By Elliott Brack | Spending a year in graduate school at the University of Iowa, I became a regular reader of the region’s most influential newspaper of that day, The Chicago Tribune. It was a rock-ribbed stalwart Republican newspaper of high quality. With gusto, it covered Chicago and the Midwest. It had one feature I remembered when I came back to Georgia to get into newspapering.
By Elliott Brack | Have you noticed? The Gwinnett Republican Party has so far about vanished in the run-up to this political season. The once-strong and dominant party is having difficulty finding candidates to run for local political offices, that is, compared to the Gwinnett Democratic Party. If anything, the Democrats are awash with candidates.
By Elliott Brack | Five Democratic debate candidates for president “welcomed” Mike Bloomberg to the debate stage Wednesday night, all seeking to take the late-blooming Bloomberg down a notch from his purchased double-digit showing in the polls. So far Mr. Bloomberg has not faced the voters. We’ll see Saturday what the Nevada caucus thinks of him, then follow the South Carolina primary on February 29 to see if Mr. Bloomberg has any real traction with voters.
By Elliott Brack | Irony reigns. Read on to understand. It was a letter this week from Monte Nichols of Peachtree Corners. He asked simply: “I seem to remember that you previously listed an objective related to having a vital two party presence in the Gwinnett political scene. Is my memory correct?”
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here Are Thoughts Behind Design of Proposed Norcross Library
EEB PERSPECTIVE: With 23 Running, When Will You Announce for President? Why Not?
ANOTHER VIEW: High Number of Norcross People Reside in Extended-Stay Motels
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Many Sick Cannot Afford to Take Big Pharma’s Expensive Drugs
UPCOMING: Buford City Schools To Have School Security Officers Next Year
NOTABLE: Suwanee Police Force Announces Promotion of Several Officers
RECOMMENDED: Solstice by Joyce Carol Oates
GEORGIA TIDBIT: From 1799, Many U.S. Naval Ships Have Been Named “Savannah”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Amazing, Fantastic Fountain Sparkles as Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: City of Duluth Continues Tradition of Honoring Deceased Veterans
CALENDAR: Several communities Plan Memorial Day Remembrances
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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Pomposity of Some Author’s Word Usage Baffles the Mind
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Could Political History in Gwinnett Repeat in a Different Way in 2020?
ANOTHER VIEW: Measles Making a Comeback in USA: Get Shots for Children
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Paying Attention to the Color of a Patron’s Hair at a Restaurant
UPCOMING: Info Session To Be May 20 on New Turning Directions in Snellville
NOTABLE: Lilburn CID Elects Comonte and Freeman As New Board Members
RECOMMENDED: Movie: A Little Chaos
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Who Was First Lady Is Buried in Rome Cemetery
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wooden Covered Bridge Seeks Your Answer as to Location
LAGNIAPPE: Isakson, Perdue and Woodall Welcome Gwinnett Group to D.C.
CALENDAR: Jack Reacher in Song Coming to Red Clay Theatre
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Year-Long Bicentennial of Gwinnett To Close Saturday Night
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early Democratic Euphoria Evaporates Looking at Runoff Results
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Reasons on How Local Officials Should Make Decisions
FEEDBACK: Let Not the Baton Be Dropped When Remembering George H.W. Bush
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
UPCOMING: Charlotte Nash To Be Speaker at Georgia Gwinnett Graduation
NOTABLE: GGC’s Annual Impact on Gwinnett Totals $464 Million
RECOMMENDED: The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Artist Gains Fame; Part of Collection at Frick in New York
MYSTERY PHOTO: Animal Casting May Give You a Clue on Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Check out coming happenings
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hudgens Center Announces Finalists for Its $50,000 Art Prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Oh, The Times Have Changed Quite Quickly in Politics in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Bet He Has Tongue-in-Cheek About Blue-Ribbon Government Panel!
UPCOMING: 23rd Annual Christmas Canteen Returns To Aurora Another Season
NOTABLE: Ex-Lilburn Mayor, Longtime Public Servant, Diana Preston, Has Died
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gov. Ellis Arnall’s Political Tenure One of Most Unusual Circumstances
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Big Clues Should Guide You To Answer This Mystery
CALENDAR: Democrats in Gwinnett Plan Victory Breakfast This Saturday
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
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SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
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MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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