By Elliott Brack | Ever since Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1953, Republicans have been trying to turn the Supreme Court more conservative. While Republican presidents since then have appointed 20 court justices, Democratic presidents have appointed only eight justices. Yet the court has remained at least moderate centrist to liberal.
By Elliott Brack Editor and publisher | Pet Peeve Department: Readers may be astounded to know how many people in the public relations field take a mighty lazy approach to writing a news story.
If we have seen one, we must have seen at least one a week, of the stories that begin this way: “This Company is pleased to announce……..
By Elliott Brack | Do you sense something unusual going on this political season? And, if so, will it directly affect the outcome of the 2018 elections?
From scattered races so far in 2018 throughout the nation, there seems to be a willingness of the majority of voters to return to reasonable conventional thinking, and surprise the electorate with the winning candidate. It’s happened enough that some are taking notice.
By Elliott Brack | The cities of Gwinnett are reminding me of the way high-ranking military officers act. If one arm of the services gets a newly-developed weapon or procedure, all the other services feel that they cannot continue as they should unless they have a machine-weapon-idea or procedure like that!
General Gizmo thinks: “Wow, that’s an amazing vehicle. We could sure use one of them!”
By Elliott Brack | It was an exciting time for a young cub reporter.
On that first football Friday of the season, the entire staff of reporters at The Macon Telegraph were reminded to finish their news stories at least by 10 p.m., an hour earlier than the normal deadline.
For about that time, the telephones started ringing one after the other, as reports from all over South Georgia came in about local high school games.
By Elliott Brack | AUG. 28, 2018 | During the Dog Days of summer, we try to travel to a cooler destination than Georgia. Once when leaving Atlanta, the temperature was 95 F. On arrival in St. John Newfoundland, the airport weather was 50 degrees F. It didn’t take some of our party too long realize they had to buy warmer clothing!
AUG. 10, 2018 | The primary in the state of Florida will be held August 28. A situation there has developed similarly to what happened in Georgia.
Republican Adam Putnam, the state agricultural commissioner for eight years, announced early that he would run for governor, and was the odds-on early favorite and establishment candidate, it appeared.
“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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