2024

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta March 23, 2024

Marietta Councilman Goldstein appointed to FCC advisory committee

Marietta City Councilman Joseph Goldstein was appointed to the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. According to the committee’s page on the FCC website: The mission of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee is…

Cobb weather January 11: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather March 23, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, March 23, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, March 23, 2024, with a high near 66 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Climate and Weather March 23, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb, but chance of severe weather low

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Saturday, March 23. However, the chance of severe…

outline of a human head with drawing of brain visible

Health Care March 22, 2024

New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s too late

by Soeren Mattke, University of Southern California and Ying Liu, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Mild cognitive…

Psychology March 22, 2024

Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way to manage anger − new review of 154 studies reveals what works

by Sophie L. Kjaervik, Virginia Commonwealth University and Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Some commonly recommended tactics for managing…

Health Care March 22, 2024

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

by Lawson R. Wulsin, University of Cincinnati, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress –…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County March 22, 2024

Homicide victim found in vehicle on Powers Ferry Road in Cobb County

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide discovered yesterday by officers responding…

Leroy Tre' Hutchins at school board meeting

Education March 22, 2024

Cobb school board discord over use of ‘equitable’ in fiscal policy

by Rebecca Gaunt Thursday’s Cobb County school board work session got heated over the removal of the word “equitable” from a board policy on fiscal management and allocation of resources….

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia March 22, 2024

School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 20, 2024 Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Opinion March 22, 2024

Bookman: Georgia’s $141M voucher program likely mere down payment on what’s to come

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 21, 2024 In its attempt to shove school vouchers down the throat of…

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