January 2024

National January 15, 2024

Wayne LaPierre leaves a financial mess behind at the NRA − on top of the legal one that landed him in court

by Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s longtime leader, plans to retire by the…

Science and Technology January 15, 2024

Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

by Anne Toomey McKenna, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Health Care January 15, 2024

Talk of Georgia-style full Medicaid expansion spurs bipartisan buzz at state Capitol

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 13, 2024 The Gold Dome was aflutter during the first week of the…

Education January 15, 2024

State set to roll out more money to help school districts pay to bus students to school

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 12, 2024 Every weekday morning and afternoon, a fleet of yellow buses rolls…

Climate and Weather January 15, 2024

Winter Weather Advisory for Cobb County and other metro areas Tuesday morning

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Cobb County and several other metro counties in effect from 4 a.m and noon tomorrow, Tuesday January 15, 2023. What…

Mableton January 15, 2024

Photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered bridge

Barry Krebs provided the following and report and photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered Bridge: Thank you to the volunteers from the Friends Of…

Opinion January 15, 2024

Political Cartoon Clay Jones on ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’

A case can be built for retaliating on the Houthi rebels targeting Red Sea shipping, or showing restraint. But it’s much less understandable to build both cases simultaneously based on…

A white/tabby cat on the top of the table

Pets and Pet Adoption January 15, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I’ve studied you carefully, and I think we’d be a good match. So adopt me now!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male white/tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A tri-color beagle with a pink leash, looking sad

Pets and Pet Adoption January 15, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Cracker, and I’m a beagle mix in need of a home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male tri-color beagle. The following information on this potential family member is…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Transportation January 15, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices continue their modest but steady decline

Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier According to the weekly report from AAA, Georgia average gas prices continued their modest but steady downward trend. Cobb County prices remained close to the…

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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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