By Elliott Brack | A new book from the University of Georgia Press is entitled “Gwinnett County, Georgia, and the transformation of the American South, 1818-2018.” The book is edited by two professors, Michael Gagnon of Flowery Branch, who is an associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College, and Matthew Hild of Atlanta, a lecturer at Georgia Tech.
By Elliott Brack | Equally taxing people is complicated. For the tax year 2022, you could have two families living side-by-side in similar houses and one might be taxed considerably higher than the other. That’s because some Gwinnett residents get the benefit of a value offset exemption (VOE) for owner-occupied residences.
By Elliott Brack | The two bomb blasts handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court last week may serve as a rallying cry to change our nation. It won’t be easy, and it won’t be quick.
When the court hands down verdicts that a majority of the people are not in step with, something eventually must give. We have little doubt that a majority of Americans, and especially women, think it should be an individual woman’s fundamental right to terminate a pregnancy.
By Elliott Brack | Our great country has many wonderful places to visit, with a vast assortment of scenery, activities, foods and people.
With the summer approaching, and the temperatures here aiming toward 100, it was a good time to visit in the state of Maine, a beautiful place in warm weather with a certain laid-back attitude that attracts many “summercasters.” We visited right before Maine’s big season for visitors, which is July and August. The weather certainly cooperated, in the 80s only one day, and most nights between 55-60.
By Elliott Brack | Today let’s review the 2022 primary. First, let us thank the candidates, the winners and losers, for we cannot vote in our democracy without candidates. They allow it to work.
The most satisfying and surprising turn of this primary was that Lisamarie Bristol ousted Solicitor General Bryan Whiteside, and by a good margin.
By Elliott Brack | The Russian advancement against Ukraine has backfired, in more ways than one. First, it has exposed just how inefficient the Russian military is. Secondly, it has caused “droves” of western countries, including many American firms, to pull out of their operations in Russia. Recent figures show more than 300 firms have exited Russia.
By Elliott Brack | Observers of the Gwinnett scene know that Gwinnett County is composed of “about a million people.” People have been using this phrase in recent years as the county approached that figure. It’s getting closer to the time when the county will pass 1,000,000 residents. In fact, today we’ll come close to pinpointing the exact date it will happen.
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
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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