2022

Climate and Weather November 30, 2022

Evening weather forecast for Cobb County, with the extended forecast: Wednesday November 30

The National Weather Service forecasts clear skies here in Cobb County on the evening of Wednesday, November 30, 2022, with a overnight low of about 30 degrees expected. Tomorrow, the…

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Environment November 30, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help plant trees at the Leo Frank site

The Marietta Tree Keepers is seeking volunteers to plant trees at the Leo Frank site. The site is a memorial to the Jewish factory superintendent who was lynched in 1915…

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Health Care November 30, 2022

COVID in Cobb County and statewide: November 30, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The numbers in…

Cobb County November 30, 2022

Two traffic fatalities within Cobb County reported to the Georgia Department of Public Safety over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period

The Georgia Department of Public Safety issued its report of traffic fatalities over Thanksgiving holiday travel period, and two of the 18 statewide fatalities were within Cobb County. One of…

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Opinion November 30, 2022

How I voted – and why you should care

This guest commentary is by Danny Stusser, publisher of The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater (JOLT) in Washington state (published before Thanksgiving day). It’s 27 days before Thanksgiving but…

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Business November 30, 2022

Marietta Area Council to host Mayor Tumlin’s State of the City tomorrow, along with Marietta Citzen of the Year award

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin will present his annual State of the City address at the Cobb Chamber’s Marietta Area Council Luncheon tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. The…

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Health Care November 30, 2022

Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research

This article by Melba Newsome was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Melba Newsome November 30, 2022 During a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in…

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National November 30, 2022

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

by Amy Cooter, Middlebury Institute of International Studies [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members…

Kroger at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Concord Road

Business November 30, 2022

Albertsons-Kroger mega-deal raises questions from lawmakers about higher food prices

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 29, 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee panel raised…

Health Care November 30, 2022

A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STIs

This article by Darius Tahir first appeared on Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Darius Tahir November 30, 2022 Heather Meador and Anna Herber-Downey use dating apps on the job…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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2022

Evening weather forecast for Cobb County, with the extended forecast: Wednesday November 30

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help plant trees at the Leo Frank site

COVID in Cobb County and statewide: November 30, 2022

Two traffic fatalities within Cobb County reported to the Georgia Department of Public Safety over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period

How I voted – and why you should care

Marietta Area Council to host Mayor Tumlin’s State of the City tomorrow, along with Marietta Citzen of the Year award

Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

Albertsons-Kroger mega-deal raises questions from lawmakers about higher food prices

A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STIs