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BRACK: Gunnin, former commissioner, was respected for his vision

By Elliott Brack |  One of the first elected Gwinnett officials to anticipate how the county would grow and who helped pave the way for it, died on June 30.  He is Ray Gunnin, who was 92 when he passed away at the home of his daughter in Colorado. Gunnin was elected in 1968 to represent County Commission District 2 (the Norcross and Lilburn areas, which now includes Peachtree Corners). In those days, the population of Gwinnett was 65,362 residents.

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by · July 10, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Evidence suggests possibility of blue Georgia in November

BRACK: Evidence suggests possibility of blue Georgia in November

By Elliott Brack  |  While it appears that Gwinnett County could see many of its local offices land in the Democratic column come November, that’s most likely not true of the majority of the counties in Georgia. While the larger cities of the state may report in the Democratic column, much of the state, including the Legislature, will no doubt remain in control of the Republican Party.

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by · July 7, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 7/3: From crazy world to changed election, more

NEW for 7/3: From crazy world to changed election, more

Click here to read our latest issue.Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: From U.S. Grant, to the Dixie Chicks, the World Has Gone Crazy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A Perfect Storm from COVID-19 Resulted in a Changed Primary Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections about Memorial Day and the George Floyd Incident
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: While Reading Ashley Herndon, the Tears Started To Flow
UPCOMING: Gwinnett CARES Act Program Has $20 Million Available 
NOTABLE: Arts Organizations in County Get $51,000 from Explore Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Book on CD Review:  Six Months That Changed the World by Professor Margaret MacMillan 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Drip Irrigation Technique Emits Precise Steady Drip for Crops
MYSTERY PHOTO: For the Fourth of July, Here’s What May Be a Cream Puff Mystery
CALENDAR: Two Farmers Markets in Gwinnett To Be Open This Weekend

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by · July 3, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Perfect storm from COVID-19 resulted in changed primary 

BRACK: Perfect storm from COVID-19 resulted in changed primary 

By Elliott Brack  |  It was a perfect storm that changed a primary election. If our world had not been in the COVID-19 pandemic, the outcome of the Georgia Primary could have been different. 

Here’s why. Never before have so many Georgians voted by absentee ballot  Statewide, there were 1,149,469  absentee ballots cast, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.  (Poll officials were overwhelmed with counting this many absentee ballots.) Back in 2016, as a comparison, only 36,986 absentee ballots were cast in the primary. 

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by · July 3, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: The red daylily, John Wesley, Marlene Buchanan and Wendy’s 

BRACK: The red daylily, John Wesley, Marlene Buchanan and Wendy’s 

By Elliott Brack  |  The return of an old friend: Last year, this daylily output was a feature photo in this publication, and now the plant has blossomed for another year. It’s located just outside our kitchen window. Its compatriots, the orange type, develop earlier each year, and we await the red daylily’s bloom with anticipation. We found this about old friends: “Say what you want about aging, it’s still the only way to have old friends.”     

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by · June 30, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
The statue of John C. Calhoun in Charleston, S.C., came down this week. Exclusive photo by Rob Byko.

BRACK: If statues come down, it should be by petition, not mob rule

By Elliott Brack  |  Monuments, historical plaques and statues have been set up “in the heat of the moment” throughout the United States to honor individuals by people intent on recognizing the activities of what was seen as worthy individuals.  But not all such recognitions are always deemed worthy several generations after the monument’s erection, when a more historical and more enlightened  evaluation may be made of that honoree’s accomplishments.

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by · June 26, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Light rail in Denver. Photo: PIxabay.

BRACK: The world embraces mass transit; So, too, should Gwinnett

By Elliott Brack  |  Watch out, Gwinnett. You don’t need to delay mass transit. While so far Gwinnett County has dilly-dallied on mass transportation, the rest of the world’s large cities are embracing mass transit.  However, now there appears to be a more hopeful attempt for Gwinnett to address mass transit, perhaps in the General Election in November.

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by · June 23, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: High school grads organizing “Togetherness” event 

BRACK: High school grads organizing “Togetherness” event 

By Elliott Brack  |  Every now and then, a story comes by that just gladdens your heart. On Wednesday we heard of a gathering set for Saturday, June 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Thrasher Park in Norcross.  It’s called the “Togetherness Project,” and has been organized by members of the 2011 Class of Norcross High School. It will be a catered cookout, free to all. All families in Norcross are invited.

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by · June 19, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Election count continues; Some local races still in doubt

BRACK: Election count continues; Some local races still in doubt

By Elliott Brack  |  Elections returns in Gwinnett County are still not final after voting a week ago.  Officials tell GwinnettForum that they hope to finish the counting of multiple absentee votes by possibly this week and certify the election.

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by · June 16, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Next County Commission chair won’t be Gwinnett native

BRACK: Next County Commission chair won’t be Gwinnett native

By Elliott Brack  |  Politics are changing in Gwinnett. The next chairman of the Gwinnett County Commission will not be born and raised in Harbins, Pinckneyville, Buford, Lawrenceville or Snellville. The next chairman will either be a native of Providence, R.I, Akron, Ohio, or possibly even Jamaica.

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by · June 12, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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