Articles by: Elliott Brack

BRACK: Comparing newspapers in three major cities

BRACK: Comparing newspapers in three major cities

By Elliott Brack  |  Yes, to our dismay, newspapers are nowhere near what they once were. They have lost revenue, readers and scope. They are no longer respected for timely reporting of the key local news, primarily because many are no longer “daily” publications. 

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by · August 23, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: New book about county has wisdom from Wayne Mason

By Elliott Brack  |  There’s a new book out about Gwinnett County in the modern era that traces one of the key families of the county’s recent development, the Masons. Much of the book is focused on Wayne Mason, with significant information about his partner and brother, the late Jimmy Mason.

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by · August 20, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Two Gwinnett cities among nation’s safest suburbs

BRACK: Two Gwinnett cities among nation’s safest suburbs

By Elliott Brack |  Two of Gwinnett cities are among the safest suburbs to live in the nation, according to SmartAsset’s ranking. The City of Dacula ranks sixth safest, and the City of Buford is right behind it as seventh safest place to live in the top 360 suburbs in the nation.

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by · August 16, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan continues to surprise us

By Elliott Brack | One of the most interesting and outspoken political operatives in Georgia is former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan of Cumming. We’ve never met him, but Geoff Duncan keeps coming up with positions that are distinctive, often original, and must certainly confuse some Republicans, and make other Republicans mad.

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by · August 13, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
This is a blue 1946 Ford coupe, a  two-door version of the similar deluxe sedan.  Via Wikipedia

BRACK: Will those bright new blue automobile colors fade?

By Elliott Brack  |  My Uncle Charles Pharis was a many-year veteran of the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer. He had served in 1926 in The Sand Pebbles insurrection in China. He was discharged with a medical condition, but lived another 11 years in Macon.

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by · August 6, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Our daughter Catherine fought a terrific battle

By Elliott Brack  |  It has been a difficult time watching our daughter, Catherine, die. Neither Barbara nor I had been with someone who was dying before our eyes. Though we knew that with her six-year battle with cancer she was moving toward death, we will never be over it.

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by · August 2, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Why Gwinnett County has few significant water main breaks

By Elliott Brack  |  Remember the problems in some big cities of water mains breaking? When this happened, streets flooded out of out of control for hours and sometimes days.  Think of all that wasted clean water!

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BRACK: Is it possible that soon we’ll have a female president?

By Elliott Brack | The Republicans left their Milwaukee convention  thinking they were on a roll, only to be immediately upstaged by President Biden throwing his support to Kamala Harris for president. The political winds can shift so quickly!

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BRACK: Return to regional postal sorting centers

BRACK: Return to regional postal sorting centers

By Elliott Brack  |  The post office almost tries to hide the cost of a first class stamp, since we now have “forever stamps.” There’s no association with the cost of the stamp printed on it.  It’s like they are trying to pull the wool over our eyes about how much it now costs to mail a letter. 

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BRACK: 2024 election is now only 112 days away

BRACK: 2024 election is now only 112 days away

By Elliott Brack  |  In 112 days from today, our country will host another election. While the presidential race is the key element this year, there are plenty of other offices to be filled locally in 2024.  

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