Elliott Brack’s Perspective

BRACK: Turnout in 2024 elections in Gwinnett is disappointing

BRACK: Turnout in 2024 elections in Gwinnett is disappointing

By Elliott Brack  |  It’s discouraging, and we hate to bring it up, but Gwinnettians do not take voting very seriously, at least in the recent primary and its runoff. We make this deduction after looking at how many people voted in these 2024 elections.

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BRACK: Norcross resident new Preservation Board member

By Elliott Brack  |  A Gwinnett resident has been named to a three year term on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Board of Trustees.  He is Jeff Hopper of Norcross, who has been a member for 12 years, and has served on the board previously.

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BRACK: Stature of the U.S. Supreme Court today is dwindling 

BRACK: Stature of the U.S. Supreme Court today is dwindling 

By Elliott Brack  |  In ideal times, the most respected institution of government of the United States ought to be the U.S. Supreme Court. This august body is supposed to be a watchdog of what is going on in the country. It is to arbitrate matters, and keep our country on an even keel in respect to law and order. 

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BRACK: Mark Twain, the nation’s first major travel writer

By Elliott Brack  |  Here’s something different today. Let’s go back in time with Mark Twain, and one of our all-time favorite books.  What’s Mark Twain’s bestselling book?  You might be surprised. It’s not Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn.

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BRACK: The runoff elections, a postal flyer and the pledge

BRACK: The runoff elections, a postal flyer and the pledge

By Elliott Brack  |  If you have not voted early, please get to the polls Tuesday and help your neighbors pick some of our leaders in the coming primary and nonpartisan runoff. There are six races to be determined on Tuesday. 

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BRACK: Pharmaceutical commercials really annoy me

BRACK: Pharmaceutical commercials really annoy me

By Elliott Brack | What bugs me is the advertisements for different pharmaceutical remedies that bombard us. Such commercials really annoy me.

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BRACK: Native recalls her boomer childhood, with humor

By Elliott Brack  |  There’s a new book out from a Gwinnett native and retired middle school math teacher who remembers wonderful stories of growing up in Norcross in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Early into the book, you’ll be smiling as  you read it.

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BRACK: Wesleyan grad wins Naval Academy appointment

By Elliott Brack  |  It’s good to see young people achieve their goals. Mamie Pridgen,  19, a recent graduate of Wesleyan School, had a goal.  She wanted to become a U.S. Navy officer, and set a path for achieving that goal. 

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BRACK: Memorial Day originated in Columbus, Ga.

BRACK: Memorial Day originated in Columbus, Ga.

By Elliott Brack |   What’s the origin of the holiday we have just observed, Memorial Day?  History tells us that it was women in Columbus, Ga. who were the leaders in Americans today observing Memorial Day.  

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BRACK: GwinnettForum’s 10 rules for safe driving

BRACK: GwinnettForum’s 10 rules for safe driving

By Elliott Brack  |  If there is one thing you can count on, for sure you always see bad driving on our roadways virtually every time you go out in your automobile. Highways are always dangerous.

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