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Kennesaw April 29, 2024

Accusations of bullying: Kennesaw special election gets heated

By Rebecca Gaunt Ben Day, a Kennesaw City Council Post 5 special election candidate and Episcopal priest, has leveled criticism on his campaign website at two citizens who have publicly…

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Politics August 8, 2023

Georgia GOP leaders say state crackdown on cyberbullying a top legislative priority in 2024

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 7, 2023 Georgia’s GOP leadership says fighting against cyberbullying will be a top…

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Voting Rights November 15, 2022

Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying

by Atiba Ellis, Marquette University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on…

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Education February 27, 2020

Cobb school board candidate prepared to go to court over bullying

Attorney Robert Madayag is prepared to take the Cobb County School District to court if they don’t make changes to the bullying policy. Madayag says CCSD doesn’t use the correct…

Cobb Parents Jorge Santa, Carol Thompson and Catherine Busse. in article about press conference on bullying (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools January 11, 2019

Cobb County School District Accused of Hiding Bullying

Attorney Mitch Skandalakis of Skandalakis Law Group addressed the media Friday morning with three families who report their children experienced extreme bullying at Harrison and Walton High Schools. “Cobb…

Poster created by elementary school student for the anti-bullying campaign contest (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County schools October 29, 2018

Anti-Bullying campaign in Cobb County Schools

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation on a school anti-bullying campaign and contest that were held in South Cobb schools. The winners of the contest for elementary,…

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Elections May 15, 2024

Cobb County school board Post 1 candidate Q&A: Scamihorn and Benson

By Rebecca Gaunt Republican Randy Scamihorn, the current board chair, is aiming for a fourth term on the Cobb County Board of Education, but will first have to face Democratic…

Cobb County March 16, 2024

Community meeting in Austell to address recent surge of youth violence in Cobb County

In response to a series of violent acts by youth, including fighting by hundreds of young people on opening day at Six Flags that led to the shooting of a…

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Opinion March 5, 2024

“(Kemp) spreading fear and hate of the migrant community”

This open letter was distributed by Rich Pellegrino for the Cobb Immigrant Alliance and Cobb SCLC An Open Letter to Governor Brian Kemp from the Cobb Immigrant Alliance & SCLC …

Justice February 14, 2024

Lawsuit accuses Cobb County School District of violating teachers’ Constitutional rights

by Rebecca Gaunt The Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) joined a fired elementary school teacher and a currently-employed special education teacher in filing a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Cobb…

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Nutrition September 15, 2024

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

by Christopher Damman, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is the adage “calories in, calories out” true? The short answer is yes, but…

Elections September 15, 2024

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