By Elliott Brack | Does it bother you when people park illegally in handicapped parking spaces?
Grrrr. It really burns me up. It’s an act of private aggression and at the same time a violation of the common laws of our community. And it is downright infuriating to see a person park in such a space when their vehicle does not have a handicapped sticker.
By Elliott Brack | Rural broadband in Georgia got a boost—a slight one—this week when Gov. Brian Kemp announced that two rural electric co-ops in Middle Georgia will be offering high speed Internet service to their 80,000 customers. With the General Assembly now in session, providing broadband to these areas ought to be the Number One priority for rural legislators, who must convince the rest of the General Assembly that their areas suffer dramatically without this high-speed Internet service.
By Elliott Brack | Like a hand grenade about ready to explode, the minority members of the Gwinnett Board of Education are seeking to compel veteran School Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks to resign. A widely circulated petition entitled “Termination of Employment,” comes anonymously from “We, the concerned stakeholders of Gwinnett County Public Schools” to terminate Mr. Wilbanks’ contract.
JAN. 19, 2021 | A big” Hurrah!” for Gwinnett County. Two of GwinnettForum’s Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett County were achieved during 2020.
Gwinnett County took action in 2020 to ban all tobacco and vaping products from Gwinnett Parks. The outright ban will not only clean up our multi-layered park system, but it makes them healthier at the same time.
By Elliott Brack | Look out for at least three big issues to come before the Georgia Legislature this year.
The most important issue will be the reapportioning of the U.S. House of Representatives, and also both the Georgia Senate and House. That’s why this years’ Legislature will have more sway over our state than do most year’s terms as it determines voting districts. In effect, the Republican Party will have super influence for the next 10 years since the GOP will control how district lines are drawn.
“Bureaucrats write memoranda both because they appear to be busy when they are writing and because the memos, once written, immediately become proof that they were busy.”
— Editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly Charles Peters (1926-2023).
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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