Elliott Brack’s Perspective
BRACK: New Jersey residents must stand in awe of Georgia taxpayers
By Elliott Brack | Those of you who don’t like to pay high property taxes ought to be pleased you don’t live in New Jersey. That state has the distinction of having the highest property tax in the nation. Residents of that state pay property tax at a rate of 2.13 percent. Property tax owners in Georgia pay at a rate of 0.87 percent, right in the middle (25th) of all the states.
BRACK: Here’s why Edward Stack of New York is my hero
By Elliott Brack | Though I had never heard of Edward Stack before, he’s a hero of mine. Mr. Stack died recently at age 88 in New York. He had served for 60 years in leadership roles of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, ending as president and chairman. And he’s my hero because he’s the person who is responsible for keeping Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame because of his gambling addiction.
MURPHY: Georgia Press Association inducts EEB into Golden Club
By J.K. Murphy | It was 1947 when a young Elliott Brack first entered the newspaper business. He was 12 years old and each afternoon, Monday through Saturday, the young entrepreneur could be seen pedaling his bike over the streets of Macon, Ga., delivering The Macon News to his customers’ doorsteps.
BRACK: Ocmulgee-Flint Canal idea would have been a loser
By Elliott Brack | Let’s delve back some into recent Georgia history. Do you remember a proposal, perhaps 50 years ago? There was talk of the possibility of constructing a shipping canal between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers. The closest distance between the two south-flowing rivers is about 30 miles, from Abbeville to west of Cordele.
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