By Elliott Brack | There’s an interesting development announced last week for one Gwinnettian. Anthony Rodriguez of Duluth (above) is moving into a new position. The president and CEO of the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville has been named the first executive director of “HUB404,” a nine acre urban park conception that would be built over Georgia Highway 400 in Buckhead.
By Elliott Brack | Most Gwinnett County public officials do a good job in the offices for which they are elected. The county thrives in such an environment, and makes its citizens proud.
But every now and then, it happens that a person comes to office who, by their actions or lack of them, is not worthy of that office. When that happens, citizens should be astute enough to vote that person out of office.
By Elliott Brack | Today the entire issue of GwinnettForum will reveal our selection of the statewide and Gwinnett candidates who we feel will be the best nominees in current races of each of the political parties on May 24. We do this after talking and getting to know 75 candidates individually, and evaluating their backgrounds and their platforms. If candidates have no opposition in the primary, we do not list an endorsement, since they automatically become the nominee of that party for that office.
By Elliott Brack | There are benefits for these United States in having 50 states. Each state has its own distinctive characteristics in several ways. And each state competes in so many ways with the other 49 states. Some states are more liberal than others, and vice versa, as some states produce more far-out characters. And some states seem to hum along, not attracting a whole lot of attention. But for sure, each state keeps a keen eye on what is happening in other areas.
By Elliott Brack | We want to yell out to everyone for them to think as we ask: “Hey! What happened to civility?” Have you recognized how we have become so downright mean and uncouth in our relationships to people who don’t agree with us? Will our country ever be able to return to the time when people got along with one another?
By Elliott Brack | So, what’s your take on how we should keep the time? Do you like the idea of “Spring Forward” and then “Fall Back?” How to count the time is controversial. The timing question has strong advocates among us for both sides. Now the U.S. Senate has jumped into this fray. If the Senators had their way, our country would be permanently on what we now call Daylight Saving Time.
“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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