http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk What people are talking about around the county. en-us cwarmbold@ajc.com 2008-07-15T07:57:51-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 What people are talking about around the county. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/07/15/will_marta_vote.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk Gwinnett County voters weigh in today on whether they are willing to pay a 1-cent sales tax to extend MARTA rail into Gwinnett. The vote is not binding. It is advisory only. When the matter was on the ballot in... 5251103@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Forum 2008-07-15T07:57:51-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/06/30/carlin_enjoyed.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk Sometimes in death a person gains renewed recognition. The death of comedian George Carlin, on June 22 at age 71, has evoked widespread commentary. It is widely recognized that he used wit to puncture holes in sacred beliefs and to... 4954403@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ My View 2008-06-30T15:04:49-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/06/02/is_selfcheckout.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk “Please, wait for assistance.” Anyone using the self-checkout systems in large retail stores knows those words are coming. And though spoken in pleasant, well-modulated tones, they are irritating. The user is subjected to a constant stream of directives from an... 4255803@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ My View 2008-06-02T20:21:41-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/05/22/do_colleges_pre.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk I recently read reports indicating that 89 percent of Gwinnett County Public School graduates will seek post-secondary education, although there was no breakdown of the types of institutions being contemplated. It wasn’t very many years ago when graduating from college... 4060203@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ My View 2008-05-22T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/05/15/is_anyone_happy.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk The current election cycle raises the question of who can be happy with the nature of political campaigns and the performance of government? We have been witnessing presidential campaigns that have gone on ad nauseam, are mind-numbingly repetitious and superficial,... 3883703@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ My View 2008-05-15T12:47:01-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/05/12/cal_warlickon_g.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 3803503@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-05-12T13:28:08-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/05/01/whats_the_skinn.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk Obesity has been in the news recently. One in three adults are considered to be obese, with eight out of 10 being overweight. Studies have suggested, with childhood obesity rates tripling over the last 25 years in advanced societies, that... 3483603@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ My View 2008-05-01T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/04/28/cal_warlick_on_58.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 3444003@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-04-28T10:39:16-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/04/16/cal_warlick_on_57.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 3152903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-04-16T10:39:50-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/04/14/cal_warlick_on_56.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 3102803@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-04-14T15:31:04-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/04/09/cal_warlick_on_55.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 2988903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-04-09T11:42:16-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/04/08/cal_warlick_on_54.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 2961503@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-04-08T14:21:06-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/03/30/cal_warlick_on_53.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 2819503@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-03-30T11:12:53-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/03/19/cal_warlick_on_52.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 2498203@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-03-19T12:04:56-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/entries/2008/03/11/cal_warlick_on_51.html?cxntfid=blogs_gwinnetttalk 2286903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/gwinnetttalk/ Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett 2008-03-11T10:34:21-05:00