Articles by Arielle Robinson

Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs calling for the defunding of 287-G

Cobb County November 22, 2020

Owens commits to ending Cobb participation in 287(g) program targeting immigrants

Photo: Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs at Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting calling for the defunding of 287-G (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) By Arielle Robinson Newly elected Cobb…

Cobb County November 16, 2020

Demonstrators demand Cobb police chief resign, demand video footage of shooting of Black teenager by officer

About 75 demonstrators rallied at Marietta Square Saturday afternoon, demanding justice for 17-year-old Vincent Truitt, a Black teenager who was killed by Cobb County Police July 14, 2020. Truitt was…

2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth November 7, 2020

Acworth board unanimously approves mixed-use development on Cobb Parkway

Acworth’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a rezoning request for property along Cobb Parkway and Old Acworth Dallas Highway at their regular meeting Thursday evening. The applicant, Ornstein-Schuler-Adams 1 2019…

2020 Elections November 3, 2020

Leroy Tre’ Hutchins: incoming Democratic member of the Cobb County Board of Education

Leroy “Tre” Hutchins, who is running unopposed for Cobb County Board of Education Post 3, answered questions from the Courier about his plans and positions as an incoming school board…

2020 Elections October 31, 2020

Q&A with Dr. Vickie Benson, Democratic candidate for Cobb Board of Education Post 1

The Courier sent a list of questions to Dr. Vickie Benson, the Democratic candidate for Cobb County Board of Education Post 1. Benson is running against Republican incumbent Randy Scamihorn,…

2020 Elections October 26, 2020

Lindsay Terrebonne: candidate for Cobb school board Post 7

Democratic candidate for the Cobb County Board of Education Post 7, Lindsay Terrebonne, answered questions from the Courier about her campaign and who she is. Terrebonne, running against Republican incumbent…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County October 9, 2020

Town hall to mark the one-year anniversary of Kevil Wingo’s death

A coalition of Cobb community groups hosted a third town hall at Glover Park about the numerous deaths in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Wednesday evening, about a year…

2020 Elections October 7, 2020

Connie Di Cicco, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 44

The Courier spoke on the phone with Connie Di Cicco, the Democratic Party candidate running for Georgia House of Representatives District 44 (HD-44). Di Cicco advanced as the only Democrat…

2020 Elections September 24, 2020

Kay Kirkpatrick: Republican candidate for SD-32

The incumbent Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 32, Senator Kay Kirkpatrick, answered questions from the Courier about her campaign recently. Kirkpatrick, an orthopedic surgeon, is running for re-election against…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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