By Elliott Brack | Today is election day in Georgia, as our state has its in-person voting open today until 7 p.m. in the Georgia primary for 2024. We’ll be voting primarily for local offices in Democratic and Republican primaries. Non-partisan candidates for local and statewide judgeships and the Gwinnett School Board will be elected today.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suggests Combining Election Day and Veterans Day
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Competing Factors Come Into Play for Presidential Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Proven Ways the United States Can Reduce Abortions
FEEDBACK: Feels Writer Has Misunderstanding of the Constitution
UPCOMING: Norcross Tour of Homes; Writing Workshop in Athens; Others
NOTABLE: Two People Singled Out for Accomplishments
RECOMMENDED READ: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Guy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Where Did the Phrase, “You’ll Be Out on Your Ear” Come From?
TODAY’S QUOTE: That Few Milliseconds Between Pitch and Call
MYSTERY PHOTO: Ex-Gwinnettian Sends Photo That No One Can Identify
By Tom Taft | One of the saddest statistics in America today is the low rate of voter turnout. In the 2012 presidential election, only 57.5 percent of eligible voters turned out. That number is sobering. Even worse is having to go back to 1896 to find a rate significantly higher (79 percent). The oft-repeated reason for the low rate is that potential voters don’t think their vote will matter.
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
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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