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1/10: Lawrenceville charter; Bad forecasts; Vote by mail

1/10: Lawrenceville charter; Bad forecasts; Vote by mail

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville Seeks Charter Modification from General Assembly
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bad Weather Forecasts Mean Millions Lost in Economic Impact
ANOTHER VIEW: Could Georgia One Day Adopt Oregon’s Vote by Mail System?
SPOTLIGHT: Walton EMC
FEEDBACK: U.S. Should Never Abandon Its Values for Any Country
UPCOMING: 17th Annual MLK Celebration Starts with Parade on Monday
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech Is First In Georgia To Award Georgia Film Certificates
RECOMMENDED: Masterpieces of Medieval Literature by Professor Timothy B. Shutt
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pistol Pete Maravich Has Record-Setting Basketball Career
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s Why History Can Be So Complicated
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clean, Modern Setting Could Give You Clues to This Mystery
CALENDAR: Check Out Upcoming Events in Gwinnett

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by · January 10, 2017 · Full issues
BRACK: Bad weather forecasts mean millions lost in economic impact

BRACK: Bad weather forecasts mean millions lost in economic impact

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Well, the Atlanta weatherpeople got it wrong again last weekend. Don’t know how many times this makes it. If threatening weather is anticipated, all us listeners really want to know. We listen avidly to the radio and television. And we have learned to take decisive action. Even our governor has learned this, after a real jam-up last year.

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by · January 10, 2017 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Lawrenceville seeks charter modification from General Assembly

FOCUS: Lawrenceville seeks charter modification from General Assembly

By Marci Gross, Lawrenceville, Ga. | The City of Lawrenceville is seeking to get the Georgia General Assembly to pass on a city charter modification to replace the current version, which dates from March 28, 1986. City officials will be working with the Gwinnett County legislative delegation to present the resolution as a request to the Georgia General Assembly for a Charter modification during the 2017 legislative session.

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by · January 10, 2017 · Today's Focus
BASS: Could Georgia one day adopt Oregon’s Vote by Mail system?

BASS: Could Georgia one day adopt Oregon’s Vote by Mail system?

By Jack Bass, Charleston, S.C. | Oregon’s system of Vote By Mail offers a model that for South Carolina would save millions of dollars to buy new voting machines, avoid long lines for voting, and insure total security for elections results.

It is used for all elections: federal, state, and local, whether primary, general or special, and has been in operation for roughly 25 years. One result is increased voter participation by working parents and senior citizens. The system makes voter fraud virtually impossible, and research has shown that the system favors neither party.

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by · January 10, 2017 · Another View
MYSTERY: Clean, modern setting could give you clues to this mystery

MYSTERY: Clean, modern setting could give you clues to this mystery

This edition’s Mystery Photo looks like a well-kept modern area. Now hunker down and figure out where these picture clues lead you. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · January 10, 2017 · Mystery photos
Little Free Library, Snellville

Little Free Library, Snellville

This Little Free Library is from Snellville, located at 1850 Meadowchase Court, with Trish Bishop as its steward.

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by · January 6, 2017 · Little Free Library
1/6: New Aurora play; Our continuing objectives; Israel vote

1/6: New Aurora play; Our continuing objectives; Israel vote

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Play Depicts Dr. King’s Last Hours at the Lorraine Motel
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Reviewing the GwinnettForum List of Continuing Objectives
ANOTHER VIEW: US Should Have Voted Support for UN Resolution on Israel
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning, Inc.
FEEDBACK: On Synergistic Thinking, How Government Works, Civics and Founding Fathers
UPCOMING: Lilburn Makes It More Efficient, Easier to Access Public Records
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech’s Eljesa Haxhiu Wins $10,000 for Her Duck Recipe
RECOMMENDED: The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Albany Museum of Art Has Large Collection of African Art
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Anyone Needs For Success in Life
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Time The Mystery Photo Asks Not Only Where, But Why?
LAGNIAPPE: DAR in Lawrenceville Provides Gifts to S.C. School for 28th Year
CALENDAR: Get To Know a Tree

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by · January 5, 2017 · Full issues
BRACK: Reviewing the GwinnettForum list of continuing objectives

BRACK: Reviewing the GwinnettForum list of continuing objectives

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Starting a new year means it’s a good time to point out and review GwinnettForum’s list of Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett and the state of Georgia.

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by · January 5, 2017 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Aurora play depicts Dr. King’s last hours at the Lorraine Motel

FOCUS: Aurora play depicts Dr. King’s last hours at the Lorraine Motel

By Chelsea Bohannon, Lawrenceville, Ga. | Atlanta audiences are invited to experience the poignantly re-imagined story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his final moments on earth in Aurora Theatre’s riveting production of The Mountaintop, playing Jan. 12 to Feb. 17, 2017.

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by · January 5, 2017 · Today's Focus
WILSON: U.S. should have voted support for U.N. resolution on Israel

WILSON: U.S. should have voted support for U.N. resolution on Israel

By George Wilson, contributing columnist | Major countries voting in the United Nations condemned Israel’s construction of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation under international law” and an obstacle to peace in the region. The United States chose to abstain rather than use its veto, as it has done in the past to quash resolutions it considered anti-Israel. The arrogant right-wing Netanyahu then announced plans to increase illegal settlements.

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by · January 5, 2017 · Another View
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