Post Tagged with: "Jack Bernard"

NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC revamps athletic department administration 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Background on voting about transit in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East
FEEDBACK: Baldwin boys, half brothers, made considerable impact
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville moves to annual multi-family housing inspections
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners employs technology to curb vandalism
RECOMMENDED: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Baldwin served 10 years in Congress and 12 as Senator 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this photo taken from above is located
LAGNIAPPE: After leaving Cambodia, Donlevy now GOAL winner
CALENDAR: Gagnon’s last lecture at GGC will be Jan. 30 

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by · January 30, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East

ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East

By Jack Bernard  | The Democratic Party is losing younger progressives who are increasingly seeking out third party candidates or saying that they may not vote in 2024. One reason is the skewed view progressives have of the Gaza War, started by Hamas terrorists and proven to be a humanitarian disaster. 

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by · January 30, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: County plans for a transit referendum for November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s a better way to provide housing: condos, not apartments
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders
FEEDBACK: In ten years, luxury apartments can be crime-ridden
UPCOMING: Bi-annual count of homeless scheduled January 22
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett offering grants to nonprofits
OBITUARY: Nicki Leritis DeVillier
RECOMMENDED: A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Amos Tappan Akerman was zealous U.S. Attorney
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo is not a pretty picture
LAGNIAPPE: GGC students take King Day for campus improvements
CALENDAR: Lilburn Town Hall will be January 22

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by · January 19, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders

ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders

By Jack Bernard  |  Both of our American political parties are big spenders  Let’s be clear. There is only one thing that both parties agree on: spending money we do not have.

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by · January 19, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 1/5: Revved up; College football; College weekend

NEW for 1/5: Revved up; College football; College weekend

Click here to read the latest GwinnettForum in full. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee resident reacts to what Jack Bernard says
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Recent college football season gave us much joy
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
ANOTHER VIEW: Ups and downs of a college weekend
FEEDBACK: Feels another insurrection going at border crossing
UPCOMING: Ryan Jones promoted to head Neighborhood Co-op
NOTABLE: Duluth Rotary Club to present local talent show 
RECOMMENDED: The Woods of Fannin County by Janisse Ray
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Clermont Lee was early Georgia  female landscape architect
MYSTERY PHOTO: After an easy one, this photo may stump many
CALENDAR: Historical Society meets January 8 about Hooper-Renwick

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by · January 5, 2024 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Suwanee resident reacts to what Bernard says

By Jeff Gorke  |  It’s always fun to read Jack Bernard’s missives. They tend to be short on data, long on aspersions while often slamming 50 percent of the population for being mindless rubes. Understand, I’m no Trump supporter, but he isn’t one of the Riders of the Apocalypse, either. 

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by · January 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEW for 1/2: Chamber renovation; Good old coat; Democracy

NEW for 1/2: Chamber renovation; Good old coat; Democracy

Click here to read the new edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Chamber completes $5.4 million renovation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Throw out this 47 year old coat?  Why it won’t happen
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
ANOTHER VIEW: The way the GOP is going, democracy is in peril
FEEDBACK: Sad to see Mary Kay Murphy leaving School Board
UPCOMING: Norcross Gallery and Studio mark banner year
NOTABLE: Educational neighbors collaborate on STEM programs
OBITUARY: Marcia Lynn Oden
RECOMMENDED: The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory by Tim Alberta
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Detroit group founds Atlanta’s Black Madonna Shrine
MYSTERY PHOTO: Cross on building may be one way for identification
CALENDAR: Detroit group founds Atlanta’s Black Madonna shrine

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by · January 2, 2024 · Full issues
ANOTHER VIEW: The way the GOP is going, democracy is in peril

ANOTHER VIEW: The way the GOP is going, democracy is in peril

By Jack Bernard  |  Turns out, Donald Trump successfully appealed to the uneducated working class. But not as an independent…as a Republican. And he completely ignored fiscal conservatism, zeroing in on wacko cultural issues instead. He is a spoiled New York City billionaire who had been a Democrat. 

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by · January 2, 2024 · Another View
NEW for 12/12: On health care and remembering an old friend

NEW for 12/12: On health care and remembering an old friend

Click here to read the latest from GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Former President Trump is clueless on health care
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering a close friend of 60 years
SPOTLIGHT:  Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK:  On national leaders and Rep. Collins
UPCOMING: County awards contracts for several initiatives
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Stith Pemberton and Coca-Cola
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wow. Look at the gables on this structure!
CALENDAR: Poll worker hiring set for Dec. 18

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by · December 12, 2023 · Full issues
NEW for 12/8: On democracy, Porter Steel, Collins

NEW for 12/8: On democracy, Porter Steel, Collins

Click here to read the latest in GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: The work of American democracy is never ever finished
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Porter Steel Company now operating with second generation 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: U.S. Rep. Mike Collins playing politics with crime
FEEDBACK: Local family had one of last audiences at Maranatha
UPCOMING: Ukraine native chosen for statewide institute 
NOTABLE: Ghana native finds life at GGC rewarding
RECOMMENDED: Private Domain by Paul Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Musical group, the B-52’s, among Athens’ best known bands
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery location might make a good place to shop 
CALENDAR: Snowman Extravaganza is Dec. 8 at Paul Duke STEM School

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by · December 8, 2023 · Full issues, Uncategorized