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NEW for 6/5: Cosmic ray research; Missing baseballs; Endorsement list
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mercer Professor in Study of Cosmic Rays from South Pole Lab
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Missing Baseballs from Riots and Two Public Officials Taking Action
SECOND VIEW: Here’s GwinnettForum’s List of Endorsed Primary Candidates
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Enjoy Hearing from Four Readers Addressing Varied Subjects
UPCOMING: GGC President Issues Letter of Recent Events and Leadership
NOTABLE: Community Foundation of NE Georgia Exceeds Million Dollar Goal
RECOMMENDED: I’m Ready to Talk, Compiled by Robert Babcock
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Elijah Clarke One of the Few Revolutionary War Heroes of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Apparently Quiet and Peaceful Setting Is Today’s Mystery Photo
7/30: Art for All; Baseball lore; Mueller’s testimony
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee Begins “Art for All” Fundraising To Expand Town Center Park
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Baseball Anywhere Is Always Enjoyable, Yet Its Stories Are Legendary
ANOTHER VIEW: Concerning Last Week’s Testimony before Congress by Robert Mueller
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Another Issue with Five Comments from the Readers
UPCOMING: Traffic Flow Changes Wednesday at Snellville’s Main Intersection
NOTABLE: Curiosity Lab Announces Partnership with Smart City Expo Atlanta
RECOMMENDED CD: Empire of Gold; A History of the Byzantine Empire by Thomas E. Madden
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fuller, Ida Cason Callaway Form Partnership That Changed the Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Building with Unusual Footings as This Edition’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Highlight of New School Year in Buford is $85 Million High School
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce Club to Meet Next Tuesday at Noon
BRACK: Baseball anywhere is always enjoyable, yet its stories are legendary
By Elliott Brack | Yes, I enjoy baseball, but I may love baseball lore even more. The game itself is beautiful, the pace easy, the unexpected can explode at any time, and always there seems to be a comparison of records of baseball immortals. But the stories! They take you back to extraordinary moments.
BRACK: Gwinnett Stripers having good year at CoolRay; In second place
By Elliott Brack | The Atlanta area is enjoying winning baseball more this year, as both the Atlanta Braves and Gwinnett Stripers are having good seasons. The Braves are in first place, up by seven games after sweeping the first series in San Diego after the All-Star break. Meanwhile, the Gwinnett Stripers are having a good season, making a lot of noise, with lots of heavy hitting, and are in second place in their division of the Class AAA International League.
BRACK: Busy weekend coming; Creative annual report; and nicknames
By Elliott Brack | Next weekend is going to be one of the busiest of the years for different types of events in Gwinnett. Check the Calendar (below) to see some of these events, and there are probably even more. So, put on your traveling shoes and enjoy many different aspects of Gwinnett this weekend.
With the General Election for 2018 five weeks away, It’s high time to start studying the candidates and issues. GwinnettForum will publish its list of candidates it will endorse in the October 16 edition, giving readers three weeks for detailed information on the election.
6/20: About Nancy Yancey; Congressional baseball; Health care
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Long-Term Rainbow Village CEO Nancy Yancey Announces Retirement
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Enjoying the Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C.
ANOTHER VIEW: Let Everyone, Not Just Me, Have a Fair Shot at Living to the Age of 150
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Several Readers Add to the Perspective about Martin Luther
UPCOMING: Environmental Center Offers Southeastern Plant Show until Aug. 19
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Has New Financial Director Previously in Roswell
RECOMMENDED: My Ages of Anxiety by Scott Stossel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: A Simple Marked Rock Marks Georgia Northern Line with SC and NC
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s How You Go About Having a Pretty Good Time
MYSTERY PHOTO: Often Photographed Subject, But Just Where Is It?
LAGNIAPPE: Accents Creative Group Celebrates with Move To New Office
CALENDAR: Duluth City Officials Offer Chat Time Tuesday Night
6/6: Parsons Alley; Eerie moment; Vietnam story
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth’s Parsons Alley Wins Prestigious Urban Design Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: An Eerie Moment After Reading a South Georgia Newspaper
ANOTHER VIEW: Sister Learns 50 Years Later What Happened to Brother in Vietnam
SPOTLIGHT: Eastside Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Even the British Were Slow To Learn about Afghanistan
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Parks and Recreation Offer Summer Camp through July 28
NOTABLE: North Gwinnett Arts Association Accepting Summer Show Entries
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Allman Brothers Band Continues To Be On Tour in 21st Century
TODAY’S QUOTE: Canadian Author Asks A Question about Summertime
MYSTERY PHOTO: Immediate Clue in Mystery Photo Is Snow on the Ground
LAGNIAPPE: Philadelphia Winn DAR Chapter Provides Welcome on Memorial Day
3/27: Suggested baseball rule changes; Dilapidated buildings; Climate change
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Nine Rule Changes That Would Improve the Game of Baseball
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Crumbling Buildings in Rural South Georgia Can Depress You
ANOTHER VIEW: Say What You Want, But Facts Show that Climate Change Is Real
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: Separate But Equal, R&R, Medicare and Life in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: New Library Program Offers Hi-Tech Coursework Design
NOTABLE: Upgrading of Crooked Creek Reclamation Plant To Cost $136 Million
NOT RECOMMENDED: Slow Horses by Mike Herron
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fannin County Namesake Attends West Point, and Becomes Planter
TODAY’S QUOTE: George Carlin on the Intelligence of the Average Person
MYSTERY PHOTO: All You Have To Do Is Suggest Where This Waterwheel Is
LAGNIAPPE: Propellant by Hair Spray Project at GGC Emphasizes Data Importance
CALENDAR: Coming events
Gwinnett Forum | May 3, 2024
“Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.”
— Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren (1891-1974).
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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