Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Education April 13, 2022

When are book bans unconstitutional? A First Amendment scholar explains

By Erica Goldberg, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States has become a nation divided over important issues in K-12 education,…

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Health Care April 13, 2022

COVID in Cobb, April 12, 2022

Our working assumption is that the reason for the discrepancy in Cobb County’s numbers between the Georgia Department of Public Health and CDC is that the influx of unreported data…

Harmony Leland Elementary School in article about raises for the Board of Education

Education April 13, 2022

‘Every day feels unsettled’ – educators decry staffing shortage

By Laura Wangsness Willemsen, Concordia University, Saint Paul; Elisheva L. Cohen, Indiana University, and John W. Braun, Concordia University, Saint Paul [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

A crowd gathered at a press release with Gov. Brian Kemp to mark the passage of the recent gun law by Georgia GOP legislators

Georgia April 13, 2022

Georgia law nixes permit requirement for firearms as gun politics gin up GOP base

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [First published in the Georgia Recorder republished with permission]April 13, 2022 The first political event 30-year-old Nick Champion ever attended was Tuesday outside a sporting…

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Climate and Weather April 13, 2022

Cobb County weather, Wednesday April 13: 30 percent chance of morning showers, high near 81

The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of morning showers in Cobb County on Wednesday April 13, with a high near 81 degrees. The chance of rain increases…

Georgia April 12, 2022

New fight emerges over Golden Ray shipwreck damages off Georgia coast

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 12, 2022 Five months after crews removed the final section of the Golden…

Business April 12, 2022

Lockheed Martin schedules its 2022 first quarter earnings call

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has scheduled the live webcast of its first quarter 2022 earnings results for Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 11 a.m. EDT. According to the press release…

National April 12, 2022

Oklahoma state officials resist Supreme Court ruling affirming tribal authority over American Indian country

By Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University It’s unusual for someone to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit one of its decisions. It’s very rare for that to happen…

International April 12, 2022

First round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration

By Mathias Bernard, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the majority of the ballots counted on Monday morning, the official results…

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Climate and Weather April 12, 2022

National Weather Service issues hazardous weather outlook for Cobb and other n. GA counties for today through Friday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north and central Georgia for today through Friday, raising the alert of…

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