Articles by: Elliott Brack

BRACK: Gambling, medical marijuana and two movies for you to enjoy

BRACK: Gambling, medical marijuana and two movies for you to enjoy

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Two groups which we oppose have made surprising progress this year. We refer to those wanting the Georgia Legislature to approve gambling and medical marijuana in Georgia. We don’t think these are good ideas.

These groups have insidiously made their way into the minds of many people extolling the virtues of casino gambling and introducing emotion on the medical use of marijuana. They even want horse racing and pot growing in Georgia.

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by · January 12, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Candidates on both sides seem to prosper from outlandish statements

BRACK: Candidates on both sides seem to prosper from outlandish statements

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher| The national political scene leading up to the presidential election has been a wild one so far, primarily thanks to the whirlwind politics of Donald Trump. Though many do not think he will eventually be the Republican nominee, nevertheless Trump has dominated the media, blown most of the other GOP candidates nearly out of the water, and engineered an unusual candidacy.

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by · January 8, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Another look at GwinnettForum’s continuing objectives

BRACK: Another look at GwinnettForum’s continuing objectives

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Each issue of GwinnettForum contains our list of Continuing Objectives for the county. These objectives have been arrived at after much thought about what is needed to make life in Gwinnett better.

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by · January 5, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: From drone training to Georgia State to likely Maiming Act of 2016

BRACK: From drone training to Georgia State to likely Maiming Act of 2016

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here and there during this holiday season, a round up:

Most likely prediction to come true if it hasn’t already: you will soon hear of a Christmas gift, one of those drone airplanes, crashing into either a house, automobile, or even a human. Those machines take training to fly them correctly, and don’t you know a lot of kids (or adults) getting such a “toy” for Christmas will think he or she has become expert in its operation, when they have not, and may hurt someone.

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by · December 29, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: “Joyful, Joyful” and Beethoven’s Ninth, plus Bernstein in Berlin

BRACK: “Joyful, Joyful” and Beethoven’s Ninth, plus Bernstein in Berlin

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | During the holiday season, we hope you (and I) get to hear and sing one of our favorite hymns, Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. Somehow it reminds me of Christmas.

The stirring hymn was written in 1907 by Henry Van Dyke, a Princeton University professor of English, who was also a Presbyterian minister. His inspiration was two-fold: the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts, and the fourth stanza of Ludwig Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

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by · December 22, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
McCargo with Williams on Thursday night.

BRACK: Hudgens Art Center selects Ife Williams as its new director

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | GwinnettForum has learned that the Hudgens Center for the Arts will name Ife Marie Williams as its new director. She previously was the interim director of the Department of Art and Culture in Fulton County.

Ms. Williams was introduced to the board of directors of the Art Center on Thursday night. Reached by telephone, she tells the Forum she is looking forward to “doing what the Hudgens does well, reach out into the community, and expanding into new programs. The Hudgens wants to do what the community in Gwinnett wants it to do.”

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by · December 18, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Settlement against for-profit college firm is good for nation

BRACK: Settlement against for-profit college firm is good for nation

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Every now and then a big-time civil settlement makes sense and is good for our country. Recently the government brought suit against Education Management Corporation, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., which operated several for-profit colleges. The government maintained that the company was violating rules on paying incentives to employees for signing up unqualified students for Pell grant assistance to attend their schools.

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by · December 15, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Take a look at Gwinnett County’s largest taxpayers

BRACK: Take a look at Gwinnett County’s largest taxpayers

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Gwinnett’s largest taxpayers are firms with multiple locations in the county. Georgia Power Company paid the most taxes in Gwinnett, $4.5 million, followed by Publix with $3.9 million and Wal-Mart with $3.5 million. This is followed by t15.elliottbrackhe Mall of Georgia, being taxed at $3.2 million.

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by · December 11, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Would deadlocked GOP convention turn to someone not running?

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | This election season has produced a bumper crop of candidates for the Republican nomination, but just a few seeking the Democratic nomination. After some dropouts in both parties, the list now stands at 11 Republican and three Democrats still running.

While we question whether Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination, she is moving closer to locking it up.

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by · December 1, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: One year away, independent voters may carry heavy sway

BRACK: One year away, independent voters may carry heavy sway

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here we are nearly a year away from the national election in November 2016. The year 2015 has been a boisterous pre-election year at least for the Republican candidates, while the quieter Democrats have honed their list of candidates to three people.

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by · November 20, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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