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BRACK: Corn dodger recipe can make your mouth water

BRACK: Corn dodger recipe can make your mouth water

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | It’s great to see your former students do well. A surprise gift (Vidalia onions) from him allowed a re-connection. And this student, Ray Moses, graduating in journalism, writes so well. He uses his journalism skills in a different way today, as president of Genoa Construction, an Alpharetta-based building firm which now does business in 15 states. The firm concentrates on renovation work, but recently completed one of its biggest projects, Smithgall Woods at the new Atlanta Botanical Gardens in Gainesville.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Butler

FOCUS: Teamwork, respect, communication and attitude are key skills

By Mark Butler, Commissioner of Labor, State of Georgia | According to research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and Sanford Research Center, well-developed soft skills account for 85 percent of job success. Soft skills, also known as “people skills” or “interpersonal skills,” refer to personal attributes such as teamwork, respect, communication, attitude and more.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

By George Wilson | Anyone running for President and any political office should address the three major problems that threaten our country.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Another View
MYSTERY: Photo might even have a Georgia connection

MYSTERY: Photo might even have a Georgia connection

Try on this photograph and see if you recognize it. The house may be more famous than you realize, and might even have a Georgia connection. We’ll give this tip: it’s not in Georgia. Send in your idea to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your home address.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Mystery photos
8/18: Farm friends, Legion leader; Southern men

8/18: Farm friends, Legion leader; Southern men

Click here to view full issue. Inside:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Farm Friends Have Been at Gwinnett County Fair 25 Years
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Suwanee Resident Is New Commander of Georgia American Legion
ANOTHER VIEW: How Southern Men Are Threatened: Manipulation by GOP
FEEDBACK: Roundabouts Work Only “When used properly”
UPCOMING: Snellville Arts Council Schedules Annual Gala
NOTABLE: New Class of Leadership Gwinnett Announced for Coming Year
RECOMMENDED LISTEN: Literature of C.S Lewis by Professor Timothy B. Shutt (on tape)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lillian Smith Earns Position in Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
TODAY’S QUOTE: Sometimes the Citizen Is Stuck Between Two Tough Alternatives
MYSTERY PHOTO: Architectural Gem in South Carolina Was Last Mystery

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by · August 18, 2015 · Full issues
Mash

BRACK: Gwinnettian is new commander of Georgia American Legion

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | A former commander of the Duluth American Legion has a new position—commander of the entire state of Georgia American Legion. He is Thom Mash, 63, a resident of Suwanee. There are 240 American Legion posts in Georgia, with over 52,000 members.

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by · August 18, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
From 1990

FOCUS: Help celebrate 25th year of “Farm Friends” at Gwinnett County Fair

By Sharon Cassidy | In 1991, two 4-H Program Assistants, Audrey Hardin and I, decided Gwinnett 4-H had served enough funnel cakes at the Gwinnett County Fair. We wanted to educate youth and adults about “farm” animals and where and what products come from the farm.

We went to the county extension agent, Bill Baughman, and asked to start the “Gwinnett 4-H Petting Zoo.”

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by · August 18, 2015 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

By George Wilson | W.J. Cash’s The Mind of the South, first published in 1941, is a brilliant examination of how the Southern elite, even with slavery no longer possible, managed to extend the same economic and political philosophy and system to their own benefit for 100 years, using Jim Crow.

When I see the Confederate flags waved today, I always think about the social unfairness that existed in the South during the Civil War. Here are a few examples.

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by · August 18, 2015 · Another View
8/14: STEM award finalists; roundabouts; 911-texting

8/14: STEM award finalists; roundabouts; 911-texting

Click here to see the full edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Schools, Organization Among Finalists for STEM Awards
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Roundabouts Getting More Popular for Safety, Moving Traffic
ANOTHER VIEW: Regarding a 911-Texting System for Gwinnett County
UPCOMING: Suwanee Has First Gwinnett Car-Charging Service; Wi-Fi in Snellville
NOTABLE: Brenau Gallery To Hold Exhibit of Famous New York Painter
RECOMMENDED READ: The Valley Where They Danced by Emory Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Author Lillian Smith Early on Denounced Racial Segregation
TODAY’S QUOTE: An Advantage That Both Adam and Eve Had
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few People Recognized What Canoes Meant in Picture
LAGNIAPPE: Little Free Library Recognized in Snellville

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by · August 14, 2015 · Full issues
BRACK: Think about highway roundabouts for improved safety

BRACK: Think about highway roundabouts for improved safety

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Americans anticipating a British driving vacation face two problems: driving on the “wrong” (left) side of the road….and British roundabouts. Britain has more roundabouts as a proportion of roads than any other country. Many get confused at negotiating the roundabout, while driving in a left-side steering car gets a little more comfortable after a while.

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by · August 14, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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