Elliott Brack’s Perspective
BRACK: How Forum will help readers learn about candidates
By Elliott Brack | With the Georgia primary now scheduled to be held on June 19, it gives GwinnettForum a little more time to make contact with candidates who have opposition in the Georgia primary. Actually, we’ve made pretty good progress this year, having talked to 73 candidates so far, in order to get to know them.
BRACK: Will current dilemma cause Georgia to consider voting by mail?
By Elliott Brack | Any time a situation is developing, once a leader has the facts, a good leader acts quickly.
That’s what Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger did in mailing absentee ballot applications to all Georgia voters this week. Anticipating continual coronavirus problems possible on the May 19 Georgia primary, he took action to allow voters, if they choose, to vote by absentee ballot, which is essentially voting by mail.
BRACK: Gwinnett school bus drivers delivering meals to students
By Elliott Brack | School may have been out in Gwinnett County for the last two weeks, but school buses were still running….this time on 498 routes delivering meals to students, not delivering students to school. While there will be no meals delivered this week during the system’s Spring Break, meal delivery will start again on Monday, April 6.
BRACK: Early-morning grocery shopping finds easy maneuvering
By Elliott Brack | Needing to re-stock our refrigerator and pantry, I left the house at 6:59 a.m. to take advantage of Publix’ “Old Folks” early opening. I arrive at 7:09 to find not many shoppers—perhaps a dozen or so, including several from our neighborhood. It’s not that often when shopping in this vast and diverse metro complex that you find people you know in grocery stores.
BRACK: Today’s reaction to virus stems from 1918 action in St. Louis
By Elliott Brack | Many of the precautions our medical community is taking in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic stem from the reaction in American cities during the influenza pandemic more than a hundred years ago, in 1918. The world-wide spread of the flu came as soldiers returned home from the trench warfare of the first Great War.
NEW for 3/17: On Georgia’s coast; Water leader; Talking with strangers
Click here to read the latest edition. In today’s issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Saving the Georgia Coast Looks at History and Speaks to Today
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Readies To Set New World Standard for Water Technology
ANOTHER VIEW: In Our Current Crisis, Why, Yes Indeed, We Talk to Strangers
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Wants Clarification on Conservatives term of “Limited Government”
UPCOMING: Community Foundation Announces Plans for Coronavirus Relief
NOTABLE: SPLOST Pays for New Fire Engines, Costing $642,147 Each
RECOMMENDED: The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Milton County, Broke During Depression, Absorbed by Fulton County
MYSTERY PHOTO: Off-the-beaten Path Photo is Today’s Mystery Picture
Gwinnett Forum | Aug. 23, 2024
“Never tell anyone that you’re writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They’ll encourage you to death.”
– Comic Artist Lynn Johnston (“For Better or Worse”) (1947 – ).
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DULUTH FALL FESTIVAL
The family-friendly event, Duluth Fall Festival, will take place on September 28-29. This is the 41st year, and the Festival has consistently been voted one of the top festivals in the entire area, including “Best Large Festival in the Southeast’” by national publications.
There will be more than 300 arts, crafts and food booths, a huge parade, entertainment at two venues, a 5K road race, and much more. If you would like more information, are interested in volunteering, etc., go to the Festival website:
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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