Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Mental Health March 24, 2022

Backers of mental health bill defend proposal after sudden pushback

by Jill Nolin, Georgia RecorderMarch 23, 2022 Supporters of a sweeping mental health bill are defending the proposal after it was met with spirited opposition in the Senate this week….

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2022 Elections March 24, 2022

Latest count of ballots cast in Georgia House District 45 Advanced Voting

Here is the latest count of ballots cast in advance voting in the special election for Georgia House District 45 from the Cobb elections website: ADVANCE in Person Totals DateTotalMondayMarch…

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Economy March 24, 2022

Would gas tax breaks make a big difference when prices are skyrocketing? We asked 4 experts

By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University; Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis; Sanya Carley, Indiana University, and Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation,…

Race and Racism March 24, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall’s 1967 hearings

By Margaret M. Russell, Santa Clara University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Sen. James Eastland posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood…

Climate and Weather March 23, 2022

Cobb County weather report for Thursday March 24

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we’ll see sunny skies in Cobb County Thursday during the day, but overnight Wednesday has a 20 percent chance of showers….

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Health Care March 23, 2022

COVID in Cobb County — March 23

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

Business March 23, 2022

James Birchfield promoted to senior associate at Kennesaw-based CROFT & Associates

CROFT & Associates, a Kennesaw-based architecture, engineering and design firm sent a press release announcing the promotion of James G. Birchfield to senior associate. According to the announcement, Birchfield has…

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Transportation March 23, 2022

Cobb referendum on public transit to be delayed until 2024

Cobb County announced that the vote on the Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Mobility SPLOST or MSPLOST) which includes decisions on public transit options will be delayed until…

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Energy March 23, 2022

How a few geothermal plants could solve America’s lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry

By Bryant Jones, Boise State University and Michael McKibben, University of California, Riverside Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap…

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Immigration March 19, 2025

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison

by Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College and Sarah C. Bishop, Baruch College, CUNY, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] El Salvador President Nayib Bukele framed his offer…

Health Care March 19, 2025

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