Elliott Brack’s Perspective
BRACK: Sugar Hill firm working on innovative John Portman art project
By Elliott Brack | Russell Adams, president of MTI Baths of Sugar Hill, supplied shower pans for a John Portman hotel project in Hotel Indigo a few years back, which eventually has led to a new opportunity for his company. (MTI Baths manufactures high-quality acrylic and bath products, including whirlpools, soaking baths; lavatories; shower bases; and kitchen sinks.)
10/16: GwinnettForum’s 2018 endorsement issue
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | After nearly a full year of people campaigning for election in 2018, the end is near. On November 6, Georgians will vote in the General Election, picking the people to lead our nation in Congress, our state government and our local governments for the short-term future.
Despite all the rhetoric and commercials about the election, we can only hope that our voters will see through the smokescreens and innuendos, and decide for themselves which of the many candidates to support.
GwinnettForum again this year has interviewed state and local candidates—-88 so far—to learn about them so it can select the candidates most worthy of the Gwinnett voter’s choice. What follows is our endorsement of the candidates we think will best serve our area in the coming years. It was a delight to see so many good candidates offer for office.
BRACK: Foiled for 65 years, GOP finally getting Supreme Court it wants
By Elliott Brack | Ever since Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1953, Republicans have been trying to turn the Supreme Court more conservative. While Republican presidents since then have appointed 20 court justices, Democratic presidents have appointed only eight justices. Yet the court has remained at least moderate centrist to liberal.
BRACK: Busy weekend coming; Creative annual report; and nicknames
By Elliott Brack | Next weekend is going to be one of the busiest of the years for different types of events in Gwinnett. Check the Calendar (below) to see some of these events, and there are probably even more. So, put on your traveling shoes and enjoy many different aspects of Gwinnett this weekend.
With the General Election for 2018 five weeks away, It’s high time to start studying the candidates and issues. GwinnettForum will publish its list of candidates it will endorse in the October 16 edition, giving readers three weeks for detailed information on the election.
BRACK: Sloppy writing; Old news stories; Abbreviations
By Elliott Brack Editor and publisher | Pet Peeve Department: Readers may be astounded to know how many people in the public relations field take a mighty lazy approach to writing a news story.
If we have seen one, we must have seen at least one a week, of the stories that begin this way: “This Company is pleased to announce……..
BRACK: Something stirring in politics in 2018, which may be major
By Elliott Brack | Do you sense something unusual going on this political season? And, if so, will it directly affect the outcome of the 2018 elections?
From scattered races so far in 2018 throughout the nation, there seems to be a willingness of the majority of voters to return to reasonable conventional thinking, and surprise the electorate with the winning candidate. It’s happened enough that some are taking notice.
BRACK: Each Gwinnett city needs to celebrate its own uniqueness
By Elliott Brack | The cities of Gwinnett are reminding me of the way high-ranking military officers act. If one arm of the services gets a newly-developed weapon or procedure, all the other services feel that they cannot continue as they should unless they have a machine-weapon-idea or procedure like that!
General Gizmo thinks: “Wow, that’s an amazing vehicle. We could sure use one of them!”
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 22, 2024
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
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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