Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 5, 2022

“I’m going to stare at you with these big sad eyes until you adopt me!” The Cobb County Courier’s pick for adoptable Dog of the Day

The Cobb County Courier’s Adoptable Dog of the Day, taken from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is named Cali. The following information on this potential family member is copied…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 5, 2022

“Please, adopt me now!” Cat of the Day

The Cobb County Courier supports the adoption of animals from shelters, rather than purchase from pet stores. So we’ve begun highlighting a Dog of the Day and Cat of the…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care December 5, 2022

Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents

This article by Judith Graham was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Judith Graham December 5, 2022 Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs…

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Economy December 5, 2022

Georgia gasoline price average drops below $3.00

Georgia gasoline prices per gallon dropped to below $3.00 per gallon for regular unleaded on average over the past week. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the…

Cobb weather January 24: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather December 5, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Monday December 5

The National Weather Service forecasts widespread rain here in Cobb County on Monday December 5, 2022 with a high temperature of near 50 degrees. The rain is expected to extend…

Weather December 5, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: widespread rain forecast that could lead to flooding, Monday Dec. 5

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County on Monday, December 5, due to expected widespread rain across north and central Georgia that might lead to…

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2022 Elections December 4, 2022

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration issues statement on State Board of Elections investigation

Cobb County Board of Elections and Resignation issued the following statement about the State Board of Elections’ investigation into the problems with the county’s absentee ballot process over the course…

NASA astronaut Mae Jemison says she was inspired by Nichelle Nichols’ Lt. Nyota Uhura character on ‘Star Trek.’ (both pictured)

Literature December 4, 2022

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

by Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books…

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Health Care cost December 4, 2022

Here’s when drug prices will start to decrease for Medicare recipients

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 3, 2022 Starting next month, a $35 cap on insulin prices will go…

Weather December 4, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Sunday December 4, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 4, 2022 with a high around 60. Tonight the forecast is for cloudy skies with…

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