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NEW for 12/6: On pansies, pine straw and the red bell
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Pine straw and pansies might help Gwinnett transit
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Donate through Salvation Army online red kettles
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Feels local input is preferable and more unique
UPCOMING: County completes purchase of 23 acre Macy’s site
NOTABLE: Former New Jersey resident finds success at GGC
RECOMMENDED: James by Percival Everett
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Christian rock group, Third Day, once popular
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify not just the photo, but who’s in it
CALENDAR: Neighborhood Christmas Train open three weekends
BRACK: Donate through Salvation Army online red kettles
By Elliott Brack | “Ding-a-ling. Ding-a-ling. Ding-a-ling.” These days you are hearing the Salvation Army bellringers time you get out of your car at many shopping arenas. These “ding-a-ling” sounds remind you to drop a few coins or dollars into the red kettles to help support others through the Salvation Army at Christmas.
NEW for 10/4: On the market and election; Helene clean-up; Children
Click here to read the latest new edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Does the stock market care who wins the election?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Salvation Army leading Valdosta storm relief
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Children must be trained to see mental health problems
FEEDBACK: Happy birthday to Jimmy Carter as he turns 100
UPCOMING: International firms plan Sugarloaf Industrial Hub
NOTABLE: PCOM, UGA sign agreement for medical partnership
RECOMMENDED: Revelations by Mary Sharratt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lookout Mountain located in three states
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify these ruins of a castle?
LAGNIAPPE: 45th Elisha Winn Fair coming October 5-6
CALENDAR: Bananarama III Here We Go Again is playing at Lionheart Theatre
NEW for 6/7: On Salvation Army “lassies” and a boomer childhood
Click here to read the New, full edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Salvation Army “lassies” were first females in the military
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Native recalls her boomer childhood, with humor
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County plans T-SPLOST referendum in November
NOTABLE: Tech Wins Distinguished Credentialing Award
RECOMMENDED: El Lobo Mexican Restaurant
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Insurance giant Aflac has 50 million policies worldwide
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you deduce where this flagpole is standing?
CALENDAR: Youth Talent Show to be at the Lionheart Theatre on June 8
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
NEW for 11/6: On liberalism, election results, science education
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TODAY’S FOCUS: He’s proud to call himself a liberal with no apologies about it
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett transit referendum results may not be known until next week
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC chemistry professor engages students with the soft side of science
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Norcross seeks input Tuesday for Buford Highway corridor master plan
NOTABLE: Walmart and Salvation Army join to work together during holidays
RECOMMENDED: You Always Remember Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia candidates for offices must comply with fund-raising rules
MYSTERY PHOTO: Plaza Scene Shows People Enjoying the Good Life
Gwinnett Forum | June 3, 2025
“When a man’s wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.”
– English writer, lecturer, art historian and philanthropist John Ruskin (1819-1900) 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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