By Elliott Brack | It puzzles me why people are standing in line for hours in record numbers to vote on the first two days of early voting. After all, they have all of three weeks to vote early. “Why was it?” I asked some people, just to try to figure this out. We were also trying to determine who would benefit from heavy voting.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Group outlines differences between 2019 and 2020 transit referendums
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help solve Gwinnett traffic problems by approving upcoming referendum
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at technical advancements and Orwell’s 1984 world
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Mystery Photo brings back memories of Naples and Isle of Capri
UPCOMING: Great Days of Service has a new mission—restocking COVID pantries
NOTABLE: PCOM physical therapy students find adaptive sports beneficial
RECOMMENDED: Paris by Edward Rutherford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: David Barrow was University chancellor; also led in other ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps too easy, check out this issue’s Mystery Photo
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for E-SPLOST approval
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Upcoming E-SPLOST-6 should be approved by Gwinnett voters
ANOTHER VIEW: Adding members to the Supreme Court would be a “re-balancing’
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Article on 100 year old Spanish Flu hauntingly similar to COVID
UPCOMING: Suwanee offers tax credit to help firms holding alcoholic licenses
NOTABLE: Georgia Water Coalition honors Walton EMC as “clean-water” hero
RECOMMENDED: The Concubine’s Secret by Kate Furnivall
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Largest telescope in Georgia is at Fernbank Science Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you have problems identifying this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Virtual book club offers free online book for discussion
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Feels Mountain Park Area is Rural Oasis inside Bustling Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How You Can Get a Speeding Ticket Without a Policeman Around
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Simple Way To Ensure Your Ballot Gets Counted in November
ANOTHER VIEW: Life, Liberty and Property: Using Your Rights Speaks Volumes
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber Is Supporting Extension of E-SPLOST Vote in Fall
NOTABLE: Jonathan Patterson Is Sole Finalist for Fayette County Superintendent
RECOMMENDED: Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Only Two Quilts of Harriet Powers, Georgia Artist, Survive Today
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s More Than Meets the Eye in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Korean-American and Gwinnett Chamber Agree to Alliance
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Community Association Plans Zoom Meeting Thursday
By Elliott Brack | You may get speeding tickets in some places in Gwinnett with no policeman around. Three Gwinnett cities now have “speed box cameras” in school zones that will issue speeding citations around schools in Duluth, Norcross and Lilburn. The Gwinnett County Police Department is also considering a contract for the speed cameras for use around public schools. Snellville is expected to erect the speed-checking units soon.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett To Issue Bonds To Buy Key Site for Possible Film Production
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wally Eberhard: A Person Instrumental in Changing My Own Life
ANOTHER VIEW: Finds a Reason Why She’s Always Asked Questions When Voting
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Watch Two Upcoming Debates Concerning Governor’s Race
UPCOMING: Rotary Clubs To Hear Epidemiologist on Worldwide Polio Initiative
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech, The Citadel, Team Up for Credits Toward Degree
RECOMMENDED: The Honest Spy, by Andreas Kollender
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pine Mountain Based Author New Inductee of Ga. Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Familiar Scene Asks for Its Location
CALENDAR: Check out the “Name a Robot” Contest October 25 at Eastside Medical Center
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Voters Urged To Support $350 Million School Bond Issue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Another Fine Trip, But This Time Not to A Distant Country
ANOTHER VIEW: History Shows Continued Discrimination Concerning Voting
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Kavanaugh Is Epitome of What Republicans Call an Activist Jurist
UPCOMING: GGC’s Science and Technology Dean Leaves Post in May, 2019
NOTABLE: Here Are Answers To Minor League Baseball Team Nicknames
RECOMMENDED: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Death of Gene Talmadge Leads To “Three Governors” Situation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Lighthouse as Mystery for You To Identify
LAGNIAPPE: Norcross Mural Ties Distinctiveness with People and Events
CALENDAR: Nine New Activities for You To Enjoy in Gwinnett
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia State University Is State’ Under-Appreciated Treasure
EEB PERSPECTIVE: May Gwinnettians Have Big Turnout in the Runoff Election on Tuesday
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Takes Issue with Wilson Statement about New York Winner\
RECOMMENDED: The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Influential Savannah Editor Has Great Influence on State Politics
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Flags Could Give Some Clue about Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Workshop, ribbon-cutting, more
Today let’s take a look at the Georgia political scene for 2018.
Some of you have asked why GwinnettForum did not question these gubernatorial candidates in recent weeks as we spoke with many candidates. We figure the voters know more about the governor’s race than any other race in Georgia right now. So, we sought input only from candidates from lieutenant governor on down.
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
– Former Prime Minister Sir William Churchill (1874-1965).
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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