Articles by: Elliott Brack

BRACK: Taking a look at the races for U.S. Senate and governor

BRACK: Taking a look at the races for U.S. Senate and governor

By Elliott Brack  |  Nine months out from the 2022 General Election in Georgia, let’s consider two large statewide political races, for the U.S. Senate and the governor’s office.

But recognize: this is an assessment made in late February.  Many new circumstances can pop up in the next months that can dramatically change these long-range observations.

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BRACK: Today is a really special date, being 2-22-22

BRACK: Today is a really special date, being 2-22-22

By Elliott Brack  |  Look at today’s date.  It is 2-22-22. February 22, 2022. This is an unusual date and the numerically abbreviated date will never happen again.  And not only that, it’ll be 11+ years before a similar date rolls around, 3-3-33. Here’s something special to start your day with!

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by · February 22, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Big dose of activities this week: Scoreboard 3-0, politicians

By Elliott Brack |  Georgians got a triple dose of  politics this week. It didn’t taste good. First came the announcement that Chief Justice David Nahmias that he would resign after 12 years on the Georgia Supreme Court. That wasn’t so unusual. But note the timing of his announcement.

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by · February 18, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members

BRACK: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members

By Elliott Brack   |  When writing about diversity on the Supreme Court in the most previous issue, we failed to address one topic: the religion of the U.S. Justices.

Six of the court members are Catholic: John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.  Two are Jewish: Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. Neil Gorsuch was raised a Catholic, but now attends an Episcopal church in Colorado.

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by · February 15, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Anticipating more diversity on Supreme Court appointment

By Elliott Brack  |  The new catch phrase you hear almost daily is “diversity.”  Gwinnett knows lots about diversity, as people from all around the world are moving here, dramatically changing our everyday lives. 

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by · February 11, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Georgia’s retirement funds have whopping 2021 return

BRACK: Georgia’s retirement funds have whopping 2021 return

By Elliott Brack  |  News stories about this time of year cite the highest paid Georgia state officials. And yes, it is a sad state of affairs that we pay the top football coaches far more than our university presidents. We won’t go into this more here.

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by · February 8, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: New literary magazine for the South has unique funding

By Elliott Brack  |  A new literary magazine for the South is finding great acceptance these days, putting out its first two in-print issues, after publishing its stories on the Internet since its founding in 2013.  It’s called The Bitter Southerner, published out of Athens, Ga.

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by · February 4, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Ernie Pyle’s dispatches from the war had hidden messages

By Elliott Brack  |  During World War II, one of our nation’s most respected journalists was Ernie Pyle, a Washington editor who became a war correspondent. His reporting from London, Africa, Italy and France was syndicated in newspapers all across the country. 

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by · February 1, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Government delayed is government denied

BRACK: Government delayed is government denied

By Elliott Brack  |  A legal maxim attributed to British statesman William Gladstone is “Justice delayed is justice denied.”  You might paraphrase this to also read: “Government delayed is government denied.” These thoughts come to mind as we watch the changing scene, with its many versions of “government delayed.” 

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by · January 28, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: From Germany to Georgia: following the Summerour family

By Elliott Brack  |  Family history books can sometimes be boring for persons outside the immediate family. However, Charles Summerour of Duluth has completed a 10-generation study of his Summerour family that gives good insights into the life of North Georgia, particularly centered on what his family did in gold mining and in farming in the Johns Creek area. It’s a fast read, and keeps readers fascinated by his distinctive family members.

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by · January 25, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective