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NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

NEW for 1/30: GGC revamp; Transit voting; Middle East misconceptions

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC revamps athletic department administration 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Background on voting about transit in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
ANOTHER VIEW: Misconceptions abound about the Middle East
FEEDBACK: Baldwin boys, half brothers, made considerable impact
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville moves to annual multi-family housing inspections
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners employs technology to curb vandalism
RECOMMENDED: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Baldwin served 10 years in Congress and 12 as Senator 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this photo taken from above is located
LAGNIAPPE: After leaving Cambodia, Donlevy now GOAL winner
CALENDAR: Gagnon’s last lecture at GGC will be Jan. 30 

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by · January 30, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Background on voting about transit in Gwinnett

BRACK: Background on voting about transit in Gwinnett

By Elliott Brack  |  Gwinnett County commissioners have signaled that they plan a vote on another transit plan in the fall of 2024. Therefore, let’s look back at the ways solving the transit problem has been approached in the past.

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by · January 30, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
MYSTERY PHOTO: Let your mind stretch to see if you can spot this place

MYSTERY PHOTO: Let your mind stretch to see if you can spot this place

Today’s Mystery Photo is not your every day statue.  And it might cause you to stretch your mind in determining just where this statue is placed. Send your findings to elliott@brack.net, and include your home town. 

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by · November 29, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 10/30: Three views on transit referendum

NEW for 10/30: Three views on transit referendum

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Asian-American group advocates vote for transit referendum 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Clearing up: not all Gwinnett Republicans opposing transit referendum
ANOTHER VIEW: Urges support for transportation plan for ParaTransit improvements
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College 
FEEDBACK: Why doesn’t GOP repeal or modify the Affordable Care Act?
UPCOMING: After four years of study, Snellville oks new development ordinance
NOTABLE: City of Norcross marks sesquicentennial; state of city coming Nov. 12
RECOMMENDED: Too Much, Never Enough: by Mary L. Trump
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sea Island architecture modeled after Mizner work in Florida 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple park monument is this edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Reader sends along a beautifully blooming area within Georgia

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by · October 30, 2020 · Full issues
4/12: Risk of new ideas; New Buford High School; Tug-of-war

4/12: Risk of new ideas; New Buford High School; Tug-of-war

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Ready To Help Change the World with Your Idea? May Not Happen!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: County Getting Another World Class Site with New Buford High School
ANOTHER VIEW: Should We Bow To Those Who Know What’s Best for Us?
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Continuation of Discussion About What Social Security Really Is
UPCOMING: Annual Girl Scout Event Set at Tribble Mill Park on April 28
NOTABLE: Duluth PCOM Georgia Student Competes in Ninja Warrior Wars
RECOMMENDED: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Branch of U.S. Mint Operates in Dahlonega for 23 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Identify the Bust of a Famous Person as the Mystery Photo Today
LAGNIAPPE: Blossoming Dogwood Trees Decorating Female Seminary These Days
CALENDAR: Lilburn Offering Community Garden Plots for Rent

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by · April 12, 2019 · Full issues
3/22: Washington trip; Transit vote: Referendum language

3/22: Washington trip; Transit vote: Referendum language

Click here to read the latest issue of GwinnettForum. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Two Students from Gwinnett Picked for EMC’s Washington Youth Tour
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Put Transit on the 2020 General Election Ballot To See It Passed
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Clearer Wording on Referendum About MARTA in 2020 Election
SPOTLIGHT: Precision Planning Inc.
FEEDBACK: Hurrah for Comments by Mike Dominy and Emory Morsberger!
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers To Become “Xolos de Gwinnett” for Four Games
NOTABLE: Legislature Praises Suwanee’s Police Chief Mike Jones for His Service
RECOMMENDED: Silence, Solitude, Simplicity… by Sister Jeremy Hall, OSB
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray Was First Major Railroad Contractor in the South
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Usual Questions Apply: What and Where Is the Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company coming to Gwinnett

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by · March 22, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Put transit on the 2020 general election ballot to see it passed

BRACK: Put transit on the 2020 general election ballot to see it passed

By Elliott Brack  |  So it’s back to the drawing board for transit in Gwinnett.  The tyranny of the minority—nine percent of the 543,000 people registered to vote in Gwinnett, defeated the proposal to bring modern transit to the county. The vote was 49,936 to 41,985, a difference of 7,951. Only 16.7 percent of those registered actually voted in the referendum.

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by · March 22, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
3/19: Genealogy sites; Importance of transit vote; Hate crimes

3/19: Genealogy sites; Importance of transit vote; Hate crimes

Click here to read the latest issue of GwinnettForum. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Watch Out for the Dangers of Those Many Genealogy Websites
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Transit Question Is Gwinnett’s Most Important Vote of Recent Years
ANOTHER VIEW: No Matter what Tucker Carlson Says, Hate Crimes Are Real
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Suggestion of a Utah Service That Might Help Gwinnett Traffic
UPCOMING: One Woman Erma Bombeck Show at Aurora from March 22 to April 14
NOTABLE: County To Get Four More Locations To Renew Auto Licenses
RECOMMENDED: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grady Was President of First Professional Baseball League in the South
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Handsome Statue Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion on How Journalism Affects Democracy Coming Soon.

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by · March 19, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Transit question is Gwinnett’s most important vote of recent years

BRACK: Transit question is Gwinnett’s most important vote of recent years

By Elliott Brack   |  Yes, we know. We’ve virtually omitted several subjects on which we could have been writing lately in favor of comments of different kinds about the transit question. We’ve done this since we think the transit question is the most important vote that Gwinnett has taken in the last 30 years.

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by · March 19, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
3/15: On transit vote; Boston’s subway; Ireland’s beauty

3/15: On transit vote; Boston’s subway; Ireland’s beauty

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: More Facts Concerning Tuesday’s Vote About Transit System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How the Boston Subway Helped Me Keep Warm Back in the 1970s
ANOTHER VIEW: Ah, Ireland: So Rich in Foliage, Beauty, People, Wit and Hope
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: Now Is the Time To Support Gwinnett with “Yes” Transit Vote
UPCOMING: Brightree To Move Its Company Headquarters to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Judy Johnson Won’t Run Again for Mayor; Still’s Hat in the Ring
RECOMMENDED: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian Community near Rome Was Inhabited in 16th Century
MYSTERY PHOTO: Haunting Stark Figure Is Mystery Photo for This Edition
CALENDAR: Take in an Evening of French Music on Saturday

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by · March 15, 2019 · Full issues
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