By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | This year you may be seeing right before your eyes the death of the Republican Party in national politics. If it happens, we lament it. (We feel that our country benefits by have a strong two party system.) It appears that the GOP could find itself threatened in this crazy political year.
By Ayesha Allison Khan | Whenever someone asks me what the difference between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims, the answer lies in leadership. When Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, declared that he was the Second Coming of Jesus, the Promised Messiah, the Muslims who had admired his defense of Islam previously, suddenly turned into enemies.
Milling machines were once most important in rural America, as most good size communities had at least one mill. They were also favorite meeting places for outings, with the nearby water beckoning swimming. Today they are favorites of photographers. Can you figure out where this mill is? If so, send your idea to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Click here to see the new issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Lots of Activities Coming Up at Duluth’s Southeastern Rail Museum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here We Go Again: Total of 60 State and Local Offices Open This Year
ANOTHER VIEW: WXIA Tells Position of Senator Unterman and Her Employment
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: One Goldwater Republican Plans To Sit Out Presidential Election
UPCOMING: Plant and Wildflower Symposium in Tifton
NOTABLE: Scouts Provide City of Suwanee with Multiple Projects
RECOMMENDED: Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Marquis de Lafayette, 67, Completes 400 Mile Trek across Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Way That The Right Looks Upon the Left
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical Building Seems Imposing; Just Where Is It?
By Randy Pirkle | Spring is coming… here is your sneak peek ahead for activities at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
The Southeastern Railway Museum’s annual Caboose Days event on April 2-3 will offer all sorts of activities for kids, and adults alike. Among the activities will be a caboose hunt, food, a kids’ craft corner, caboose slide show, temporary caboose tattoos, and rides on a restored antique handcar, which are often featured on special days.
By George Wilson | Wikipedia states that “Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state interventionism.”
Click here to see the new issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s Sometimes Difficult to Think Like a Centrist
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Is Trump Candidacy on Target, Much Like Reagan Came On?
ANOTHER VIEW: Government Argument for Apple Master Key Is a Trojan Horse
SPOTLIGHT: The IMPACT! Group
FEEDBACK: On Political Bullying, Low-Level Jobs and Another Way To Help a Charity
UPCOMING: Apartments, Hotel Coming to Sugarloaf at Lakes Parkways Area
NOTABLE: Great American Clean-Up Opens; New Logo for Art-on-River
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Court of Appeals Began Because of Workload of Supreme Court
TODAY’S QUOTE: Achieving Excellence Grows from Little Matters and Attitude
MYSTERY PHOTO: In the Bright Sunshine, Just What Type of Building Is This?
LAGNIAPPE: Pink Magnolia Signals Spring
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
— Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Eshter Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
Follow Us