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NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

NEW for 2/9: On LED bulbs, sports betting and gerrymandering

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Realize big savings by using LED light bulbs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Tell your legislator to vote against sports gambling 
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering circumvents fair voting
UPCOMING: Harris new chair of  Hudgens Arts Center
NOTABLE: Walton EMC grants 23 Gwinnett schools $130,868
RECOMMENDED: The Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once indentured, Ewen rose to prominence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive traditional church is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Get rid of hazardous waste Feb. 10 in Lawrenceville

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by · February 9, 2024 · Full issues
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BRACK: Tell your legislator to vote against sports gambling 

By Elliott Brack  |  One topic is up front today from disparate elements: the National Football League and the Georgia Legislature: gambling. Here before Super Bowl Sunday, does it appear to you that the National Football League wants to have its cake, and eat it, too?

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by · February 9, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Infinite Energy Center.

BRACK: Casino gambling in Georgia will harm local entertainment venues

JUNE 15, 2018  |  When Justin Timberlake played the Infinite Energy Arena on May 11, there was a record attendance, along with record gate receipts, as more than 12,149 people were in attendance, paying $2.2 million for tickets for the performance. A few days later, the U2 tour would break the Arena’s attendance and gate receipts records again.

Ever wonder how that money pile from these performers is split up? You may not realize this, but the performer gets it all.

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by · June 15, 2018 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
2/10: New Sugar Hill mural; Keyless auto entry; Letters

2/10: New Sugar Hill mural; Keyless auto entry; Letters

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sugar Hill To Cut Ribbon Sunday on Its New “Sweet Life” Mural
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Have You Faced Problems with Your Keyless Auto Not Starting?
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank,
FEEDBACK: More on Legalized Gambling, Lying and Bicameral Legislatures
UPCOMING: Aurora Upcoming Performance Concerns Re-Writing of History
NOTABLE: Suwanee Seeking Design For Its Annual SuwaneeFest Celebration
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Fergusson’s on the Square, Hoschton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State of Georgia Has Yet To Recognize Ebos Landing as a Landmark Site
TODAY’S QUOTE: We Can Only Hope To Be Guided By The Intelligent Half
MYSTERY PHOTO: One Person Knew Immediately Where the Photo Was Taken
LAGNIAPPE: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Was Recently in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Walk the Talk Event on Saturday, February 11 at George Pierce Park

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by · February 9, 2017 · Full issues
2/26: Peachtree Corners concept; No casinos here; 2016 races

2/26: Peachtree Corners concept; No casinos here; 2016 races

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Proposal For 39 Unused Acres To Upgrade Peachtree Corners

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Doesn’t Need Casino Gambling within Our Borders

ANOTHER VIEW: Looking Back at Presidential Campaigns in the Last 50 Years

SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

FEEDBACK: Comments about the Common Core and Local Goldfinches

UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library To Launch Online High School This Spring

NOTABLE: ARC Releases New Region Plan, Its Long-Range Blueprint for Atlanta

RECOMMENDED: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

GEORGIA TIDBIT: McIntosh County Shouters Perform in Ancient African Tradition

TODAY’S QUOTE: Impressive Talents Worthless Without Motivation

MYSTERY PHOTO: Just Where Does This Stairway Lead, and in What City?

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by · February 26, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Gambling, medical marijuana and two movies for you to enjoy

BRACK: Gambling, medical marijuana and two movies for you to enjoy

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Two groups which we oppose have made surprising progress this year. We refer to those wanting the Georgia Legislature to approve gambling and medical marijuana in Georgia. We don’t think these are good ideas.

These groups have insidiously made their way into the minds of many people extolling the virtues of casino gambling and introducing emotion on the medical use of marijuana. They even want horse racing and pot growing in Georgia.

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by · January 12, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
10/16: Remembering Pat Johnson; on gambling; divide and conquer

10/16: Remembering Pat Johnson; on gambling; divide and conquer

Click here to view new edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering Former Gwinnett Newswoman Pat Johnson
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We Don’t Need Additional Gambling in Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Examples of Questionable Divide and Conquer
FEEDBACK: Photo of Dumpster with Trump Sign; Comment on Stone Mountain Proposal
UPCOMING: City of Lilburn To Erect New Police Station on U.S. Highway 29
NOTABLE: Aurora Theatre Launches New Ticketing Program Aimed at Younger Set
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Matthews’ Cafeteria, Tucker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Key Worchester Case Tests Cherokee Nation’s Time in Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why So Little Is Known of the Canadian Country
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two People Recognized Town Doing Duty as Second Time Around
LAGNIAPPE: One Happy Duck at Rhodes Jordan Park

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by · October 16, 2015 · Full issues
BRACK: We agree with Nathan Deal: We don’t need more gambling here

BRACK: We agree with Nathan Deal: We don’t need more gambling here

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | For years now, the gambling business has had its eye on Georgia. It recognizes Georgia as a state with a growing population, and therefore, one they see as a target. They aim at establishing gambling in Georgia, to enrich, of course, their own coffers, while promoting that it will bring in more state revenue.

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by · October 16, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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