Elliott Brack’s Perspective

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BRACK: Peachtree Corners to lose Peterbrooke Chocolatier

By Elliott Brack | Peterbrooke Chocolatier, run by Geoffrey Wilson and Scott Gottuso, has been told by Peachtree Forum landlords, North American Properties and Nuveen Real Estate, that its lease will not be renewed. The last day of business will be July 25.

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by · April 19, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: It’s so relatively quiet in hospitals these days

By Elliott Brack  |  During the past few years, our family has had people in the hospital. There was one element of the hospital stays that totally surprised us. It just hit us that today it is so much quieter in hospitals than it has been in the past.

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by · April 16, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Candidate endorsements will be coming on April 23

BRACK: Candidate endorsements will be coming on April 23

By Elliott Brack  |  Readers who are new to GwinnettForum in the past 18 months may not know of a key issue coming on April 23. That will be the date when GwinnettForum endorses candidates in the party primaries, and in non-partisan races for the school board and local judgeship races.

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by · April 12, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Your delayed mail may be stuck in a truck in Palmetto

BRACK: Your delayed mail may be stuck in a truck in Palmetto

By Elliott Brack  |  Postal customers all around Atlanta and in other parts of the country are finding that the old, reliable post office isn’t what it used to be.  

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BRACK: Local mystery writer’s workbook helps executors

By Elliott Brack  |  We first heard of author Fran Stewart of Hog Mountain from an announcement about her new book, “After I Die: What my Executor will need to know.”  Then we found out she had authored 28 books, after moving to Georgia from Vermont 30 years ago.

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BRACK: Auto ads, lawyers, awakening and thanking the Lord

BRACK: Auto ads, lawyers, awakening and thanking the Lord

By Elliott Brack  |  Seeing a lot of commercials during the NCAA basketball tournament, did you recognize how the many automotive companies advertise their products?

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BRACK: Your good habits can be quite comforting

By Elliott Brack  |  It’s not all bad that we are all creatures of habit. If nothing else, habits are comforting. You feel at home with some of your habits, relaxed and calm.  You don’t feel threatened by them.  They also give you a certain stability, guiding your life. 

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by · March 29, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Democrats need not worry; Biden will prevail

By Elliott Brack  |  The way we see it, the Democratic Party should not be worried about the coming presidential election. President Joe Biden should trounce ex-President Donald Trump this fall.

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by · March 26, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Most of USA’s colleges started by our churches

BRACK: Most of USA’s colleges started by our churches

By Elliott Brack  |  Watching the basketball conference playoffs last weekend, you saw a lot of big-time state universities doing well, but also saw some well-known powerhouse teams from smaller colleges.  We recognized something: how most of our nation’s colleges and universities were founded not by government, but by our churches.

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by · March 22, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: View corrected list of local congressional candidates

By Elliott Brack  |  Ask the average Gwinnettian who is their representative in Congress, or in the Georgia Legislature, and most people come up blank.

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by · March 19, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective