Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Transportation January 27, 2022

Project near completion, but more I-20 lane closures in Cobb this weekend

The work is wrapping up, but the restriping of I-20 lanes from Windsor Street to Sweetwater Creek will require more lane closures this weekend. This includes the entirety of Cobb…

Guest Opinion January 27, 2022

Opinion: Defunding schools and adding unnecessary burdens on teachers will ultimately hurt students across Georgia

[This opinion article is by Micheal Garza a Democratic candidate running for Georgia House District 46 representing NE Cobb and SE Cherokee County] Earlier this session, Georgia GOP lawmakers introduced…

Sports January 27, 2022

Basketball skills clinic for 6 to 13-year-olds in Marietta

The City of Marietta posted the following to their website, announcing that Marietta Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for a basketball skills clinic for residents between 6 and 13…

Health Care January 27, 2022

I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

By Bram Sable-Smith [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] January 25, 2022 I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation January 27, 2022

Resurfacing of SR 360/Powder Springs Road to bring more lane closures

[Editors note: It was pointed out by a reader a few weeks ago that SR 360 is Macland Road. The reader was correct, but the SR 360 designation also takes…

Transportation January 27, 2022

Saturday daytime lane closures on SR 360 continue

The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following announcement about continued lane closures this Saturday for the widening of SR 360 / Powder Springs Road: Georgia Department of Transportation contractors…

Sunny skies image with the following text: Cobb County weather forecast Thursday January 27, 2022 Sunny skies A high near 52 degrees

Climate and Weather January 26, 2022

Cobb weather January 27

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we should have sunny skies Thursday, January 27 with a high near 52 degrees here in Cobb County. 7-day forecast The…

Electron microscopic view of the SARS-Cov-2 virus shows the virus clustered and emerging from the surface of cells

Health Care January 26, 2022

Cobb County COVID numbers: January 26, 2022

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report, and from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker….

Parkview Apartments, brick sign in front of the complex in article about the purchase of three complexes by Lexington Austell

Cobb County January 26, 2022

More funds might become available for rental assistance in Cobb County

Cobb County reported in a news release that more funds might become available to renters under duress. The county has applied for additional funding under the federal government’s Emergency Rental…

Cobb County January 26, 2022

Cobb County posts event schedule for Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and Cobb County has a full schedule of events to celebrate, particularly the many events at the Cobb Public Library branches. Here is the notice…

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Labor April 24, 2024

Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case

by Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests…

Justice April 24, 2024

Opening statements are the most important part of a trial – as lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by…

Business April 24, 2024

Should family members be in charge of family businesses? We analyzed 175 studies to understand when having a family CEO pays off

by Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy, University of Louisville; Jeff Chandler, University of North Texas; Jim Chrisman, Mississippi State University; Joshua J. Daspit, Texas State University, and Oleg Petrenko, University of Arkansas, [This…

Education April 24, 2024

Georgia governor signs school voucher bill to provide $6,500 toward private tuition

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 23, 2024 Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law…

Opinion April 24, 2024

Political Cartoon from John Cole

Political cartoon by John Cole first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission.

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Project near completion, but more I-20 lane closures in Cobb this weekend

Opinion: Defunding schools and adding unnecessary burdens on teachers will ultimately hurt students across Georgia

Basketball skills clinic for 6 to 13-year-olds in Marietta

I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

Resurfacing of SR 360/Powder Springs Road to bring more lane closures

Saturday daytime lane closures on SR 360 continue

Cobb weather January 27

Cobb County COVID numbers: January 26, 2022

More funds might become available for rental assistance in Cobb County

Cobb County posts event schedule for Black History Month