November 2016

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Data, Economy November 24, 2016

How much do we work for a gallon of gasoline?

This map is provided courtesy of howmuch.net, a cost information website. Click on the map to go to the full article, with a description of what the numbers mean.

Cobb County, Cobb County Police Department November 23, 2016

Public input sought on policing in Cobb County

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. there will be a meeting to get public comments on the performance of the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD). The Commission on Accreditation for…

Atlanta History, History, News Media November 14, 2016

1906 Fight Between Atlanta’s Newspapers

On August 10, 1906, the following headline ran on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution: Here is hypocrisy for you! Atlanta Journal condemns what Atlanta Journal itself does Today…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 14, 2016

How did Clinton’s performance compare with Barksdale’s in Cobb County?

Clinton won Cobb County, but the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Jim Barksdale didn’t. A good intuitive way of looking at the results is in three charts. These bar charts,…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 12, 2016

Cobb County Precinct Level 2016 Election Results in One Chart

Here is a bar graph of the 2016 presidential results for Cobb County precincts. Below it is a google precinct map to make it easy to find the location of…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 10, 2016

Some observations on Clinton’s win in Cobb County GA — by the numbers

As many of you know, Hillary Clinton won the vote in Cobb County by a 2.1% margin. This surprised many people, since Cobb has been solidly GOP red for decades….

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