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NEW for 4/25: Francoeur to speak; a Button quiz; our times
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Francoeur is speaker for Salvation Army lunch
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How much do you know about Button Gwinnett?
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: A short walk through us living in interesting times
FEEDBACK: Suggests new address for Secretary of Defense
UPCOMING: Ragsdale is new chair of Gwinnett Place CID
NOTABLE: GGC’s STaRS program shows student understanding
RECOMMENDED: Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Albany is site of Marine Corps Logistics Base
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s mystery is another lighthouse
LAGNIAPPE: A stunning view of the Grand Canyon
CALENDAR: The 33rd Gwinnett Relay for Life is April 26 in Suwanee
MORE EEB PERSPECTIVE: Answers about Button Gwinnett
NEW for 1/24: On the markets, football and Dr. King
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Economic suggestion for 2025: Stay the course
EEB PERSPECTIVE: 2025 college football season was quite entertaining
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Across Georgia, people celebrate King Day
FEEDBACK: Suggests adopting Britain’s Loyal Opposition system
UPCOMING: Sugarloaf CID seeking design for two crosswalks
NOTABLE: County forms opioid abatement committee
RECOMMENDED: We have zero recommendations! Please help!
OBITUARY: The Rev. William Pearman McLemore
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Two key executives created Georgia Power Foundation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this place, once a landmark?
LAGNIAPPE: Lanier Islands adds new members to resort staff
CALENDAR: Johns Creek Symphony plans concert Jan. 25
FOCUS: You can help suffering hurricane victims
By Randy Brunson | Several have asked if we had a list of organizations which you could give to, which are directly involved in restoration efforts in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. The following list is not at all exhaustive. But it does include organizations which are on the ground, making a difference.
NEW for 9/13: On media noise, debate, new church
Click here to read the latest new edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: How to main sanity with all the continuous input?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It was an amazing performance Tuesday by Kamala
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Finding satisfaction when moving to a new church
FEEDBACK: You can help solve the problems of the shootings
UPCOMING: Judge clears way for Mulberry to hold first election
NOTABLE: Here’s a short recap of recent commission action
RECOMMENDED: Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia is only state reduced to a British colony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Maybe you can you identify this city neighborhood
CALENDAR: Historical Society to hear about area’s oral history on Monday
Gwinnett Forum | June 10, 2025
“Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.”
— English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020), via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- 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.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
- County-wide microtransit services.
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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