By Elliott Brack | Do you still watch the 11 o’clock so-called local news? Pity. It’s not vital to us any more, and not part of our lives, except for the rare occasion when severe weather is approaching.
We stopped watching the so-called “late news” 10-15 years ago. We just got tired of all the “cheap news,” that is, the blood-and-guts of the most recent shooting, or car accident, or robbery.
Many of the 78 candidates GwinnettForum has interviewed so far this year in our offices have been asked the question, “What can be done about school shootings?” So far, we’ve heard no overall innovative solution. Mostly, the candidates are as perplexed as most people are on how to stop these horrible incidents.
JULY 10, 2018 | Yes, travel of any kind, either international or to visit the Varsity, is something that I enjoy. But somehow, I had never thought I might be interested in the city of Casablanca, in darkest Africa.
Yes, we’ve enjoyed that movie, one of the best ever, a propaganda piece released in 1942 before the United State entered World War II on African soil. And yes, Casablanca the city sounds exotic, but it also reeks of sand and a third-world underbelly that doesn’t have a deep appeal.
By Elliott Brack | Many of our everyday products we use around the house will not be recycled for a lot of reasons. Many are hazardous products that don’t need to be in the landfill. Others are materials that no longer is financially viable for recycling, such as the way the recycled glass market has deteriorated.
JULY 3, 2018 | GwinnettForum urges registered votes to return to the voting booths on July 24 in the runoff of the two parties to determine the nominations for the General Election.
Even registered voters who did not vote in the May primary are eligible to vote in the runoff. However, if you voted in the primary, you must vote in the same party’s runoff on July 24.
By Elliott Brack | Gwinnettians can expect a decision by the County Commission soon on whether there will be a question on the ballot about public transportation, that is, MARTA, on the November ballot.
We hope there is. The commission could also postpone the vote, so that the county might vote instead later on whether it should join the new Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority, being called The ATL.
By Elliott Brack | When something is in disarray, any little speck of hope is important.
Certainly our current Congress, the 115th gathering, is in “disarray.” Each of the two parties has fringe elements that keep the mainline party leadership unable to convince the majority of their parties that real action is needed.
JUNE 22, 2018 | Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the Depression.
Some folks might even call me “cheap.”
But you see, I like to find ways to save money, or at least reduce expenses. My parsimoniousness is also seen as I’ll stoop over to pick up a stray coin in the parking lot, even if it is a Lincoln copperhead. Do you?
JUNE 15, 2018 | When Justin Timberlake played the Infinite Energy Arena on May 11, there was a record attendance, along with record gate receipts, as more than 12,149 people were in attendance, paying $2.2 million for tickets for the performance. A few days later, the U2 tour would break the Arena’s attendance and gate receipts records again.
Ever wonder how that money pile from these performers is split up? You may not realize this, but the performer gets it all.
“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.”
– American Astronomer and Science Communicator Carl Sagan (1934-96).
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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