2024

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Pets and Pet Adoption May 7, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Black & I look like I’m wearing a tuxedo!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black/white pit bull type. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption May 7, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “Just lookit this face! Doesn’t in make you want to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized female snowshoe domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

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Elections May 7, 2024

Candidates for Cobb tax commissioner face off in forum

Candidates for Cobb County Tax Commissioner faced off, giving their takes on how to run and improve the office, during a forum at Grace City Church on May 2, 2024….

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Transportation May 7, 2024

Two Cobb DOT engineers make “100 most influential women in Georgia engineering” list

Karyn Matthews and Ligia Florim, engineers for Cobb DOT were on the list of “100 most influential women in Georgia engineering” compiled by Engineering Georgia magazine. “I always enjoyed math. …

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Opinion May 7, 2024

The Job Market Is Bright For 2024 Graduates, But Where Is It Brightest?

The News Is Good For Cobb County, But Not So Much For Other Georgia Cities By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When today’s high school freshmen…

Climate and Weather May 7, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, May 7, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, with a high near 86 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Climate and Weather May 7, 2024

Another day of scattered storms in north Georgia

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on May 7. Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible across the…

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Education May 6, 2024

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

by Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally…

Justice May 6, 2024

On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods

by Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University at Albany, State University of New York and Freeden Blume Oeur, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Society Hill, where…

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Science and Technology May 6, 2024

Why are some people faster than others? 2 exercise scientists explain the secrets of running speed

by Dawn P. Coe, University of Tennessee and Elizabeth (Kip) Webster, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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