Articles by: Elliott Brack
BRACK: Azaleas may have survived freezing temps; be patient ‘til spring
By Elliott Brack | Remember those long days of below freezing temperature in Atlanta in December? Bet it played havoc with your outdoor plants and bushes. It sure did mine. What looks particularly bad in our yard are the azalea bushes. Before the heavy freeze, their leaves were healthy-looking and green. But after the freezing hit them, their leaves first turned brown, and lately many have been shed.
BRACK: Georgia made 3 mistakes in the college championship game
By Elliott Brack | Most Georgians, even us stalwart Georgia Tech fans, must be elated at the way the Georgia Bulldogs dominated the college championship game in defeating Texas Christian University 65-7. Yes, I’ll admit I was worried about playing TCU, for the manner it had shown in its 13-0 regular season, often coming back to win every game.
BRACK: With 6 loaded guns in Publix, man may not be convicted as felon
By Elliott Brack | Did you hear about the story published recently of a guy found to be carrying six loaded guns in a restroom at a Publix in downtown Atlanta? The story was in The New York Times on January 3. This person had four handguns in his jacket pocket, plus a 12-gauge shotgun and AR-15 rifle in a guitar case. This happened in March of 2021.
BRACK: Peachtree Corners showing how to produce State of the City
By Elliott Brack | Here’s to an innovation in communication between governments and the people they represent. We commend the City of Peachtree Corners, Mayor Mike Mason and its city council, for not hosting an event to tell a few people about the state of the city, but in presenting a 22 minute video outlining the present activities of the city as Year 2022 closed out.
BRACK: Reflecting on the 2022 Senate race and thinking of 2032
By Elliott Brack | There was a big, nearly audible sound throughout the major centers of population in Georgia Tuesday night when the U.S. Senate race was called for Raphael Warnock. Some may have thought that they heard a similar sigh out of Washington, since the Georgia results will make governing our nation a little easier.
BRACK: The slow-cranking vehicle and dodging a bullet
By Elliott Brack | Sometimes you get lucky and dodge a bullet. There I was, in a shopping center parking lot, and my vehicle had a slight pause in starting. Then it slowly cranked and I moved the gear from park…..but what? Instead of a smooth sliding into readiness, the gear was hard to move, and felt heavy handed.
BRACK: More townhomes, condos — not apartments — will benefit Gwinnett
By Elliott Brack | Increasingly, it is obvious that Gwinnett city and county elected officials and zoning board members need to make sure they cross their T’s and dot the I’s by being more responsible in one area. For they are mightily influencing the quality of life in Gwinnett by many recent decisions that could turn against them.
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 26, 2024
“Bureaucrats write memoranda both because they appear to be busy when they are writing and because the memos, once written, immediately become proof that they were busy.”
— Editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly Charles Peters (1926-2023).
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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