By Raleigh Perry | I guess I am a bit old-fashioned. I grew up listening to the Lone Ranger on the radio and then when we got television, we switched to seeing the Masked Man on the tube. The same scenario is true for Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and a mass of other kids shows. Guns were not so much violent weapons in those days.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dacula pianist wins grant for three-stop jazz tour
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett District Attorney not performing duties as she should
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Ready to buy an EV? There are some consequences
FEEDBACK: 760 trucks in 58 mile stretch: meaningless but scary
UPCOMING: UPCCA will award two $1,000 scholarships this year
NOTABLE: Three factors drive increased enrollment at Gwinnett Tech
OBITUARY: William Robert Souter
RECOMMENDED: Anything…by Tom Robbins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Coles College at Kennesaw State has more than 7,000 students
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out and identify this idyllic setting
CALENDAR: Spring exhibition reception at Suwanee Art Center scheduled for Sunday
By Raleigh Perry | People who buy battery-powered automobiles do so because it is good for the environment. Clean power, no exhaust emissions! Gosh that is wonderful! Yet where does their power really come from? Since we live in Georgia, let us talk about the Georgia origins of the electricity that powers these cars. Basically speaking, Georgia gets its electricity from several different sources including nuclear, hydroelectric and steam plants.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Check out hospital rankings for Metro Atlanta
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Kirby Smart’s silence belies his accomplishments
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
ANOTHER VIEW: With clowns in the House, look for a “Do-nothing Congress”
FEEDBACK: “Hail, Hail!” Good to see traditionalists are still around
UPCOMING: Burger week upcoming March 19-25 at 25 locations
NOTABLE: Northeast Georgia Medical Gains Oncology Accreditation
OBITUARY: James “Jim” Victor Hood Jr.
RECOMMENDED: The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Littleken
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Baseball pitcher Sherry Smith held his own in majors
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let the skyline help you solve this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Youth homicides and overdose meeting will be March 9 near Norcross
By Raleigh Perry | There is an article in a current news source that questions Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene and why she is saying what she is saying. It goes into why she would laugh and that others should laugh at what she says. She has spent almost 3 1/4 years in Congress and has accomplished nothing at all. She will live out the rest of this term and accomplish nothing.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Comment from a recent meeting with Gwinnett’s School Board
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What is your reason you live where you do?
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel
ANOTHER VIEW: Two simple lessons taught this lesson in salesmanship
FEEDBACK: Schools should focus on fixing lack of courtesy and accountability
UPCOMING: Commission gives green light to variety of new project
NOTABLE: Gainesville Hospital become Level One Trauma Center
RECOMMENDED: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Chattahoochee Riverkeeper helps protect these waters
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out these standing plaques and tell where they are
LAGNIAPPE: Beautiful blooms at the Collins Hill Public Library
CALENDAR: State of the County speech will be on March 2
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TODAY’S FOCUS: In era of NRA influence, mass killings continue in USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares
ANOTHER VIEW: In spite of setbacks, Gwinnettian enjoyed Antarctic adventure
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another local couple’s Antarctica’s trip had emergency
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
NOTABLE: Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber
OBITUARIES: Myron E. Bullock Sr.
RECOMMENDED: J Alexanders in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Country music artist Jerry Reed was an Atlanta native
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you recognize this famous building?
LAGNIAPPE: Suggest some young cartoonist to submit his work to GwinnettForum
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra has concert Sunday
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Be warned: Republican-led Congress might attack Social Security
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bottom item on ballot: Vote “YES” to extend SPLOST
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Pols, too, need to EXPLICATE! EXPLICATE! EXPLICATE!
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville seeks call for design of elongated mural
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners partners with Texas regional alliance
RECOMMENDED; The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Museum commemorates southwest Georgia civil rights movement
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out the classic design in this edition’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Highest murder rates are in states of Southeastern Conference
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking Wednesday at Hooper-Renwick Themed Library
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– French General and Politician Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
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
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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