By Elliott Brack | Yes, I enjoy baseball, but I may love baseball lore even more. The game itself is beautiful, the pace easy, the unexpected can explode at any time, and always there seems to be a comparison of records of baseball immortals. But the stories! They take you back to extraordinary moments.
By Elliott Braci | It was the way that President Trump went about trying to deport people that bugged me. He made several announcements and pronouncements well in advance that on a certain Sunday there would be raids to “send ‘em back” to their home country.
This caused great fear among people, many of them working steadily for their citizenship, fearful that they somehow would be caught up in this rush to judgment, and be deported.
By Elliott Brack | There was excitement in the air Tuesday afternoon, as a small group gathered mostly under a shade tree in front of the Norcross First United Methodist Church, though there were chairs empty in the sun. They might not have been there for the dedication of a new crosswalk on busy Beaver Ruin Road if it hadn’t been for a chance conversation between a mother and an employee of the Gateway85 Community Improvement District.
By Elliott Brack | The Atlanta area is enjoying winning baseball more this year, as both the Atlanta Braves and Gwinnett Stripers are having good seasons. The Braves are in first place, up by seven games after sweeping the first series in San Diego after the All-Star break. Meanwhile, the Gwinnett Stripers are having a good season, making a lot of noise, with lots of heavy hitting, and are in second place in their division of the Class AAA International League.
By Elliott Brack | It’s not every day that you are driving down Interstate 285, or any other interstate, and you run into an ethical problem.
That’s the thought that came into my mind when hearing about greenbacks being blown out of a cash-carrying armored truck on Interstate 285 near Ashford Dunwoody Road on Tuesday night. Drivers behind the truck were jerking to the side of the road, jumping out, and frantically picking up currency, some in $100 bills. An officer was quoted: “Ones, five, fifties, you name it, it was there.”
By Elliott Brack | Even before our family had children, we’ve had dogs. All lived to older lives. We’ve also had a few temporary dogs, not always of our choosing.
When returning from our 3.5 years in Germany in the Army, we shipped home George, a purebred German wire-haired terrier. He was with us in Iowa and in South Georgia. He died when he was nine years old.
By Elliott Brack | The United States Senate is a marvelous and imposing palace of government, run by what one person calls the “grandees ,” almost mostly men who have been in power for years.
We lost another gentle Southerner, a “grandee” himself, the other day, as Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina passed away at age 97. A former governor who had the level-headed insistence that South Carolina integrate its colleges without incident, he went on to serve 38 years in the Senate.
“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 – ).
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:
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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