By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist | U.S. Rep. Mike Collins represents the gerrymandered Georgia 10th Congressional district, including parts of eastern Gwinnett. Collins and his GOP House cohorts do not believe that our school teachers are dedicated professionals… or that states and local governments are fully capable of managing their own schools.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Two GACS seniors help fund school in Cameroon, Africa
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Decline of newspapers is not good for the future of our republic
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Georgia to re-examine the legal age for drinking alcohol
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Feels that Joe Biden is second most incompetent president
UPCOMING: Different 2021 Great Day of Service aims to bolster non-profits
NOTABLE: CFNE grants $100,000 then finds the agency’s board matches it
RECOMMENDED: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: CCC work in Georgia can be seen in many state parks
MYSTERY PHOTO: Building with classic tower is today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Elisha Winn Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce Club to hear Mayor Barbara Bender on October 5
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Former Aide Remembers His Time with Congressman John Lewis
EEB PERSPECTIVE: School Starting, Tweeting, Redskin Name Suggestions and Telephoning
ANOTHER VIEW: Recollections about Vidalia Onions and Some Natives of Montgomery County
SPOTLIGHT: Imagine Advertising and Global Signs
FEEDBACK: Congress Needs to Pass an Amendment Guaranteeing Us a Right to Vote
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Puts Mass Transit Referendum on November Election Ballot
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Schools To Begin Year August 12 with All-Digital Instruction
RECOMMENDED: A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel Sawyer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hammerin’ Hank Aaron Was Prodigious Home Run Hitter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Ornate Sculpture and Waterfall Are Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sparkling Goldfish Highlight Environmental and Heritage Center
By Denise Hartzell | On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, the faculty and staff of one of Gwinnett County’s newest schools, Jordan Middle School, hosted the ceremony which officially dedicated the new facility. Jordan Middle School is named for longtime Lawrenceville mayor and public servant, H. Rhodes Jordan.
“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).
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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