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NEW for 5/13: Norcross award; Kemp retirement; Oz fitness

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Norcross police achieve its third accreditation award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gov. Kemp, enjoy retirement away from politics
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
ANOTHER VIEW: Dr. Oz is not fit to head the Center for Medicare
FEEDBACK: Recommends visiting Lunch Box Museum in Columbus
UPCOMING: Georgia Public Service Commission election is June 17
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC linemen finish among best in Georgia
RECOMMENDED: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ga. Tech develops “artificial insect” for Mars exploration
MYSTERY PHOTO: This iron-clad warrior is ready for a fight
LAGNIAPPE: Wow! Look at these gas prices!
CALENDAR: Norcross Cemetery Tour is Sunday, May 18

by GwinnettForum · May 13, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 5/9: On Rowen advisers, Norcross ethics and H.O.P.E.

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Rowen names 15 Georgians to advisory council
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ethical concerns arise in Norcross city council meeting
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: Changing future of single parents – through HOPE
FEEDBACK: Watch tariffs bring you a double whammy!
UPCOMING: Waitress coming to Aurora Theatre this month
NOTABLE: Graduate finds calling by taking care of teachers
RECOMMENDED: Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta kindergarten teacher wins Pulitzer
LAGNIAPPE: Brookwood Teacher wins local and state award
MYSTERY: Surprise, surprise. Yes, another lighthouse to identify
CALENDAR: Sugar Hill choir to perform May 17, 18

by GwinnettForum · May 9, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 5/6: New partnership leader; Senate’s duty

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Native Gwinnettian new official of Partnership Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Senators, stand on your hind legs and curtail Trump
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Appreciates “deep dive” into possible PTC police force
UPCOMING: Two are promoted at Georgia Banking Company
NOTABLE: JEMC Foundation awards $87,500 in local grants
RECOMMENDED: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ted Turner starts Goodwill Games after boycott
MYSTERY PHOTO: This antebellum house is famous. Can you tell us why?
CALENDAR: TV’s Zelski speaks May 8 in Peachtree Corners

by GwinnettForum · May 6, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 5/2: On cruising, painting, wearing thin

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Transatlantic crossing completes one travel dream
EEB PERSPECTIVE: In retirement, Jim Feeley finds his art: watercolors
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump dynasty is showing signs of rocky road
FEEDBACK: A new police force would have many additional costs
UPCOMING: Dr. Cayanna Good to be Gwinnett Tech graduation speaker
NOTABLE: Solicitor General creates Special Victims unit
RECOMMENDED: Nightwatch, by Jayne Anne Phillips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Nunn and Turner chaired the Nuclear Threat Initiative
MYSTERY PHOTO: You probably have been here, but where is here?
CALENDAR: New presentation opens this week at Lionheart Theatre

by GwinnettForum · May 2, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/29: Hydroponic gardening; Police for Peachtree Corners?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: There’s a unique food pantry in Tucker
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What will a Peachtree Corners police force cost?
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK:Trump is a danger to our democracy
UPCOMING: Peach State Credit Union announces scholarship winners
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners gains Czech Republic consulate
RECOMMENDED: Movie, Conclave
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jones focused farmers on scientific methods
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps this statue can lead you to the right answer
CALENDAR: Tree ordinance revision is April 30 at OneStop Centerville

by GwinnettForum · April 29, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/25: Francoeur to speak; a Button quiz; our times

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Francoeur is speaker for Salvation Army lunch
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How much do you know about Button Gwinnett?
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: A short walk through us living in interesting times
FEEDBACK: Suggests new address for Secretary of Defense
UPCOMING: Ragsdale is new chair of Gwinnett Place CID
NOTABLE: GGC’s STaRS program shows student understanding
RECOMMENDED: Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Albany is site of Marine Corps Logistics Base
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s mystery is another lighthouse
LAGNIAPPE: A stunning view of the Grand Canyon
CALENDAR: The 33rd Gwinnett Relay for Life is April 26 in Suwanee
MORE EEB PERSPECTIVE: Answers about Button Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · April 25, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/22: From controlling mosquitoes to chicken and waffles

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mom invests in eco-friendly mosquito control firm
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Chicken and waffles, bank overdrafts and college schedules
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID)
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Still of Lawrenceville is GGC graduation speaker
NOTABLE: Gateway85 CID re-elects Hoyt and Le to board
RECOMMENDED: Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
OBITUARY: Jacqueline Casey Hudgens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Offshore waters of Georgia provide abundant resource
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can locate the site of this grist mill
LAGNIAPPE: It’s rhododendron time in Gwinnett County
CALENDAR: Earth Day activities on the horizon

by GwinnettForum · April 22, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/18: Rowen region, school board search, focus groups

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Rowen to be powerhouse for talent with its workforce
EEB PERSPECTIVE: School board to pay for national search? Baloney!
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: Join a focus group to help skills for the disabled
FEEDBACK: Prescription ads basically own the news channels
UPCOMING: Snellville plans $11.3 million new community center
NOTABLE: Everton Blair to seek 13th Congressional District seat
RECOMMENDED: Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Agnes Scott College is Presbyterian affiliate
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s another waterfall for you to locate
CALENDAR: Day of Play in Norcross is April 18 at Lillian Webb Park

by GwinnettForum · April 18, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/15: On Gwinnett history, Masters, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: What was Gwinnett like before Europeans settled it?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Masters always is a classic, stimulating show
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Why Congress needs to act now on Social Security
UPCOMING: Policing to be subject of Peachtree Corners meeting
NOTABLE: Ga. Tech Coach Brent Key to be Hall of Fame speaker
RECOMMENDED: Tales For Jung Folk, by Richard Roberts
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Richmond Hill, once small, now enjoying growth
MYSTERY PHOTO: Soaring cathedral is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: 4 sessions on writing your memories at Collins Hill Library

by GwinnettForum · April 15, 2025 · Full issues

NEW for 4/11: On housing, artificial intelligence, Middle East

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Housing unit buys hotel for seniors and homeless youth
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s another use of “artificial intelligence”
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: Is a solution possible for the Israeli-Palestine fight?
FEEDBACK: About Victor Orban and Donald Trump
UPCOMING: nesevo moves to Norcross and larger facilities
NOTABLE: GGC’s Career Services also guides on business attire
RECOMMENDED: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Elements of Agricultural Adjustment Act are continuing
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another lighthouse begs to be identified
CALENDAR: Garden Fest at Grayson Library on April 15 and 17

by GwinnettForum · April 10, 2025 · Full issues

Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:

Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
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.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
County-wide microtransit services.

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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NEW for 5/13: Norcross award; Kemp retirement; Oz fitness

NEW for 5/9: On Rowen advisers, Norcross ethics and H.O.P.E.

NEW for 5/6: New partnership leader; Senate’s duty

NEW for 5/2: On cruising, painting, wearing thin

NEW for 4/29: Hydroponic gardening; Police for Peachtree Corners?

NEW for 4/25: Francoeur to speak; a Button quiz; our times

NEW for 4/22: From controlling mosquitoes to chicken and waffles

NEW for 4/18: Rowen region, school board search, focus groups

NEW for 4/15: On Gwinnett history, Masters, more

NEW for 4/11: On housing, artificial intelligence, Middle East

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