Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Health Care December 25, 2021

Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Relationship stress can hit new highs during the holidays. Aaron Amat/iStock via Getty Images Plus By Rosie Shrout, Purdue University [This article was first published in The Conversation] With the…

Climate and Weather December 25, 2021

Cobb weather Christmas day

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll have a mostly cloudy Christmas day here in Cobb County, with a high around 67 degrees. 7-day forecast The…

Health Care December 24, 2021

Big jump in Cobb County school-aged COVID cases over past week

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a large increase over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment more than doubling, from…

Holidays December 24, 2021

Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions

If you’re worried about older loved ones’ ability to care for themselves, try starting a conversation with nonjudgmental questions. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia…

A color-coded map of Cobb County showing where population densities are the highest

Cobb County December 24, 2021

What part of Cobb County has the highest density?

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a set of data visualization tools for the 2020 census to examine the population traits of areas down to the census tract level. Census…

Climate and Weather December 24, 2021

Cobb weather December 24

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there should be sunny skies in Cobb County, with a high near 62 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is the…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation December 23, 2021

Deadline extended to take Cobb Parkway at Windy Hill Road intersection survey

The deadline to take the Cobb DOT’s survey about the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Windy Hill Road has been extended to December 31, 2021: There's still time to take…

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

Marietta December 23, 2021

William Root House becomes member of Georgia Grown

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement on its website about Marietta’ William Root House becoming a member of the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Georgia Grown program: MARIETTA –…

Dance December 23, 2021

Two KSU Department of Dance alumni were named to Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” list

Two Kennesaw State University Department of Dance alumni have been named to Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” list. Simone Stevens and Darvensky Louis were the KSU honorees included in the…

Transportation December 23, 2021

Good news for Cobb County: GDOT suspends lane closures for the holiday weekends

For those of you accustomed to the headaches of slow-moving traffic due to weekend lane closures and road work by Georgia Department of Transportation road crews and contractors every weekend,…

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Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

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