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NEW for 11/1: Sheep at solar farm; Alaskan cruise

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Best practices at solar farms is to graze sheep under solar panels
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering back 20 years and a cruise to Alaska
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Challenges recent Perry statement on Social Security
UPCOMING: Morsberger to be winner of Council for Quality Growth Award
NOTABLE: New firm helping absorb oil spills locating in Norcross
RECOMMENDED: The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kenneth Coleman was preeminent authority on Georgia history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this majestic arch near a body of water?
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new facility is in Norcross Wednesday

by GwinnettForum · November 1, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/28: On Franco’s Spain; World Series; Car tires

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Writer remembers article describing fascist Spain
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hope the Astros win the Series, and Baker gets a ring
ANOTHER VIEW: If you don’t put many miles on your car, rotate your tires
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Appreciates offering about Constitutional Amendments
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Plans Harvest Fest on November 12
NOTABLE: Applications close soon for those seeking emergency rental help
OBITUARIES: Carolyn Morris Collins
RECOMMENDED: The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Norcross firm now a Foundation benefitting local charities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us about this photograph, but also tell us about its roof
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville’s Hooper-Renwick themed library to open in 2024
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce meets Nov. 1 at Summit Chase Country Club

by GwinnettForum · October 28, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/25: Social Security warning; YES for SPLOST

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Be warned: Republican-led Congress might attack Social Security
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bottom item on ballot: Vote “YES” to extend SPLOST
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Pols, too, need to EXPLICATE! EXPLICATE! EXPLICATE!
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville seeks call for design of elongated mural
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners partners with Texas regional alliance
RECOMMENDED; The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Museum commemorates southwest Georgia civil rights movement
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out the classic design in this edition’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Highest murder rates are in states of Southeastern Conference
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking Wednesday at Hooper-Renwick Themed Library

by GwinnettForum · October 25, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/21: Mall plans; 2022 amendments; Fox

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Strategy team presents Gwinnett Mall revitalization plan
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Vote “No!” on three of four proposed amendments
ANOTHER VIEW: Fox News still sending out right wing propaganda
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
UPCOMING: GGC’s $3.7 million grant helps address teacher shortages
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville agency is top state health provider for 2022
RECOMMENDED: It’s Trevor Noah, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Publication of Atlanta Business Chronicle dates to late 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you pinpoint where this modern building is located?
LAGNIAPPE: Jackson EMC linemen win at international competition
CALENDAR: Duluth to mark Oktoberfest Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

by GwinnettForum · October 21, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/18: 2022 Endorsement Issue

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EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are GwinnettForum’s 2022 endorsements
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Brings charges against many for undermining democracy
UPCOMING: Next weekend is the 22nd annual Gwinnett Great Days of Service
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners is finalist for IEEE Smart Cities award
OBITUARIES: Daniel Leslie Lay
RECOMMENDED: The Fabliaux, translated by Nathaniel E. Dubin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State Botanical Gardens of Georgia is in Athens on 313 acres
MYSTERY PHOTO: This edition’s photo may prove difficult
CALENDAR: Gwinnett’s Great Day of Service takes place this weekend

by GwinnettForum · October 18, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/14: Ordner’s 5K run; Delightful old photos

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Ordner Construction’s 11th annual 5K will benefit several charities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’re some delightful old photographs that came our way
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Now expect political promises, fantasy images and scare tactics
UPCOMING: One stop veterans center opens in Lawrenceville
NOTABLE: Suwanee gets a new 25 acre park, anchored by its library
OBITUARIES: Pearl Chao Sharp
RECOMMENDED: 50th Annual Stone Mountain Highland Games
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Maine native in Atlanta donates land for Grant Park
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watch it; things are not always what they seem
LAGNIAPPE: DAR chapter distributed free books at Elisha Winn Fair
CALENDAR: Fort Daniel Frontier Faire will be October 15 at Hog Mountain

by GwinnettForum · October 14, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/11: Hudgens Prize winner; Blood and guts journalism; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sculptor Olu Amoda wins $50,000 Hudgens art prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Now the newspaper, too, resorting to blood-and-guts journalism
ANOTHER VIEW: Volunteering for Naval assignments turned out OK
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: She’s no fan of any spider, and especially of Joros
UPCOMING: Classes in Lilburn offer job training in construction skills
NOTABLE: Classes in Lilburn offers job training in construction skills
RECOMMENDED: How We Win the Civil War by Steve Philips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: It’s apple time in the Georgia mountains near Ellijay
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flying horse sculpture provides mystery for this edition
LAGNIAPPE: New officers take office for Snellville Historical Society
CALENDAR: Picnic with the police on the Braselton Town Green on October 13 from 5-8 p.m.

by GwinnettForum · October 11, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/7: Church bicentennial; Historic home; Spiders

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Level Creek UM Church marks its Bicentennial Year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Family in Banks County restoring 1793’s Fort Hollingsworth
ANOTHER VIEW: Joro spiders back in full force this fall in Georgia
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Health of mothers should be free of legislative action
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Police get new ordinance to address drag racing
NOTABLE: Park Springs Foundation scholarships valued at $10,500 each year
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Former Opera House was State Capitol for two years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was the photo taken? Also ID the mountains
LAGNIAPPE: Precision Planning of Lawrenceville marks 40th anniversary
CALENDAR: Lilburn to mark 50th anniversary of Lilburn Daze on Saturday

by GwinnettForum · October 7, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 10/4: On the Supreme Court and weekend sports

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Considering the Supreme Court and its recent decisions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Atlanta sports fans after last weekend have big smiles
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County needs 2,500 workers for November General Election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County park system wins national accreditation
OBITUARIES: James Perry Dykes III
RECOMMENDED: Domestic Work by Natasha Trethewey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hurricane of 1893 makes landfall south of Tybee Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Could this be a sculpture, art piece, commemoration or what?
CALENDAR: Rescheduled Elisha Winn Fair is this weekend in Dacula

by GwinnettForum · October 4, 2022 · Full issues

NEW for 9/30: Hudgens finalists; “Mass” timber; and a 1983 hurricane

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Finalists named for $50,000 Hudgens art prize in Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: “Mass timber” is new use of Georgia’s many acres of forest lands
ANOTHER VIEW: Cavorting during 1983’s Hurricane Alicia hitting Galveston
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Print news is like a Princess phone without a landline
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Technical College names three new directors
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College offers new MIS degree
RECOMMENDED: “Shelter in Place” at the High Museum of Art
GEORGIA TIDBIT: American College of Rheumatology based in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s an up front and personal photo about a building
LAGNIAPPE: Family gathers to honor Revolutionary War patriot
CALENDAR: Hurricane-induced weather cancels several events

by GwinnettForum · September 30, 2022 · Full issues

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.

Full issues

NEW for 11/1: Sheep at solar farm; Alaskan cruise

NEW for 10/28: On Franco’s Spain; World Series; Car tires

NEW for 10/21: Mall plans; 2022 amendments; Fox

NEW for 10/18: 2022 Endorsement Issue

NEW for 10/14: Ordner’s 5K run; Delightful old photos

NEW for 10/11: Hudgens Prize winner; Blood and guts journalism; more

NEW for 10/7: Church bicentennial; Historic home; Spiders

NEW for 10/4: On the Supreme Court and weekend sports

NEW for 9/30: Hudgens finalists; “Mass” timber; and a 1983 hurricane

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