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NEW for 5/2: On trust’s birthday, Parson’s Pyramid, wetlands event
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Piedmont Land Trust marks 25th birthday
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering 1981 Lake Lanier’s “Parsons Pyramid”
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Ninth Great Gwinnett Wetlands event coming on May 6
FEEDBACK: Mountain Park question before Planning Commission
UPCOMING: Summit on AgTech innovation coming May 4 at GGC
NOTABLE: Chattahoochee Handweavers presents juried show May 6
RECOMMENDED: America’s Founding Fathers, by Professor Allen C. Guelzo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Land purchased by Henry Ford led to City of Richmond Hill
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design in today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Local Children of Revolution chapter is tops in nation
CALENDAR: The Mitsubishi Electric Golf Classic returns to Duluth this week
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you figure out where this modern art is placed?
Where’s this piece of modern art? At least it’s highlighted in a bright, open setting, not hidden in some dark corner. Send your best answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The most recent mystery photo baffled a lot of people, with lots of wild guesses, one person even thinking it was a specific lake in the Adirondacks.
NEW for 3/14: Two nonprofits partner; on Lake Lanier; Fuzzy line
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Two nonprofits partner to house unaccompanied minors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hold on Corps of Engineers: keep Sidney Lanier’s name for lake
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: In mid 1950s, DeKalb-Gwinnett county line was confusing
FEEDBACK: Another reason for Gwinnett’s growth: Alton Crews
UPCOMING: Two Gwinnettians chosen for Washington Youth Tour
NOTABLE: New SPLOST funds coming for roadways
RECOMMENDED: Jazz by Toni Morrison
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State’s largest industrial complex is at Warner Robins
MYSTERY PHOTO: Facing busts are today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Peaceful scene behind Collins Hills Public Library
CALENDAR:” Reading is FUNdamental” at Duluth Library on March 25
NEW for 5/20: New foundation CEO; When will Gwinnett have 1 million people?
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TODAY’S FOCUS: DePriest Waddy new CEO of NE Community Foundation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Prediction: exact date Gwinnett will have 1,000,000 residents
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Lacking Social Security number, many cannot access Internet
UPCOMING: Commission approves reorganization of Juvenile Court system
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC participating in 68-megawatt solar project
RECOMMENDED: All That We Hold Dear by Kathryn Lynn Davis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: William Walsh writes of many well known authors
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this most distinctive photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Jackson EMC crew is top team in Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
CALENDAR: Chabad Center groundbreaking will be May 25 in Peachtree Corners
NEW for 4/5: Investiture; Anti-crime cameras; Lanier history
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Joseph invested as 3rd president of Georgia Gwinnett College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Innovative Flock camera system reducing crime in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Firm to conduct interviews on making of Lake Lanier
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Transition to 100% clean energy is not a simple issue
UPCOMING: Five artists featured in spring exhibit at Norcross Gallery
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Fire Services Honors PCOM Georgia
RECOMMENDED: The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Highly successful American playwright was born in Decatur
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location
CALENDAR: Poetry and pizza will be Tuesday night at the Hamilton Mill Library
ANOTHER VIEW: Firm to conduct interviews on making of Lake Lanier
By Faith Meader | New South Associates, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, seeks to conduct oral history interviews with persons knowledgeable about the history of Lake Sidney Lanier and will be preparing an informational website on the history of Lake Sidney Lanier.
NEW for 1/29: A commendation; Schools; Water; COVID-19
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EDITORIAL: Commendation to 4 Atlanta commercial television stations
TODAY’S FOCUS: Ex-Gwinnett School Board member thankful for great system
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett, Buford now dealing with the state for water allocation
ANOTHER VIEW: Better Covid inoculation sign-ups needed for elderly people
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Maintains U.S. is having third imperial presidency in a row
UPCOMING: Suwanee police chief, city clerk both announce retirement
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville to crack down on illegally parked vehicles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Emeritus UGA professor translates Near Eastern mysticism
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s another water scene as a Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Two Button sculptures now at Infinite Energy Center
Gwinnett Forum | May 17, 2024
“As long as you’re working, you stay young. When I’m in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
– American Actor and Comedian George Burns (1896-1996).
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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