Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

National May 27, 2022

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

By Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and…

Climate and Weather May 27, 2022

Cobb County weather Friday May 27

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday May 27, 2022. The high is expected to be in the upper 70s. The chances of…

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History May 26, 2022

Cobb NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square

The Cobb NAACP will host its annual Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square celebrating the end of slavery. The Juneteenth holiday and the event are described in the news release below,…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta May 26, 2022

Marietta History Center to participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

The Marietta History Center announced on the City of Marietta website (reprinted below) that it will participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale. Before the interstate highway system was built,…

National May 26, 2022

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

By Robert Spitzer, State University of New York College at Cortland [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket…

a map showing the boundaries of the proposed new cities in Cobb County

2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 26, 2022 Efforts to carve three new cities out of Cobb County failed Tuesday…

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2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Sonja Brown and James Luttrell will face each other in the June 21 runoff for Cobb County Superior Court

Magistrate Court Judge Sonja Brown and attorney James Luttrell will face each other in the June 21 runoff for the Cobb Superior Court seat opened by the retirement of Judge…

Climate and Weather May 26, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Thursday May 26, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Thursday May 26, 2022 with highs in the mid 70s. A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Cobb…

Climate and Weather May 26, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook continues for Cobb County: possible flooding across north Georgia

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia. Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through…

Product recalls May 25, 2022

Del Monte recalls products containing Jif peanut butter

The recall of Jif peanut butter for potential salmonella contamination has prompted Del Monte, which distributes a number of products containing Jif, to issue a recall of its own. The…

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