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NEW for 3/5: More on robocalls, elections, disorders and a scare

NEW for 3/5: More on robocalls, elections, disorders and a scare

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Bet you have had these types of robo calls!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Elections, personality disorders and scary story
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Warlick drew a UGA cartoon for his son
UPCOMING: Ninth Gwinnett Burger Week features 21 restaurants
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville wins seven awards at gathering
RECOMMENDED: Oath and Honor by Liz Cheney
OBITUARY: Philip Hoke Gresham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Campbell was high ranking Black politician
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome Georgian structure is current Mystery
CALENDAR: State of the County address is Thursday at 12 Stone Church

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by · March 5, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Elections, personality disorders and scary story

BRACK: Elections, personality disorders and scary story

By Elliott Brack  |  By Friday, Gwinnettians will know those who will be seeking election this year to Congress, the Legislature, county commission, Gwinnett’s School Board and for positions in the courts, as qualifying closes that day for the coming elections.

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by · March 5, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Recent House special elections should cheer Democrats

BRACK: Recent House special elections should cheer Democrats

FEB. 16, 2024  |  In reality, we need to remember, “Trust the people.” So far little has been made about the swing that has been made in the 118th Congress.  The results should warm the hearts of Democrats.

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by · February 16, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Why elect judges and school boards when the fewest vote?

BRACK: Why elect judges and school boards when the fewest vote?

By Elliott Brack  |  Take a look at how Gwinnett County voted in the 2022 elections. You might find it interesting, but also find the ramifications far more interesting.

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by · August 4, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 12/6: On drug costs, voter fraud and America’s challenges

NEW for 12/6: On drug costs, voter fraud and America’s challenges

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Sound off to Congress about reducing all our drug costs 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fraud? Or framing the mind to see what is just not there
ANOTHER VIEW: America faces challenges no matter who is in control
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Pearl earring painter and hay baler have something in common
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber’s five star accreditation among tops in nation
NOTABLE: Norcross offers grants to firms hit hard by pandemic
OBITUARIES: Johnnie Mae Alexander
RECOMMENDED: The Battle for the American Mind
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pete Drake, music producer, famous for the steel guitar 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this obvious summertime scene
LAGNIAPPE: DAR chapter presents awards to Johnson and Lawrenceville Co-op 
CALENDAR: Festival of Trees continues at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth 

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by · December 6, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: We know hurricanes are coming; Question is how severe and when?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New voting system in primary turned out to be much easier
ANOTHER VIEW: If you must have guns, here’s a list of what you should buy
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: From the Spanish Inquisition to Governors Abbott and DeSantis 
UPCOMING: Commissioners evaluating feedback about Gwinnett Place Mall
NOTABLE: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation
RECOMMENDED: Saving America’s Amazon by Ben Raines
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Archives housed in building near Clayton State University
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may be surprised at where this lighthouse is located
CALENDAR: Ribbon-cutting of interchange of Highway 316-Harbins Road is June 16

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by · June 10, 2022 · Full issues
NEW for 6/7: Our runoff endorsements, more

NEW for 6/7: Our runoff endorsements, more

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are GwinnettForum’s endorsements in primary runoffs 
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: What’s happening to weeklies also happening to magazines
UPCOMING: Jackson EMC offers solar block energy to its members
NOTABLE: Commission adopts new smoke-free air ordinance
OBITUARIES:GEORGIA TIDBIT: Plant selection is important particularly in a Xeriscape
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out exactly where these ruins are located, and why
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Parks win honors for school readiness program
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new tower at Northside Hospital Gwinnett is Tuesday morning

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by · June 7, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Here are GwinnettForum’s endorsements in runoffs

BRACK: Here are GwinnettForum’s endorsements in runoffs

By Elliott Brack  |  There’s still work for the voters of Gwinnett and Georgia. The 2022 primary runoff elections are two weeks away, to take place June 21. Today GwinnettForum presents its endorsements in the primary runoff.

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by · June 7, 2022 · elections, Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Forum provides readers scorecards for upcoming primary

By Elliott Brack | You may need a scorecard of sorts for the Georgia primary election, which will be held in four weeks from today, on May 24.  After all, there are many, many candidates on tap to face the voters, especially in statewide and congressional elections.

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by · April 26, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 12/1: From vote-counting to junk calls

NEW for 12/1: From vote-counting to junk calls

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering vote counting in the ‘60s and sometimes bedsheet ballots 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Sunday afternoon junk call interruption really steamed me!
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates recent column about a dog scammer in Virginia
UPCOMING: Suwanee renovates old city hall, to get three story mural 
NOTABLE: Gwinnett budget for 2021 totals $1.9 billion, up 3.7 percent
RECOMMENDED: Thank you, Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jeanes Supervisors in Georgia help improve African American schools
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple frame building has some clues as the Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Wetlands cleanup produces 9,650 pounds of trash
CALENDAR: Deck the Halls coming to Duluth this Saturday, December 5

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