By Elliott Brack | You could almost see it coming. Desperate to retain the presidency, now Donald Trump has introduced the Fear Card in the 2020 race. Shades of Richard Nixon!
One also wonders if he is influencing enough of the many terrorist groups for them to start agitating so that they can deliberately clash with protesters, to then allow President Trump to “send in the troops,” making him appear as the law-and-order candidate.
By Elliott Brack | It’s good to get a new play toy. And this one gives me so much power! It’s a new telephone system for our house. The old three-phone set went kerflurry, so we started looking. Came up with a three-phone Panasonic system that is more modern, causing the new excitement. Cost was reasonable at $52, which I seem to remember was cheaper than the previous three-phone set.
By Elliott Brack | Governor Brian Kemp’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has certainly been wishy-washy if not questionable. His lack of understanding that local officials, particularly mayors, by definition ought to be able to order their populations to wear masks seemed unreasonable. If the local mayor thinks that his area is severely threatened by the pandemic, as an emergency measure, the mayor should protect his citizens and have the inherent right to order masking.
By Elliott Brack | You may get speeding tickets in some places in Gwinnett with no policeman around. Three Gwinnett cities now have “speed box cameras” in school zones that will issue speeding citations around schools in Duluth, Norcross and Lilburn. The Gwinnett County Police Department is also considering a contract for the speed cameras for use around public schools. Snellville is expected to erect the speed-checking units soon.
By Elliott Brack | The Mountain Park community was among Gwinnett’s early residential growth areas, being relatively closer to Atlanta. That area is also one of Gwinnett’s oldest communities, known earlier unofficially as “Trickum.” The intersection of Rockbridge Road with Five Forks-Trickum Road developed early into a commercial community.
By Elliott Brack | While big events continue to dominate the news cycle in our daily lives, all too often we overlook insignificant happenings that can cheer us, or make us stop and think. The phrase that comes to mind is that we all do not stop “to smell the roses.” We came across two entirely different examples this week that caused us pause.
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
— Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Eshter Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
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