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NEW for 11/3: Clower’s good work; 2020 reflections; Money and politics

NEW for 11/3: Clower’s good work; 2020 reflections; Money and politics

Click here to read the full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Grace Clower of Snellville is a model for tireless and long contributions
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We’ll look back upon 2020 as one of the most distinctive years ever
ANOTHER VIEW: Since money buys elections, time to work to reverse Citizens United 
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Simple acts of road courtesy show the type of people in Gwinnett
UPCOMING: County approves program that will raise water-sewer rates
NOTABLE: Shaunieka Taylor is new head of Community Outreach Department
RECOMMENDED: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Native Americans were enslaved after arrival of the English
MYSTERY PHOTO: Fall scene asks you to identify today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Checking out a birthday
CALENDAR: Rick Bragg talks new book Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South

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by · November 3, 2020 · Full issues
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BRACK: Readers suggest why so many people are voting early 

By Elliott Brack  |  It puzzles me why people are standing in line for hours in record numbers to vote on the first two days of early voting. After all, they have all of three weeks to vote early.  “Why was it?” I asked some people, just to try to figure this out. We were also trying to determine who would benefit from heavy voting.

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by · October 16, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 10/13: On health issues, amendments, Trump

NEW for 10/13: On health issues, amendments, Trump

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Some political views about medical conditions that need repeating
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Vote “No!” on one of three Amendments on this year’s ballot 
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at various groups and their support of the Trump presidency
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Worries about the $23 trillion debt that our country now owes
UPCOMING: Episcopal Church calls for joining Season of Prayer for the election
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Emergency Services offers free home safety inspections
RECOMMENDED: Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Quick Start program helping Georgia businesses since the 1970s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery figure wants you to make an identification of this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Important date: 528 years ago, Columbus arrived in the new world
CALENDAR: Political debate series begins tonight on Public Broadcasting System 

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by · October 13, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized
BRACK: Solve Gwinnett traffic problems by approving referendum

BRACK: Solve Gwinnett traffic problems by approving referendum

By Elliott Brack  |  On May 9, 1977, I was attending a high-tech seminar in Boston, Mass.  About 2 p.m. sitting in class on a Wednesday, it started snowing.  Almost immediately the snow intensified. By 3:30, officials halted the class, saying we would resume the next morning. We returned to our hotel.

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by · October 6, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 10/2: Approve E-SPLOST; Supreme Court

NEW for 10/2: Approve E-SPLOST; Supreme Court

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for E-SPLOST approval
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Upcoming E-SPLOST-6 should be approved by Gwinnett voters
ANOTHER VIEW: Adding members to the Supreme Court would be a “re-balancing’
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Article on 100 year old Spanish Flu hauntingly similar to COVID
UPCOMING: Suwanee offers tax credit to help firms holding alcoholic licenses
NOTABLE: Georgia Water Coalition honors Walton EMC as “clean-water” hero
RECOMMENDED: The Concubine’s Secret by Kate Furnivall
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Largest telescope in Georgia is at Fernbank Science Center
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you have problems identifying this Mystery Photo 
CALENDAR: Virtual book club offers free online book for discussion

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by · October 2, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Several topics today: But be sure to check out this new video

BRACK: Several topics today: But be sure to check out this new video

By Elliott Brack  |  Today let’s address several different topics. With Georgians electing two senators in the November 3 election, there is some confusion as to the manner to pick the seat Johnny Isakson once held. 

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by · September 22, 2020 · elections, Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 9/11: On hate crimes law, Senate campaign, illegally-dumped tires

NEW for 9/11: On hate crimes law, Senate campaign, illegally-dumped tires

Click here to read the latest edition. IN THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Background on how Georgia’s hate crimes law got passed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wayne Johnson bases Senate campaign on student loan reform
ANOTHER VIEW: Support a proposal to rid our area of illegally dumped tires
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Government not intended to be all things to all people
UPCOMING: UK firm to bring 100 new jobs to Gwinnett County
NOTABLE: PCOM student-doctors offer free flu shots at Lawrenceville ministry 
RECOMMENDED: The Book of Joy by The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (with Douglas Adams)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Author Mary Hood is two-time winner of the Townsend Prize
MYSTERY PHOTO: One major clue about this Mystery Photo: no mountains!
LAGNIAPPE: Winn DAR chapter represented at Eutaw Springs ceremony

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by · September 11, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective, Full issues
NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

Click here to read the latest edition. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Choices, choices, choices …violence or non-violence? 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Study this list of 21 Candidates for Senate to pick your preference
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump and the Republican Senate make economic disaster for USA
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett 
FEEDBACK: Help George Puicar become write-in candidate for school board
UPCOMING: Census nearing deadline; afterward census workers will knock on doors 
NOTABLE: Local artist adds colorful art to manhole covers on two Norcross trails
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Oglethorpe repels the Spanish on the south at battle of Bloody Marsh
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lovely area seems like good place to visit
CALENDAR: Remembrance Program about 9/11 is Friday in Peachtree Corners

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by · September 8, 2020 · Full issues
BRACK: Study this list of 21 Senate candidates to pick your preference

BRACK: Study this list of 21 Senate candidates to pick your preference

By Elliott Brack  |  There are 21 Georgians competing independently for the Senate seat vacated by former Senator Johnny Isakson to fill the two years left on his term. The seat is presently held by Kelly Loeffler, appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp. The 21 candidates will all run in a Special Election, which people are calling a “jungle election,” since anyone can run who qualified without being nominated by a party.  

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by · September 8, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 8/4: Balancing the budget; Election reactions; Exercising at home

NEW for 8/4: Balancing the budget; Election reactions; Exercising at home

Click here to read today’s full issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Needs a Balanced Budget; Here Are Ways To Increase Revenue
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Republicans’ Immediate Response to Postponing Election Was Gratifying
ANOTHER VIEW: There Are All Kinds of Ways For Exercising Right in Your Own Home
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: We Probably Won’t Downsize, for We Couldn’t See Fiona the Fawn
UPCOMING: Harvest Gwinnett Offering 4×8 Plots in Snellville and in Norcross
NOTABLE: PCOM Graduates 162 Students in 2020 in Online Ceremony July 29 
RECOMMENDED: The Vapors by David Hill
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon Native Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin Noted for Sociology Studies
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual Architectural Style Makes This Mysterious Photo Difficult
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville Establishes Towne Center Entertainment District
CALENDAR: Odie Lindsey, Vanderbilt writer-in-residence, plans Gwinnett Zoom Talk

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by · August 4, 2020 · Uncategorized
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