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NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

Click here to read the latest, full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We say again: limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild; and do it today
FEEDBACK: Likes respective counterpoints to Bernard
UPCOMING: County now has 13 glass recycling locations
NOTABLE: Library budget funding allows expanded resources and raise
OBITUARY: Billie Jean Sammons Ellis 
RECOMMENDED: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Twenty mile wide fall line is Georgia’s geological boundary 
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building
CALENDAR: Lionheart’s next production is comedy night on Jan. 13

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by · January 9, 2024 · Full issues, Uncategorized
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
NEW for 2/17: On Atlanta’s growth, sports betting, fungi

NEW for 2/17: On Atlanta’s growth, sports betting, fungi

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Commerce and tolerance led to Atlanta’s amazing growth
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Like an unwelcome guest, sports betting back before us
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: GGC professor says we don’t have to worry about fungus
NOTABLE: Recent county actions should improve mobility and safety
RECOMMENDED: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Blind minister was also performer and composer of popular songs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Have you seen this water feature?
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters hold Feb. 20 meeting in Peachtree Corners

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by · February 17, 2023 · Full issues
The Georgia capitol, via Unsplash.

BRACK: Like an unwelcome guest, sports betting back before us

By Elliott Brack | The sports betting lobby has paid big bucks to high-jinks lawyers who maintain that, of all things, the State of Georgia can pass gambling legislation without going through a Constitutional Amendment vote by the people.

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by · February 17, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 1/6: On qualified labor force, “open carry” guns

NEW for 1/6: On qualified labor force, “open carry” guns

Click here to read the latest full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Businesses need qualified and motivated labor force
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Carrying six loaded guns in Publix, person may not be convicted as felon
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates thoughts on grieving in recent Forum
UPCOMING: Suwanee community program, Art Ties, focuses on visual arts
NOTABLE: Beginning of the year is good time for a financial checkup
OBITUARIES: Deborah Mason
RECOMMENDED: Chicken Salad Chick restaurants
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fiddler Clayton McMichen known as the North Georgia Wildcat
MYSTERY PHOTO: Formally-designed, elegant household is today’s Mystery

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by · January 6, 2023 · Full issues
BRACK: With 6 loaded guns in Publix, man may not be convicted as felon

BRACK: With 6 loaded guns in Publix, man may not be convicted as felon

By Elliott Brack  |  Did you hear about the story published recently of a guy found to be carrying six loaded guns in a restroom at a Publix in downtown Atlanta? The story was in The New York Times on January 3. This person had  four handguns in his jacket pocket, plus a 12-gauge shotgun and AR-15 rifle in a guitar case. This happened in March of 2021.

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by · January 6, 2023 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: On congressional, gubernatorial and legislative politics

By Elliott Brack
NOV. 23, 2021  |  The Georgia Legislature’s Congressional redistricting map seems to give Democrat Carolyn Boudreaux a virtual “Bye” for the 2022 election cycle.  Just look at how the new Congressional district map is drawn.

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by · November 23, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 1/15: On new library; Legislative issues; Deep canvassing

NEW for 1/15: On new library; Legislative issues; Deep canvassing

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Lawrenceville to get new themed downtown library
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Three key issues will come before Georgia Legislature this year
ANOTHER VIEW: New polling technique, deep canvassing, proving effective 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Is 14th Amendment a better way to restrict Donald Trump?
UPCOMING: Duluth’s Railway Museum plans $1 million fund campaign
NOTABLE: Dr. Andrea Mann new dean at Suwanee campus of PCOM
RECOMMENDED: The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia food and beverage firms now national companies
MYSTERY PHOTO: Peaceful location may offer clues
CALENDAR: MLK donation drive is Jan. 16

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by · January 15, 2021 · Full issues
BRACK: 3 key issues will come before Georgia legislature this year

BRACK: 3 key issues will come before Georgia legislature this year

By Elliott Brack  |  Look out for at least three big issues to come before the Georgia Legislature this year.

The most important issue will be the reapportioning of the U.S. House of Representatives, and also both the Georgia Senate and House. That’s why this years’ Legislature will have more sway over our state than do most year’s terms as it determines voting districts. In effect, the Republican Party will have super influence for the next 10 years since the GOP will control how district lines are drawn.

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by · January 15, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
1/14: New book system; When legislature should meet

1/14: New book system; When legislature should meet

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Libraries Adopt New Method To Classify Books
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislature: Meet Only Every Other Year and Have Less Mischief
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Before Session Begins, Here Comes a Legislative Gender Policeman
UPCOMING: 12th Kiwanis Father-Daughter Dance To Be Both February 7 and 8
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Commission Adopts Record $1.84 Billion Budget for 2020
RECOMMENDED: The United States of Trump by Bill O’Reilly
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Is Federalist Candidate for U.S. President
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us More About This Important Stone Structure and Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett NAACP Plans Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Supper on January 19

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by · January 13, 2020 · Full issues
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