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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
NEW for 5/22: On thrift stores, candidate diversity, priorities
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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Many St. Vincent DePaul Stores Originated in France in 1833
EEB PERSPECTIVE: There’s a Great Variety among Candidates for the 2020 Primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Have Your Priorities Shifted? Have Your Beliefs Been Hardened?
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Reports That Her Family Safeguarded One of Doolittle’s Raiders
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Schools Foundation Seeks $1 Million by June 15
NOTABLE: All PCOM College Campuses Programs Win New 10 Year Accreditation
RECOMMENDED: The Toddler in Chief by Daniel W. Drezner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Tech Researchers Work on Better Tractor-Trailer Performance
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Clues Jump Out at You in This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Braselton Comprehensive Plan Ready for Review
BRACK: Forum urges nomination of these people in June primaries
MAY9, 2020 | Today we present the result of spending time and getting to know 91 candidates in the upcoming primary and non-partisan elections. We are proud to endorse this list of candidates.
We do not endorse in any races where we have not spoken personally to the candidate. We have not talked with unopposed primary candidates. If these candidates have opposition in the General Election, we will invite them to talk with us before November. In a few races, we do not find candidates worthy of election, and will not endorse in that race.
NEW for 5/8: Georgia’s primary; Sheltering in place; Pandemic flaws
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Questions and Answers about June 9 Georgia Primary Election
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Many People Appear Happy to “Remain in Place” Across the, Nation
ANOTHER VIEW: Pandemic Shows Flaws In Many of Our Normal Approaches
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.,
FEEDBACK: Watch Out for fake Ga. Power Scam, and Be Sure To Report It
UPCOMING: Here Are Advanced Voting Sites for Gwinnett County
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Hospitality Group Launches Program To Help the Arts
RECOMMENDED: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Pickett’s Mill A Decisive Encounter in Atlanta Campaign
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us What You Can Find about This Traditional Building
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters Plan School Board District 5 Debate May 12
BRACK: How Forum will help readers learn about candidates
By Elliott Brack | With the Georgia primary now scheduled to be held on June 19, it gives GwinnettForum a little more time to make contact with candidates who have opposition in the Georgia primary. Actually, we’ve made pretty good progress this year, having talked to 73 candidates so far, in order to get to know them.
11/19: Converse high tops; Eating crow; Senior voters
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Excitement for a 14 Year Old Wearing Converse High Tops
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Time to Eat Crow and Apologize for Error on Loganville Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Considerations for President Trump with the Senior Voters
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: The People Chose a Certain Rock; But Do They Still Feel Well?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Continuing To Benefit From Top Financial Ratings
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Accepting Apps for 2020 Washington Youth Tour
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Beautiful Fantastic
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Piano Red” Perryman Also Performed As “Dr. Feelgood”
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Traditional Shipyard Mystery Has Many Interesting Facets
LAGNIAPPE: Another Good Guesser Who Gets the Mystery Photos
CALENDAR: Pop-Up Lilburn Farmers Market will be Saturday, November 23
BRACK: Time to eat crow, apologize for error on Loganville election
By Elliott Brack | Every so often in the news business, you find it’s time to eat crow. Today is such a day for me.
Last Friday we fouled on reporting the results of the Loganville election. Going to the Internet, we posted the results of the 2017 election, thinking we had the 2019 election. We simply did not read the small print correctly, and gave the wrong information.
10/18: Interstate anniversary; Twist on an election; More
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TODAY’S FOCUS: October Marks 50th Anniversary of Perimeter Highway, I-285
EEB PERSPECTIVE: One Gwinnett City Election in 2019 Has An Unusual Twist
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: It’s Time To Get Back to the Business of Running this Country
UPCOMING: County To Fund Restoration Work at Historic Winn and Nash Homes
NOTABLE: Railway Museum To Conduct Feasibility Analysis on Development
RECOMMENDED: Ninety Nine Stories of God by Joy Williams
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ellijay in Gilmer County Known as Georgia Apple Capital
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today the Mystery Photo Is of a Person, Not a Site
CALENDAR: Pumpkin Painting at One Stop Norcross on October 19
Gwinnett Forum | May 10, 2024
“In the beginning there was nothing. God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.”
– Attributed to American Comedian Ellen DeGeneres (1958 – ).
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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