By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | The direction our nation will take over the next three years may very well be guided by what happens in the November, 2018 election.
Will our nation remain led by President Trump, who we presume will get the Repblican nomination in 2020 to fill a second term? Or will some Democrat emerge from their ranks to upset the Trump applecart, and return our nation to a quieter regime?
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | You don’t have to be a research scientist to realize that church attendance in this country is down. Not only that, but it seems that this is a problem which is getting worse.
Also: fewer weddings are in churches. Couples pick all sorts of sites, from mountain event venues, to the beach, country clubs, back yards, but less and less in church.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | It was a proper and fitting way for the funeral for Rufus B. Donnigan of Norcross to be conducted Saturday at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.
The audience of church members and friends gave homage to a man who his entire 88 years had known Hopewell Baptist Church, his joining the church at age 6. He had been a solid stalwart of the church all his adult years. And just as Rufus Dunnigan appeared in public and at home in a proper and dignified way, so this service was just that. He would have been proud of the way it was conducted, and humbled to know that so many attended to honor his memory.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | For the last six years, there has been little change in government in Gwinnett.
The Gwinnett Commission has brought stability to county operations, under the leadership of Charlotte Nash and her other commissioners.
The Gwinnett School Board has had the same line-up of board members now for 12 years.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Nick Masino of Partnership Gwinnett is always entertaining when he speaks before a group. We were lucky enough to enjoy a Nick presentation the other day. Here are a few highlights from that talk that Nick gives as information on prospects who know little about Gwinnett.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Today we’re catching up after a long holiday. Here goes:
KUDOS TO the Gwinnett County School Board for naming the new STEM high school in Norcross for Paul Duke. Let’s hope everyone refers to it as the Paul Duke High School, and not merely Duke High, so as to give proper recognition to the Georgia Tech graduate and not to his rival college in North Carolina.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Most of the Gwinnett cities are planning activities around the July Fourth holiday. In some instances, the cities are presenting entertainment, so that local residents can stay near home on the holiday, instead of traveling to more distant Atlanta venues for their entertainment.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Converging pressures are on our democratic republic like never before.
Once somewhat isolated by oceans that protected us, today’s cyber world knows no boundaries.
Today it’s not just other nations that threaten us. We have significant internal problems our country has not faced ever before.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Look for a wide-open Seventh District (mostly Gwinnett) Congressional race next year.
If you got cranky because of all the television political advertising over the Sixth District Congressional race, it may be only a precursor of what we’ll see here in our Seventh District race next year.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | The day after the Congressional shooting last week, my wife and I were in Washington, D.C. visiting our youngest daughter, who will soon be moving to Charleston, S. C.
Catherine suggested: “Let’s go to the Congressional baseball game,” and we did. What a great night it was!
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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