Elliott Brack’s Perspective

BRACK: Enterprising Buford resident produces cookie kit for youngsters

BRACK: Enterprising Buford resident produces cookie kit for youngsters

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | A resident of Buford has launched her own business — producing a Cookie Chemistry Lab for children eight and older. It’s already in several stores, and online, all aimed at children during the Christmas season.

The young lady, Crystal Felton, age 30, is hoping that this initial effort at selling her own product will allow her to develop new ideas….and not saying what they are, she has several in mind. She’s a budding entrepreneur, and has the confidence to become successful. Her business is named Epiphany of Chemistry, LLC.

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by · November 24, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: One year away, independent voters may carry heavy sway

BRACK: One year away, independent voters may carry heavy sway

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here we are nearly a year away from the national election in November 2016. The year 2015 has been a boisterous pre-election year at least for the Republican candidates, while the quieter Democrats have honed their list of candidates to three people.

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by · November 20, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Response from readers make publishing GwinnettForum worthwhile

BRACK: Response from readers make publishing GwinnettForum worthwhile

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Sometimes I wonder why I continue to publish GwinnettForum. I’ve said before that at least it extends my life through this participation with the wider community. Thank you for allowing me to do this, and from responding from time to time.

Every now and then, I get a noteworthy comment comes from a reader, and it makes me proud to publish these thoughts and ideas, so that you, the other readers, can benefit from their viewpoints.

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by · November 17, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Unrest in Midwest and how modern day is changing football

BRACK: Unrest in Midwest and how modern day is changing football

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Take any given Saturday in the fall. It demonstrates how instilled college football is in our country. Many people plan their entire fall Saturdays on the basis of where their favorite college football team is playing.

Though years ago many thought the arrival of televised football would hurt actual attendance at stadiums, just the opposite is true. Stadiums remain full, while television has greatly expanded interest in football.

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by · November 13, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Lilburn resident wins council post with less than majority vote

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | There was one surprising vote from last week’s city elections in Gwinnett. One candidate, in Lilburn, went into office without a majority of the vote. He is Brian Burchik, who won a seat on the Lilburn Council with 48.1 percent of the vote. Lilburn, as far as we can tell, is the only city in Gwinnett where candidates can win an election with a plurality of the vote.

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by · November 10, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Big relief felt in E-SPLOST vote despite small turnout

BRACK: Big relief felt in E-SPLOST vote despite small turnout

By Elliott Brack | Relief!

That’s what Gwinnett Countians should be feeling as the results of the 2015 E-SPLOST voting were announced. A small minority of the voters (only 7.09 percent, a record low) of Gwinnett thought enough of their county and the school system to go out and approve a one cent continuation of sales taxes for school purposes. That’s an awfully low number voting.

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by · November 6, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Commission took a first step; now regulate bars more closely

BRACK: Commission took a first step; now regulate bars more closely

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Up through World War II and to about 1950, Gwinnett County was a relatively quiet, rural community merely near Atlanta. Then with the beginning of growth of Atlanta, Gwinnett began to see its own growth, though early on it was incidental, not wide open as it became later.

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by · November 3, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: More reasons to vote to keep E-SPLOST sales tax

BRACK: More reasons to vote to keep E-SPLOST sales tax

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Because the continuation of a penny sales tax for education is the only item on the county-wide ballot on next Tuesday, November 3, there is some concern that a low turnout could see the proposition fail.

We hope not. Please vote for the proposition, and also take someone to the polls with you for them to vote.

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by · October 30, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Buford, Gwinnett schools score well among 8,735 school districts

BRACK: Buford, Gwinnett schools score well among 8,735 school districts

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Buford and Gwinnett County Public Schools score high on a ranking by Niche.com.

The Buford school district were ranked 137th out of 8,735 districts in the nation, while Gwinnett County Public Schools came in at No. 990 in the nation.

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by · October 27, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Voting Yes on E-SPLOST means Gwinnettians get 40% discount

BRACK: Voting Yes on E-SPLOST means Gwinnettians get 40% discount

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | People love sales. We all, if we were allowed to choose, would rather buy something at 40 percent off the regular price, than at the regular price.
That’s essentially what the Gwinnett County School Board is offering Gwinnettians in the November 3 referendum on whether to approve the one-cent sales tax to fund school infrastructure, the educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST). If approved, Gwinnett County’s school sales tax level will continue without an increase through 2022.

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by · October 23, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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