Articles by: Elliott Brack

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley campaigning over the weekend in New Hampshire.  Photo provided.  Credit: Suzanne Youngblood Lane.

BRACK: And now there are two: Which will be the nominee?

By Elliott Brack | And now there are two. At first there were 12 people who said they wanted to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2024.

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by · January 23, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: It’s a better way to provide housing: Condos, not apartments

BRACK: It’s a better way to provide housing: Condos, not apartments

By Elliott Brack  |  Is there a better way to provide housing for people of Gwinnett than apartment complexes? There is, and it is so simple that you wonder why the various cities do not implement it.

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by · January 19, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Here’s why another Gwinnett city is being proposed 

BRACK: Here’s why another Gwinnett city is being proposed 

By Elliott Brack  |  What caused people in northeastern Gwinnett to seek cityhood, that is, to pursue legislative OK to form the proposed city of Mulberry?

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by · January 16, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 

BRACK: Limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 

By Elliott Brack | State legislators gathered Monday at the Capitol to start the 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Meanwhile, all Georgians must keep their fingers crossed hoping the current session doesn’t legislate too much mischief.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Our Christmas season is brightened by its music

BRACK: Our Christmas season is brightened by its music

By Elliott Brack  |  Christmas carols are a joy of the season. Ever think about how very diverse these songs are, coming from all parts of the Western world? Many come from England, though other countries contribute their share. 

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by · December 22, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Regulate activity at bars in early morning hours

BRACK: Regulate activity at bars in early morning hours

By Elliott Brack – Consider, if you will, what sort of activity goes on in Gwinnett between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. How about this description: “Not much good!”

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by · December 15, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Remembering a close friend of 60 years

By Elliott Brack  |  The first business partner I had died at age 96 last week. How lucky I was to have been associated with him all these years! 

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by · December 12, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Workers erecting steel products.  Photos provided.

BRACK: Porter Steel Company now operating with second generation 

By Elliott Brack  |  A Lilburn firm which began in 1983, now has a second generation guiding its operations. The company is Porter Steel Company, which has expanded greatly and now has 90 employees erecting steel and making steel products for clients across the Southeast.

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by · December 8, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Courts don’t operate for the convenience of defendants

BRACK: Courts don’t operate for the convenience of defendants

By Elliott Brack  |  Ever occur to you that the United States court system does not operate for  the convenience of the defendants, civil or criminal? Donald Trump and his attorneys seem to think otherwise. 

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by · December 5, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: American judicial system offers plenty of “wiggle room”

BRACK: American judicial system offers plenty of “wiggle room”

By Elliott Brack   |  There’s a passage in Rachel Maddow’s new book, Prequel, which really stunned me. … The passage concerns the American judicial system, which many think is unequaled in the world. 

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by · November 28, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective