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NEW for 11/3: Clower’s good work; 2020 reflections; Money and politics
Click here to read the full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Grace Clower of Snellville is a model for tireless and long contributions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We’ll look back upon 2020 as one of the most distinctive years ever
ANOTHER VIEW: Since money buys elections, time to work to reverse Citizens United
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Simple acts of road courtesy show the type of people in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: County approves program that will raise water-sewer rates
NOTABLE: Shaunieka Taylor is new head of Community Outreach Department
RECOMMENDED: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Americans were enslaved after arrival of the English
MYSTERY PHOTO: Fall scene asks you to identify today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Checking out a birthday
CALENDAR: Rick Bragg talks new book Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South
BRACK: We’ll look back on 2020 as one of most distinctive years ever
By Elliott Brack | What a year 2020 has been! Let’s address saner subjects today. With a presidential political year on top of a worldwide COVID crisis, 2020 will go down in history as one of the most distinctive ever. Having Donald Trump around already provided the year a different perspective out of Washington, but the COVID situation overwhelmed and affected us all.
NEW for 10/16: “Just” nation, long voting lines, Trump and virus
Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Raises questions, including is the United States a just nation?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Readers suggest why so many people are voting early already
ANOTHER VIEW: A question in his mind: did the president ever really have COVID-19
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Wildlife Association urges passage of Amendment 1 on Ballot
UPCOMING: City of Norcross picks Eric Johnson as its new city manager
NOTABLE: Snellville Police Department gets $209,816 grant for traffic safety
RECOMMENDED: Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian town of Coweta located below Columbus on Chattahoochee
MYSTERY PHOTO: Iconic image asks for your solving for today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Libraries going up!
CALENDAR: Water Resources offers virtual info session through October
BRACK: Readers suggest why so many people are voting early
By Elliott Brack | It puzzles me why people are standing in line for hours in record numbers to vote on the first two days of early voting. After all, they have all of three weeks to vote early. “Why was it?” I asked some people, just to try to figure this out. We were also trying to determine who would benefit from heavy voting.
NEW for 10/13: On health issues, amendments, Trump
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Some political views about medical conditions that need repeating
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Vote “No!” on one of three Amendments on this year’s ballot
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at various groups and their support of the Trump presidency
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Worries about the $23 trillion debt that our country now owes
UPCOMING: Episcopal Church calls for joining Season of Prayer for the election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Emergency Services offers free home safety inspections
RECOMMENDED: Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Quick Start program helping Georgia businesses since the 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery figure wants you to make an identification of this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Important date: 528 years ago, Columbus arrived in the new world
CALENDAR: Political debate series begins tonight on Public Broadcasting System
NEW for 10/9: General election endorsement issue
Click here to read all of the endorsements by GwinnettForum … and more. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here are GwinnettForum endorsements in upcoming general election
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Early Boston subway was funded by private firms with eminent domain
UPCOMING: Plein Air artists plan event in Duluth for three days
RECOMMENDED: Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia coastal waters provided tremendous varied resource
MYSTERY PHOTO: Official-looking structure is today’s Mystery Photo
NEW for 10/2: Approve E-SPLOST; Supreme Court
Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for E-SPLOST approval
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Upcoming E-SPLOST-6 should be approved by Gwinnett voters
ANOTHER VIEW: Adding members to the Supreme Court would be a “re-balancing’
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Article on 100 year old Spanish Flu hauntingly similar to COVID
UPCOMING: Suwanee offers tax credit to help firms holding alcoholic licenses
NOTABLE: Georgia Water Coalition honors Walton EMC as “clean-water” hero
RECOMMENDED: The Concubine’s Secret by Kate Furnivall
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Largest telescope in Georgia is at Fernbank Science Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you have problems identifying this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Virtual book club offers free online book for discussion
Gwinnett Forum | May 10, 2024
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– French General and Politician Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
2024 PRIMARY CANDIDATES
Below are links to the ballots Gwinnett voters face in the May 21 voting.
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATE ANSWERS
To read answers to four questions posted by GwinnettForum to non-partisan candidates, click here. Answers in partisan races are forthcoming.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES
- Click here to read about Gwinnett candidates endorsed by GwinnettForum.
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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