By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher
NOV. 13, 2018 | Leaving politics alone, today we’ll catch up with some notes we’ve put aside in the last few days.
WHAT A GOOD IDEA! We refer to the Braselton Trolley, which began operations last week. With the development of what is now the Town of Braselton basically developing along one axis, Georgia Highway 53, the trolley serves to help bring the community together. Consider that those without a car, or without a driver’s license, can now pick their time to give local merchants their business. And tourists can enjoy the local transportation scene, dropping on and off where they want to.
Congratulations, Braselton. You are showing other cities how you are beneficially helping your town in this unique way. Other towns should take notice!
WHO CAN TELL US the name of the yearbook of Georgia State University? That’s the easy part. Now tell us why this is the name of the yearbook. Send email answers, not telephone ones, to elliott@brack.net. .Get your answers in by 9 a.m. Thursday.
IF YOU LIVE in a city in Gwinnett, on election day you have to vote in two places. You vote in federal, state and county elections at your county precinct site. But to vote in city elections, you must visit your city hall.
Why? It’s simple. The precincts of the county do not adhere to the boundaries of the cities. So, the location of city limit boundaries over multiple precincts makes the compilation of a city voting list nearly impossible. Maybe there are other reasons, but this is a major one.
Berg
MIKE BERG was from 1985-88 a Gwinnett County Commissioner. Then he moved to Dawson County, and eventually became the chair of the Dawson County commission. He also served a term as chairman of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. He is a retired Georgia Power Company executive.
Now he is about to add another distinction to his career, as he is the nominee of District 6910 of Rotary International to become its district governor. He has been a Rotarian since 1982 and is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Dawson County. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of South Gwinnett and he was also a charter member of the Rotary Club of Snellville in 1990.
He is a graduate of Georgia State University. Mike and his wife, Jane, have been married for 48 years. They have one daughter, one son and three grandchildren.
His new role as district governor caps a long and distinguished career serving his state. Congratulations, Mike!
NOTHING TO DO with politics, but we do wonder: University of Michigan fans, why does your auto license holder say on it “Go Blue?” Are not the colors of the Michigan athletic teams blue AND yellow? Why do you never yell: “Go Yellow?”
Come to think of it, even the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket concentrate on yelling “Go Jackets!” We never hear them bellow: “Go Yellow!”
Both may have something to do with a “Yellow streak.” But those Fab Five Michigan basketball teams with their bright yellow uniforms really entertained us. (At least this last thought was not a political one. We spared you that.)
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