Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Astronomers think the most likely place to find life in the galaxy is on super-Earths, like Kepler-69c, seen in this artist’s rendering. NASA Ames/JPL-CalTech

Science and Technology September 21, 2022

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

By Chris Impey, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care September 21, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: September 21, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library September 21, 2022

The Georgia Room at the Switzer Library presents a program on how the Salem witch trials played out in one Massachusetts town

Witches are often a fun, playful theme of Halloween, but they are also the subject of a tragic part of American history: the witch trials that took place in colonial…

Health Care September 21, 2022

Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

By William Hauk, University of South Carolina; Lisa Miller, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services September 21, 2022

Reminder: free special events for seniors this Friday at the North Georgia State Fair at Jim Miller Park

Cobb Senior Services announced on its website that special events for seniors 55 years and older will be held this Friday September 23 at the North Georgia State Fair in…

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 September 21, 2022

Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It

Christina Szalinski September 21, 2022 Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents…

An image from video surveillance recorded Jan. 7, 2021, shows former Coffee County Republican Party Chair Cathy Latham and Election Director Misty Hampton. Screenshot from Coffee County video

2022 Elections September 21, 2022

Sleepy Coffee County wakes to national spotlight with 2021 voting machine breach videos

by Ray Glier, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 21, 2022 DOUGLAS – Sitting at a back table at Ole Times restaurant, Larry…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Cobb County Public Library September 21, 2022

Are you an immigrant to the U.S. working on becoming a U.S. citizen?: the Cobb Public Library has Citizenship and Civics kits to help in your journey

Are you an immigrant to the U.S. working on naturalizing as a U.S. Citizen? Starting October 3 the Cobb County Public Library will have kits available that will help you…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Immigration September 21, 2022

Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha’s Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why

By Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The unexpected arrival of approximately 50 Colombian and Venezuelan migrants on Martha’s…

Climate and Weather September 21, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Wednesday September 21, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday September 21 with a high temperature of near 92 degrees. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

COVID in Cobb County: September 21, 2022

The Georgia Room at the Switzer Library presents a program on how the Salem witch trials played out in one Massachusetts town

Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

Reminder: free special events for seniors this Friday at the North Georgia State Fair at Jim Miller Park

Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It

Sleepy Coffee County wakes to national spotlight with 2021 voting machine breach videos

Are you an immigrant to the U.S. working on becoming a U.S. citizen?: the Cobb Public Library has Citizenship and Civics kits to help in your journey

Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha’s Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why

Cobb County weather forecast: Wednesday September 21, 2022