: “Standing on a public street just observing ICE agents?” what a bald-faced lie! He was there to harass ICE agents for doing their job! Same as Renee Good.
If you all want this to stop, the agents cannot help you. So leave them alone. If you want the laws regarding the collection of criminals out of America, then you need to address or antagonize your State Representative. They are the ones that created the laws, both Democrats AND Republicans!
If you put yourself in harm’s way, then don’t be surprised at the outcome. They are inciting violence or are being paid to do these attacks!
– Barbara Warden, Norcross
Her favorite movie is Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Act
Editor, the Forum:
A really happy movie that just changes my mood when its shown is Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Act. The music in it and the warm friendship of the characters are so uplifting!
And for humor, I love all the movies you mentioned but you have to add the timeless dialogue and characters of National Lampoon’s/Chevy Chase’s Christmas Vacation!
— Barbara Karnitz, Norcross
Has own salient points about Minnesota activity
Editor, the Forum:
I read Michael Wood’s thoughts. What happened to both Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti was awful; purely tragic. Having said that, there are a few salient points to posit.
- These are not organic protests. They are calculated/coordinated insurgency actions. Signal Chats that were hacked and released show detailed coordination. The goal is to impede law enforcement officers.
- These riots are well-funded.
- These events are occurring akin to a “color revolution.”
- “Observers” is Communist/neo-Marxist nomenclature; it’s sold in Minnesota as “neighborhood protection.”
- It appears as though Good and Pretti were involved in the Sig chats.
Pretti was there for at least two weeks intimidating officers. Videos prior to his untimely death show him spitting on and kicking a police vehicle.
All of that said, the messaging from the White House was pretty stupid and labeling Pretti a terrorist was thoughtless and inaccurate. But to paint Pretti as an innocent bystander just “filming” things is inaccurate, lacks insight, and displays a general knowledge deficit re: what is truly happening in Minnesota.
– Jeff Gorke, Suwanee
Dear Jeff: We look at the same incidents and draw two conclusions.—eeb
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Lanier Island Resort plans changes by springtime
Lanier Islands Resort is headed for another game-changing transformation. Opening in spring of 2026, the lakeside destination will debut multi-phase golf changes that include Georgia’s only night-lit Par 3 course, a fully renovated and expanded clubhouse, and updated branding. It is also planning a multi-million-dollar room refresh at its Legacy Lodge and LakeHouses.
Since opening in 2009, the Billy Fuller-designed Legacy Golf Course has received rave reviews and built a loyal following among golfers across the Southeast, with 14 holes offering awe-inspiring views of Lake Lanier.
Matthew Bowling, president of the lakeside destination, says: “We’re incredibly proud of the golf tradition here at Lanier Islands Resort. Our connection to the game runs deep. Our history also includes a premier LPGA tournament that featured the top 12 female players in the world. With this investment, we’re honoring that legacy while also creating new experiences that will make the game more accessible, social, and fun for every guest.”
Bowling shared that the redesigned clubhouse will be dedicated to the memory of Lanier Islands Resort CEO Mike Williams, honoring his leadership and passion for the game. Designed by renowned golf architect Jim Chapman, whose portfolio includes Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta Athletic Club, and Capital City Club, the new space will feature expanded dining, a 19th-hole bar and lounge, an upgraded pro shop, outdoor gathering spaces overlooking Lake Lanier, and flexible event areas. Complementing the clubhouse is “The Six,” a first-of-its-kind six-hole, night-lit par 3 course, offering incomparable water views.
“‘The Six’ will truly be a game changer,” Bowling adds. “It opens the door for beginners, families, and casual players while still offering something challenging and unique for avid golfers. Combined with the new clubhouse, we believe this will elevate not just golf, but the entire resort experience.”
To complete the transformation, Lanier Islands Resort has partnered with noted golf brand designer Seth McWhorter to refresh the Legacy Golf Course brand and develop a new identity for “The Six.”
In addition to on-course play, guests can enjoy year-round golf at the resort’s ultimate indoor entertainment destination, Game Changer. Inside the 23,000-square-foot facility, state-of-the-art virtual golf simulators make it possible to experience the game in many different ways. Game Changer also offers additional virtual sports simulators, arcade games, duckpin bowling, axe-throwing, an escape room, adult gaming machines, dining, and two full bars.
The Lanier Islands Resort team is also curating a series of new festivals, concerts, and experiences to augment the lakeside destination’s event calendar. One of the first of those experiences is The Lights Fest, scheduled for March 27-28, 2026. Debuted on Lanier Islands Resort’s shores in October 2025, the event drew 4,500 attendees as thousands of biodegradable, fire-resistant lanterns filled the night sky.
Suwanee Arts Center invites work from women artists
The Suwanee Arts Center is inviting women artists to submit work for “Her Collective Voice,” an exhibition celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and diverse perspectives. This show is open to all media and welcomes both emerging and established artists.
Application deadline is February 15. The exhibition will be open from March 7 until April 25. There will be an opening reception on March 7 from noon to 4 p.m.
This exhibit is all about sharing stories, honoring talent, and creating space for women’s voices in the arts. Artwork must be original, human-created (no AI), for sale, and professionally presented.
The Secret of Secrets, by Dan Brown
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: In this book, the reader will travel to Prague and begin an awe inspiring and terrifying journey towards knowledge that may be more than can be spiritually and scientifically digested. It features Professor Robert Langdon who travels with Katherine Solomon, a poetic scientist who will present ideas from her propulsive manuscript that deals with the nature of human consciousness. A savage murder hurls the trip into a calamity, with Katherine going missing and her manuscript destroyed. Robert Langdon delves into the labyrinth that is Prague to both find Katherine and escape a ruthless potential murderer. He follows a trail through to numinous places and discovers a degenerate world of scientists who try to bridge the gap between the essence of the human brain and human consciousness with unearthly results. The reader will be pulled into an astonishing junket as ‘The Secret of Secrets’ is the ultimate page turner.
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Marion County is site of artistic work of St. EOM
The self-taught artist and Georgia native St. EOM established the visionary art site Pasaquan in the mid-1950s. Located in Marion County, Pasaquan is maintained and operated today by Columbus State University, which assumed control of the site in 2016.
St. EOM was born Eddie Owens Martin on July 4, 1908, in Marion County to Lydia Pearl and Julius Roe Martin, a sharecropper. Martin’s early life was marked by his father’s violence and long hours laboring in the fields. In interviews, Martin noted that he often felt as though he did not belong in rural Georgia. He would watch the Seminole passenger train on its route between Chicago and Jacksonville, Florida, and think, “Them people must have come where I really come from.”
In 1922 at the age 14, seeking to escape rural life, he left home and ultimately moved to New York City, where he supported himself at various times with sex work, fortune-telling, gambling, selling art, and other odd jobs. After his father’s death in 1928, Martin would periodically return to Georgia to help his mother harvest crops, but he always eventually returned to New York.
In his late 20s, Martin had a series of visions while suffering from a high fever. In his visions, three “people of the future” from a place called Pasaquan selected him to depict, through art, a peaceful future for human beings. After receiving these visions, Martin began to call himself St. EOM. He increasingly focused on art in the decades that followed, frequenting New York’s many museums and libraries and studying the traditions of cultures both ancient and modern.
According to St. EOM, the Pasaquan messengers eventually instructed him to “return to Georgia and do something.” His response was the establishment of Pasaquan, a visionary art site that he began building around 1957 on land he had inherited from his mother.
Covering seven acres in Marion County, the Pasaquan artscape includes six buildings, the oldest of which is a late-19th-century farmhouse. Both the interior and exterior walls of the structures are painted in vibrant colors and bold patterns, often incorporating human figures and nature imagery. The buildings are connected by painted concrete walls, which often feature raised sculptural elements. More than 2,000 pieces of St. EOM’s artwork, including paintings, sculptures, and drawings, are also housed at Pasaquan.
Drawing from his New York drag ball experience and his knowledge of world religions, St. EOM would fashion ceremonial costumes and perform elaborate rituals, particularly for the visitors who would pay him to tell their fortunes.
St. EOM, who committed suicide in April 1986 after years of failing health, bequeathed Pasaquan to the Marion County Historical Society, which later formed the Pasaquan Preservation Society. The society also arranged for the placement of St. EOM’s work in a number of museums around the country, including the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.; the American Folk Art Museum in New York City; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California. In Georgia, St. EOM’s work is part of the collections at the Albany Museum of Art in Albany and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
In 2014 the Pasaquan Preservation Society, Columbus State University (CSU), and the Wisconsin-based Kohler Foundation partnered to refurbish and preserve the site. After two years of work, the site reopened on October 22, 2016. It continues to be a site of experiential learning for CSU students and attracts thousands of visitors a year.
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Bend your mind to determine where this spire is
The photographer worked hard to get this angle of a classic building. See if you can contort your eyesight to determine the location of this Mystery Photo. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com.
The last mystery was sent in by Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. and is the Marion County courthouse in South Carolina. (One reader said it was the Marion County courthouse, but in Georgia.)
On target, correct were Susan McBreyer, Sugar Hill; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who added this: “This Greek Revival-style building was designed by Swedish-born, Charleston-based civil engineer P.H. Hammerskold (c.1815 – 1860) and was completed in 1853. It is the third courthouse built on this site, replacing two earlier c.1800 and 1823 buildings that had become too small to handle the administrative needs of the fast-growing Marion County.
“Worth mentioning:
- It’s brick pretending to be stone: The courthouse is actually made of brick, but it was stuccoed and scored to look like it is cut stone, a practice that was relatively common in the late-18th and early 19th centuries to economically add dignity and stature to publicly funded buildings.
- It’s hidden, but in plain sight: It is hard not to notice the dramatic, double wrought-iron stairway that leads to the upper level of the courthouse. It was crafted by Baltimore iron-worker Hayward Bartlett, who had his name woven into the iron treads of each step, almost hiding them in plain sight, so hefforts may never be forgotten.
- It wasn’t a movie set, but it sure looks like one: The courthouse is often (incorrectly linked to the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird, because it looks uncannily like the courthouse featured in the fictional town in Alabama.”
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Tutterow to address SW Gwinnett Chamber Thursday
Beatrice Dixon, the founder of The Honey Pot Company, discusses her inspiring memoir, The Soul Instinct, and overcoming adversity on February 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Lawrenceville at the Hooper-Renwick branch of Gwinnett Public Library.
Snellville Commerce Club will be at noon on February 3 at the Community Room of Snellville City Hall. Speaking will be Dorothy Parker Jarrett, former principal of South Gwinnett High. As a 2023 GCPS retiree, she continues her work in our communities as Interim Director of the Community-Based Mentoring Program.
The Norcross PDC (people drinking coffee) meets each Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at the 45 South Café in downtown Norcross. The February 4 meeting will have Jeff Hopper, Chair, Norcross Architecture Review Board, speaking. The event is free and visitors are welcomed.
Learn more about authentic representation and preservation of Black Americana decorative arts and explore the inspiration behind Precious Black Jewels by Tanzy Ward. This event will be held on February 11 at 11 a.m. at the Hooper-Renwick branch of Gwinnett Public Library in Lawrenceville.
The Southwest Gwinnett Chamber will host a Thursday Thought Leaders Luncheon on February 12 at 11:30 a.m.. at Hilton Atlanta Northeast. The guest speaker will be Roger C. Tutterow, Ph.D., professor at Kennesaw State University. The topic is “The Economic, Political and Business Climate.” Registration is required and closes February 10.
Bestselling author Lynn Cullen discusses her newest historical fiction novel, When We Were Brilliant, on February 12 at 6:30 p.m. the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public library. The book is about the determination and friendship of Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold.
Hydroponic gardening is the topic of the next meeting of the Gwinnett Master Gardeners. The meeting will be at 12:30 p. m. on February 16 at the Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road. The speaker will be Christine Todd, who will share how to grow a wide variety of plants hydroponically, including pineapples, tomatoes, peppers, wildflowers, strawberries and herbs. The Gwinnett Master Gardeners meetings are free. Join the group for lunch and bring a dish to share.
Novelist talk: Radha Lin Chaddah discusses her novel, And the Ancestors Sing, a multigenerational story of sacrifice, survival, and the unbreakable pull of home, set against the rapidly changing backdrop of post-Cultural Revolution China. This will take place on February 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library.
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