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MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design
Today’s photo mystery is a giant golden building of classic style, beautifully lighted against the night sky. Use your wits to figure out where this photograph was taken, then send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown.
Several readers recognized the last mystery, the Mercersburg Academy Chapel in Mercersburg, Penn. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
The Gwinnett Chamber will celebrate seven-and-a-half decades of progress at its 75th Annual Dinner on February 3, 2023. This diamond anniversary event will be the first sold-out event held in the newly renovated Grand Ballroom of the Gas South District. A reception begins at 6 p.m. with dinner and program following at 7:30 p.m.
1/10: About DAR membership; Powell’s tragic death
Click here to read our latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Why She Belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Community Shocked at Tragic Death of Emily Powell
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Will Someone at Democratic Convention Get for an Ovation Nomination?
UPCOMING: Two Spearhead Efforts To Improve Census Results in Norcross
NOTABLE: Hudgens Board Picks Awtrey as Youngest Chair
RECOMMENDED: BurgerIM, Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Trained in the Law in London
MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a Gander at the Clues and Identify This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: MLK Great Day of Service Will Be at Two Locations
6/2: DAR, SAR collaborate; No more build-up; Dacula parade
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville’s DAR and SAR Often Collaborate on Projects
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Another Local Soldier Falls Abroad; No More Build-up, President Trump
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Suggests Name of Gwinnett Buttons for Class AAA Baseball Team
UPCOMING: Braselton DDA Seeking Applicants for Two Seats on Authority
NOTABLE: County Approves Expansion of Sugarloaf CID by 12 Parcels
RECOMMENDED: Our Kind of People by Lawrence Otis Graham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Allman Brothers Band, Formed in 1969, Created Southern Rock
TODAY’S QUOTE: Look What Happens When All the World Is Our Stage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Water Wheel-Driven Mill for You to Research
LAGNIAPPE: Dacula Pulls Out the Stops for Its Annual Memorial Day Parade
CALENDAR: Southern Wings Bird Club Annual Picnic is June 12
6/7: Water district’s progress; Medicaid expansion; perpetual war
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Metro North Georgia Water District Marks 15 Years of Progress
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Senator Unterman Now Supports Medicaid Expansion Program
ANOTHER VIEW: Considerations of the Idea of Having a Perpetual War
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: More on Ty Cobb
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Senior Leadership Program Accepting New Applications
NOTABLE: GA-PCOM Begins First Classes in Physician Assistant Studies
RECOMMENDED: The Lake House by Kate Morton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gov. Ellis Arnall Gives Help To Pardon “Chain Gang” Author
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Sixth Annual Festival Is This Weekend
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Muhammad Ali Thought of Boxing Training
MYSTERY PHOTO: Layers of red
LAGNIAPPE: Time to Head For Summer Fun at Gwinnett Swimming Pools
Gwinnett Forum | April 26, 2024
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
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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