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NEW for 9/8: Hill talk; Electrification; Bidenomics

NEW for 9/8: Hill talk; Electrification; Bidenomics

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Hill to address the Sugar Hill Preservation Society Sept. 20
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early way to get electricity to Gwinnett homes: barbed wire!
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
ANOTHER VIEW: Bidenomics are working, but messaging doesn’t get through
FEEDBACK: Victim of senseless shooting was North Gwinnett grad
UPCOMING: Fourth of July photos of Norcross now on display
NOTABLE: Two national grants help GGC students broaden base
OBITUARY: Lucy Jones Hutchins
RECOMMENDED: It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 1920s proved to be the high point of railroad service
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery
CALENDAR: Combating sexual trafficking talk is Sept. 10 in Norcross

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by · September 8, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: Early way to get electricity to Gwinnett homes: barbed wire!

BRACK: Early way to get electricity to Gwinnett homes: barbed wire!

By Elliott Brack  |  Today’s modern electricity is a far throw from when electricity was a new product for homes. 

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by · September 8, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 9/5: On leadership, electric bills, bears

NEW for 9/5: On leadership, electric bills, bears

Click here to read the latest from GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Four actions that define a strong leader’s character
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Save on electric bill by switching light off when leaving a room
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College  
ANOTHER VIEW: Finding yourself caught between Mama Bear and her cubs
FEEDBACK: Not enough people know of local Community Foundation
UPCOMING: County to distribute up to $18 million for affordable housing
NOTABLE: Another set of youth leaders chosen by Lawrenceville
RECOMMENDED: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Beginning of railroads in Georgia dates back to 1833
MYSTERY PHOTO: Your military experience might help with today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: The 22nd British Car Fayre is Sept. 9 in downtown Norcross

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by · September 5, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: Save on electric bill by switching light off when leaving a room

BRACK: Save on electric bill by switching light off when leaving a room

By Elliott Brack   |  Think each month how many routine bills come to your address.  You get invoices for your mortgage or rent, electricity, garbage, water, sewer, Internet, telephone, cable or dish for television, maybe for security and possibly lawn care.  That’s a lot! You probably pay by check or credit card.

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by · September 5, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 4/9: On Norman’s centennial; Batteries; Voting

NEW for 4/9: On Norman’s centennial; Batteries; Voting

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Stop by on April 12 to wish Bud Norman a “Happy Centennial”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The modern world just cannot get along without electricity and batteries 
ANOTHER VIEW: Guard voter rights, but also protect voting integrity
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Six letters about Georgia’s new voting legislation
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre lights to be turned on in several future shows
RECOMMENDED: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Branch of U.S. Mint established in Dahlonega in 1835
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s what we consider a difficult Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: More performances added for Disney on Ice at Infinite Energy Arena

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by · April 9, 2021 · Full issues
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BRACK: Modern world can’t get along without electricity,  batteries

By Elliott Brack  |  First came Ben Franklin, establishing a connection between lightning and electricity. Then Alessandro Volta developed the early battery. Soon Michael Faraday developed electric motor technology. George Ohm mathematically analyzed the electrical circuit. Many others made their own contributions to modern electricity, notably among them Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Werner von Siemens, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse. 

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by · April 9, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
2/26: Yes on transit; Turning off “lights;” Dream trip

2/26: Yes on transit; Turning off “lights;” Dream trip

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Vote Yes on Transit for the County, and for Personal Reasons, Too
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do You Turn Off the “Lights” When You Leave a Room?
ANOTHER VIEW: Dying Husband Quietly Makes Westward Trip a Dream for His Wife
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: To Do Business on the Mainland, Britain Must Accept the Unacceptable 
UPCOMING: New Peachtree Corners Partnership For Self-Driving Shuttles
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $64,000 Grants in Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Atlanta College of Art Dates Back to Founding in 1905
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can a Simple Steeple Suggest To You This Photo’s Location?
CALENDAR: Town Hall meeting Concerning the Georgia Legislature Coming February 28

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by · February 26, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Do you turn off the “lights” when you leave a room?

BRACK: Do you turn off the “lights” when you leave a room?

By Elliott Brack | Most of us have everyday habits, some good, some bad.

Some of those habits go back to childhood, and can be beneficial to us now.

For instance, back in the late 1930s, when the Rural Electrification Administration was beginning to loan the funds for the wiring of rural America, many of those first homes merely had “lights,” to provide illumination for a single room.

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by · February 26, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
6/22: Puerto Rico’s recovery; Depression habits; Trump and law

6/22: Puerto Rico’s recovery; Depression habits; Trump and law

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Puerto Rico Lagging from Hurricane Recovery, Especially the Disabled
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Child of the Depression Habits Continue Paying Dividends To This Day
ANOTHER VIEW: Another Editor Feels That “No President Should Be Above the Law”
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Fall and Spring Have “Equinox,” Not Solstice as Said Earlier
UPCOMING: Japanese-English Dual Language School Coming to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Unincorporated Gwinnett Seniors Are Eligible for Solid Waste Discount
RECOMMENDED: Naked in the Market Place: The Lives of George Sand by Benita Eisler
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Thomas Bradbury Distinguished Himself as Key Architect in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo may be difficult to pin down
CALENDAR

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by · June 22, 2018 · Full issues
BRACK: Child of the Depression’s habits continue paying dividends to this day

BRACK: Child of the Depression’s habits continue paying dividends to this day

JUNE 22, 2018  | Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the Depression.

Some folks might even call me “cheap.”  

But you see, I like to find ways to save money, or at least reduce expenses. My parsimoniousness is also seen as I’ll stoop over to pick up a stray coin in the parking lot, even if it is a Lincoln copperhead.  Do you?

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by · June 22, 2018 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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