2024

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 6, 2024

“I’m Felix the Cat!”

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

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Human Rights December 6, 2024

Cobb Public Library celebrates Universal Human Rights Month

December is Universal Human Rights Month, and the Cobb County Public Library has created a reading list that includes something for people of all ages. The United Nations General Assembly…

A tri-color hound with a colorful scarf, looking happy

Pets and Pet Adoption December 6, 2024

“I’m Henrietta, and I ain’t nuthin’ but a hound dog!”

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

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Marietta December 6, 2024

Unleash your inner Clark Griswold with “Marietta Light Up the Holidays”

Whether your idea of outside holiday decoration is subtle and artistic or tends more toward the high-wattage designs inspired by Clark Griswold from the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, you’ll get…

Climate and Weather December 6, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Friday, December 6, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, December 6, 2024, with a high near 42 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Climate and Weather December 6, 2024

High fire danger for all of north and central Georgia Friday, December 6

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and the entire north and central Georgia area for the afternoon and evening of Friday, December 6….

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Health Care December 6, 2024

Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

by Amal Noureldin, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn…

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Artificial Intelligence December 6, 2024

Georgia state senators work on real world guardrails for fantastical world of AI

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 3, 2024 Way back in the 1940s, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov set…

Justice December 5, 2024

US attorney general’s professionalism can protect Americans’ privacy, former federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As President-elect Donald Trump announces his prospective Cabinet nominations, The Conversation U.S. Politics…

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Politics December 5, 2024

America’s counties are less purple than they used to be

by Robert J. Vanderbei, Princeton University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States isn’t mostly red or mostly blue. It’s mostly purple. That’s what…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

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…

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