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12/31: New solar facility; Share the Forum; New year
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Walton EMC Flips Switch on Early County Solar Facility for Facebook
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help Gwinnett Be More Informed: Tell Others about GwinnettForum
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s Wishing You a Year of Love, Hope, Faith, and Purpose
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Remembers the Boom Effect Gwinnett Place Once Generated
UPCOMING: Cooper and Company To Build New Libraries in Norcross and Duluth
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners Welcomes Brightree, a Health Care Company
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Fanny and Alexander
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Where Does the Pinckneyville Name Come From? Series Begins
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Train Is Pulling Out…..But Where Pulling Out From?
CALENDAR: Several Authors To Make Presentations in Gwinnett
12/14: New solar farm; Bicentennial celebration; House district problem
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Facebook Chooses Walton EMC To Build State’s Largest Solar Project
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett’s Bicentennial Gets Lots of People Involved; Ends Saturday
ANOTHER VIEW: Peachtree Corners’ House District 95 Has Contiguity Problem
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
UPCOMING: Record 10,000 Wreaths Headed for Andersonville National Cemetery
NOTABLE: Dianne Monroe Is Snellville Senior Center Volunteer of Year for 2018
RECOMMENDED: Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Businessman Joel Hurt Involved In Many Early Activities in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Shadow Is a Clue in This Issue’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: It’s a Live Oak Tree Providing the Background for this Winter Scene
CALENDAR: Two Dedications on Tuesday in Gwinnett County
3/20: On Georgia’s solar policies; Remembering Patsy Rooks
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia’s Energy Policies Concerning Solar Power Driving Growth
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett’s “Go-To” Person, Patsy Rooks, Served the Area Well
SPOTLIGHT: Eastside Medical Center
FEEDBACK: See If You Can Make Out All These Short-Cutted References
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Conserving Water
UPCOMING: Let Freedom Ring Festival Will Be Held on March 24
NOTABLE: Dr. Shawn Spencer Named Dean of Pharmacy at GA-PCOM
RECOMMENDED: The Double Life of Veronique
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Alfred Austell Was Key Backer of Early Atlanta Institutions
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Mystery Photo May Be Mighty Easy for Our Experts
CALENDAR: Author Plans Discussion of book about Duluth
15.02: Big Cheesy Festival; empty rail cars; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: “Big Cheesy” Festival Inaugurates in Suwanee on April 18EEB PERSPECTIVE: About Empty Rail Flat Cars, Legislative Dress and Apple ProblemsFEEDBACK: Easter Season Now Underway, and Lasts in 2015 Until May 23UPCOMING: Incubator Program, Sports Hall of Fame and Tax Notice Soon ArrivingNOTABLE: Walton EMC Announces Big Solar Program; Gwinnett an Innovation CountyRECOMMENDED READ: Truman by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kaolin Is $1 Billion Industry in State, Centered in Middle Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Early Observation of American Politics by Alexis de Tocqueville
MYSTERY PHOTO: That Recent Photo Was from Amelia IslandLAGNIAPPE: The Blooming of Trees near Centennial Park at Easter
Gwinnett Forum | April 26, 2024
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- 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.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
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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