Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Health Care January 27, 2022

Cobb County COVID numbers: January 27, 2022

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

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

Health Care January 27, 2022

Is the omicron variant Mother Nature’s way of vaccinating the masses and curbing the pandemic?

By Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the short time since the…

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…

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….

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County COVID numbers: January 27, 2022

Is the omicron variant Mother Nature’s way of vaccinating the masses and curbing the pandemic?

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