Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

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Cobb County January 8, 2022

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

There are 12 public comment spots for next Tuesday’s virtual Board of Commissioners meeting, January 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be teleconferenced under the terms of the…

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Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Criminal Justice System January 8, 2022

Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn retires after 15 years

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn will retire at the end of this month, after 15…

Text on sunny skies graphic: According to the National Weather Service, we'll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees.

Climate and Weather January 7, 2022

Cobb weather January 8 UPDATED: Sunny skies

According to the National Weather Service, we’ll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is the NWS 7-day…

Health Care January 7, 2022

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

A press release from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt stated that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the use of the remainder of the county’s…

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2022 Elections January 7, 2022

SPLC announced lawsuit against new Georgia Congressional maps

The Southern Poverty Law Center announced its participation in a lawsuit against new congressional district maps, that, among other things, put the majority Black and Democratic Powder Springs and Austell…

Tin Foil Hattery January 7, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene sez all you Communists with yer fancy vaccines and science can take a leap

In the “why should I have brakes on my car when I haven’t wrecked it yet?” department, the veritable fountain of bad takes and wacky rant, Marjorie Taylor Greene, was…

Business January 7, 2022

Cobb Chamber announces the 2022 class of the Honorary Commanders Association

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release announcing the 2022 class for the Honorary Commanders Association: ATLANTA (January 7, 2022) – The Honorary Commanders Association, a cooperative effort involving…

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Health Care January 7, 2022

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

By Alexander Sundermann, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Lee Harrison, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The omicron variant quickly…

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Kennesaw January 7, 2025

Kennesaw City Council holds first meeting of 2025

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council’s first meeting of the year was a quick one, tackling first of the year house cleaning matters. They approved the $360 qualifying fee for…

Education January 7, 2025

Kennesaw State professor’s animation offers new take on climate change

Photo by Darnell Wilburn This article by Dave Shelles first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission Upon entering a small room at Northlake Mall, a person…

Cobb County January 7, 2025

Cobb Collaborative marks Feb. 3-7 as Resiliency Week

By Mark Woolsey The non-profit Cobb Collaborative believes in the concept of resiliency- so much so that it will devote a whole week to the best ways to achieve it…

Health Care cost January 7, 2025

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can…

Immigration January 7, 2025

Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a staple of his political career, but his…

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