June 2024

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Climate and Weather June 15, 2024

Scorcher in metro Atlanta Saturday: heat index of 98-104 degrees expected

The National Weather Service forecasts a heat index of between 98 and 104 degrees for Cobb County and other parts of the region on Saturday, June 15, and has issued…

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Environment June 15, 2024

Fourth consecutive day of poor air quality expected in metro Atlanta Saturday

For the fourth day in a row, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta, in effect for…

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Opinion June 14, 2024

Bookman: Trump allies work to undermine election safeguards that withstood 2020 pressure campaign

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 13, 2024 Last fall, James McWhorter was summoned to appear before the DeKalb…

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh speaks in front of Cobb County school headquarters

Justice June 14, 2024

Students join discrimination lawsuit against Cobb County School District

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh at press conference — Photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County students, alums, and members of the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition held a press…

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Marietta June 14, 2024

David Beam appointed Marietta Police Chief for the long haul

Marietta‘s interim Police Chief David Beam was officially appointed chief of the Marietta Police Department for the long haul at a Special Called Meeting of the Marietta City Council on…

Climate and Weather June 14, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Friday, June 14, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, June 14, 2024, with a high near 95 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

Ashlynn Rich telling the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation

Education June 14, 2024

Cobb student with Down syndrome who was excluded from graduation addresses school board

Photo: Ashlynn Rich told the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation; all photos by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Ashlynn Rich told Superintendent…

Justice June 13, 2024

American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson

by Linda J. Nicholson, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As someone who over the past 50…

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Psychology June 13, 2024

How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth

by Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. President Joe…

Politics June 13, 2024

Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans

by Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, University of Maryland and Joshua J. Dyck, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Independent voters who live in communities with lots…

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