By Elliott Brack | Many people in Gwinnett are astounded that the county is approaching having a population of a million people. The estimated current population is 950,000. They are astounded, that is, in one way.
When you live and pretty much stay in one area of the county, and don’t get out of that area much, you know the streets are usually crowded. But it doesn’t seem like there are about a million people around you.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Look at the Transit Improvements That Come With Voting Yes on MARTA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s Good To Have Seen Four Citizens Serve Gwinnett Well
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Write Your Republicans in Congress To Demand End of Shutdown
UPCOMING: Here’s a Way To Make Sure Your Family Stories Survive
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Announces Smart City Transportation Lab
RECOMMENDED: Why Religion? By Elaine Pagels
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Georgia Legislature Creates UGA, But Slow To Fund It
MYSTERY PHOTO: Little To Go on in Determining Where This Photograph Was Taken
CALENDAR: Chocolate Walk Coming to Downtown Braselton February 9
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SURVEY: Last chance to share your priorities
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here Are Multiple Reasons To Approve MARTA Referendum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Six Fundamental Principles Guided Dr. Martin Luther King’s Mission
ANOTHER VIEW: Long Term Constitutional Wall Threatened by Religious Libertarians
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: Story of Home Intruder Brings Comment from Two Readers
UPCOMING: Former Councilwoman Barbara Bender Is Snellville’s New Mayor
NOTABLE: Snellville’s Microtransit System Gets Six Month Extension
RECOMMENDED: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Moina Michael Inducted into Georgia Women of Achievement in 1999
MYSTERY PHOTO: Eerie Lights Add Unusual Color to This Edition’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Lilburn Accepting Applications for Police Academy
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SURVEY: Share your priorities in new GwinnettForum reader survey
TODAY’S FOCUS: To the House Invader: Don’t Come Back to My House Uninvited
EEB PERSPECTIVE: MARTA Referendum May Be Most Important Ever in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Corners Outreach Program Now Encompasses Much, Much More
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
UPCOMING: Dr. Mary Beth Walker Is Interim President of Georgia Gwinnett College
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Water Reuse Project is a Winner….and Better and Cheaper
RECOMMENDED: Film: A Dog’s Way Home (2019)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Honored for Work Remembering World War I Soldiers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome Church Anchors City You Might Not Associate with Photo
CALENDAR: “Bring one for the chipper” tree program continues through January 26 at Bethesda Park
By Elliott Brack | JAN. 15, 2019 | The March 19, 2019 referendum concerning Gwinnett County becoming a partner the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit System (MARTA) may be the most important election that Gwinnett has ever had.
It will show if Gwinnett County is ready to adapt the modern conveniences of the future, or is stuck in the mud in antiquated transportation systems.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: There’s a New Way To Prevent Shingles for Age 50 and Older
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Think Big on Transit: Extend Heavy Rail lines to Infinite Energy Arena
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Suggests Strict Enforcement of New Cell Phone Law for Georgia
UPCOMING: Jazz-in-the-Alley Performing Series Returns to Norcross on June 30
NOTABLE: In 2017, Gwinnett Identified 1,088 Collisions from Distracted Driving
RECOMMENDED: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Novelist Sue Monk Kidd Is A Native of Albany, Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo Is Obviously a City, But Which One?
By Elliott Brack | Gwinnettians can expect a decision by the County Commission soon on whether there will be a question on the ballot about public transportation, that is, MARTA, on the November ballot.
We hope there is. The commission could also postpone the vote, so that the county might vote instead later on whether it should join the new Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority, being called The ATL.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Snags Regional Craft Brewery for Downtown Location
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett, Metro Atlanta, Finally Moving Toward Key Transit Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Gwinnett Schools Win Slots in Odyssey of Mind National Finals
SPOTLIGHT: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Continued Banking Omissions Reminds Editor of Elevator Mistake
UPCOMING: Commission Approves Long Term Countywide Trails Master Plan
NOTABLE: GACS Athletic Director Tim Vick To Retire and Teach Bible Students
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barrier Islands Help Protect Coastal Plain of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Architectural Rendering Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Visits Atlanta’s Annual Piedmont Festival
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Library To Be Closed for Repair
APRIL 20, 2018 | Finally, at long last, people throughout the area seem to be realizing that something must be done about the number one problem in Metro Atlanta: public transit.
We see this new concern in Gwinnett County, in Metro Atlanta, and most interestingly, at the Georgia General Assembly. Their action this year seems to open the possibility that significant transit action can start soon.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Gwinnett’s largest taxpayers are firms with multiple locations in the county. Georgia Power Company paid the most taxes in Gwinnett, $4.5 million, followed by Publix with $3.9 million and Wal-Mart with $3.5 million. This is followed by t15.elliottbrackhe Mall of Georgia, being taxed at $3.2 million.
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
– Former Prime Minister Sir William Churchill (1874-1965).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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