2024

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Health Care October 30, 2024

Medicare Changes Expo coming to Cobb’s Switzer Library

Do you have questions or concerns about changes to your Medicare benefits? The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County will hold a Medicare Changes Expo and Update event.on November 13…

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Kennesaw October 29, 2024

New tasers for Kennesaw Police Department on council agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt The Kennesaw City Council is expected to approve a contract to update the police department’s taser inventory at the Nov. 4 meeting. The five-year contract with Axon…

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Elections October 29, 2024

What to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice from a civil rights attorney for Election Day

by Karen Figueroa-Clewett, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the general election drawing close, it’s important to…

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Elections October 29, 2024

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

by Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election may come down to LGBTQ+…

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Movies October 29, 2024

Horror movies are as much a mainstay of Halloween as trick or treat − but why are they so bloody?

by James Francis, Jr., Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Horror movies are plentiful in 2024, and plenty bloody. The year has seen…

Elections October 29, 2024

Doug Emhoff rallies support for Kamala Harris across metro Atlanta Sunday

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 27, 2024 Second gentleman Doug Emhoff swung through metro Atlanta Sunday to fire…

Health Care October 29, 2024

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam October 28, 2024 KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning…

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Elections October 29, 2024

Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

by Ariana Figueroa and Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 28, 2024 WASHINGTON — As an exceedingly bitter, tight and…

Elections October 29, 2024

Reminder: Your chance to vote early in Cobb County ends Friday at 7 p.m.

Cobb County sent the following reminder in its newsletter that advance voting for the November 5 general election ends this coming Friday, November 1: Why wait? If you know your…

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Marietta October 29, 2024

Marietta Councilman Kent to hold town hall for Ward 5

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement on its website: MARIETTA, GA – Councilman M. Carlyle Kent (Ward 5) will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, November 6,…

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2024

Medicare Changes Expo coming to Cobb’s Switzer Library

New tasers for Kennesaw Police Department on council agenda

What to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice from a civil rights attorney for Election Day

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

Horror movies are as much a mainstay of Halloween as trick or treat − but why are they so bloody?

Doug Emhoff rallies support for Kamala Harris across metro Atlanta Sunday

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.

Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

Reminder: Your chance to vote early in Cobb County ends Friday at 7 p.m.

Marietta Councilman Kent to hold town hall for Ward 5