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NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Standing up to pressure to keep elections honest
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Sound institutions, good leadership, develop prosperity
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: A million died from Trump’s pandemic ineptness
UPCOMING: Suwanee wins second annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill
NOTABLE: GGC lecturer returns from Fulbright in Uganda
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jam band Widespread Panic out of the mid-1980s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clouds surround this seaside mansion
CALENDAR: America Recycles Day is Saturday, Nov. 2

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by · October 29, 2024 · Full issues
NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

NEW for 10/15: On constitutional amendments and Allentown’s helping hands

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Voters face 2 constitutional amendments in November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Little Allentown sends help to Hazlehurst 
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
ANOTHER VIEW: Seven tips for living with macular degeneration
FEEDBACK: Changing voting registration is most difficult
UPCOMING: Beebe, Clegg photos on exhibit at museum in Duluth
NOTABLE: FODAC is responding to hurricane onslaught
RECOMMENDED: Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Federal Roads” opened land for migration
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this house with green shutters?
LAGNIAPPE: Northern Lights last week way down south
CALENDAR: Gwinnett’s Great Days of Service is scheduled this weekend

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by · October 15, 2024 · Full issues
NEW for 10/8: On Mulberry election, Oscars and retaining doctors

NEW for 10/8: On Mulberry election, Oscars and retaining doctors

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Gwinnett files lawsuit to stop Mulberry; High court won’t halt election
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Former Oscar producer, firm still designs recognitions 
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Another view of the problems retaining doctors
FEEDBACK: Suggests better way to identify the two Bushes
UPCOMING: Buford and County schools ranked as best in Georgia
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Library wins international Top Innovator award
RECOMMENDED: End Times by Peter Turchin 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Beverly Buchanan’s art grounded in the rural South
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hurrah, hurrah: time to identify another lighthouse
LAGNIAPPE: Another earth project coming along among us
CALENDAR: Aging Adult Expo will be at the Dacula Library today

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by · October 8, 2024 · Full issues
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FOCUS: This group knows how to hold trustworthy elections

By Stell Simonton.  |  Surprise! Conservatives and liberals can agree on something. They agree on how to hold a trustworthy election. If this seems counter-intuitive, read on.

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by · June 18, 2024 · Today's Focus
BRACK: Do incumbent candidates have an election advantage?

BRACK: Do incumbent candidates have an election advantage?

By Elliott Brack  |  See if you find something out-of-whack in this situation in Georgia for elections.

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by · May 24, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 5/21: Education reflections, election hiking and inflation

NEW for 5/21: Education reflections, election hiking and inflation

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Local citizen looks back on time as a Georgia Regent
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Candidates should give voters a break on election day
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
ANOTHER VIEW: Continued inflation: Are rate cuts in jeopardy? 
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: ARC funds $280,000 for traffic study in Gateway85 CID
RECOMMENDED: James Oglethorpe by Michael L. Thurmond
OBITUARY: James Ferguson Pack
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Growing grains is important in Georgia agriculture
MYSTERY PHOTO: Statue of two people kissing is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Northside Medical Buford opens
CALENDAR: Cox will visit the Peachtree Corners Library 

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by · May 21, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Where to find your candidates on your ballot

BRACK: Where to find your candidates on your ballot

By Elliott Brack  |  Some thoughts today that might help you when voting in the May 21 General Primary in Georgia, if you haven’t already early-voted. You may be overwhelmed if you look at the Gwinnett sample ballots, which  you can access to the right of this column. There are so many names on the sample ballot, and the ballot is long. 

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by · May 17, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 8/22: On 14th Amendment; Mandatory voting; More

NEW for 8/22: On 14th Amendment; Mandatory voting; More

Click here to read the latest issue of Gwinnett Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: 14th Amendment already bans Trump from being president
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Should the United States consider mandatory voting?
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Didn’t want to hear Trump at the GOP debate
UPCOMING: GGC seeks volunteers for exercise program
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place CID funds new Axis cameras for police
OBITUARY: Dr. William B. Martin  
RECOMMENDED: The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s college campuses reflect historic tradition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Low-lying lighthouse may be a clue for you
CALENDAR: Author speaking on Thursday at Suwanee branch library

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by · August 22, 2023 · Full issues
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BRACK: New voting system in primary turned out to be much easier

By Elliott Brack  |  Were you surprised at the ease of voting in the May 24 primary?  The State of Georgia has been tweaking the procedure of voting, and has come up with a new system that allows most of us to speed through checking in….and in voting itself.

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by · June 10, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Reviewing the 2022 Georgia primary winners and losers 

BRACK: Reviewing the 2022 Georgia primary winners and losers 

By Elliott Brack  |  Today let’s review the 2022 primary.  First, let us thank the candidates, the winners and losers, for we cannot vote in our democracy without candidates. They allow it to work.

The most satisfying and surprising turn of this primary was that Lisamarie Bristol ousted Solicitor General Bryan Whiteside, and by a good margin.

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by · May 27, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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