Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Opinion February 10, 2025

Building on the APEX Program to enhance school safety

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If Georgia is particularly focused on school safety right now, that’s understandable. Following the tragedy at Apalachee High School last year, we all want to make…

Atlanta Latino Lions group photo at litter cleanup of Windy Hill Road, all wearing yellow safety vests

Cobb County February 9, 2025

Atlanta Latino Lions clean up adopted 2-mile stretch of Windy Hill Road

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs provided this report with photos of a litter cleanup project by the Atlanta Lions Club, which has adopted a two-mile stretch of Windy Hill Road:…

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News Brief February 9, 2025

Smyrna Mayor Norton to hold town hall Feb. 13

Smyrna residents and interested parties are due to get an update on city plans and projects next week. City officials say that Mayor Derek Norton will lead a Town Hall…

Smyrna February 9, 2025

New coffee shop for the northern part of Smyrna

By Mark Woolsey Smyrna residents Gabriela Miles and her husband Greg had heard the talk from neighbors for a while: lamenting that Smyrna residents living north of busy Windy Hill…

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Cobb County February 8, 2025

Sweetwater Mission adds training for nursing services

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos about Sweetwater Mission’s Transformation Center: Sweetwater Mission has expanded their offices to add a Transformation Center which will address…

Acworth February 8, 2025

Acworth man sentenced to 20 years for child molestation; other charges

The office of Cobb District Attorney Sonya F. Allen announced in a public information release that a 65-year-old Acworth man entered a guilty plea to charges including child molestation and…

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Business, Uncategorized February 8, 2025

82 new businesses licensed for unincorporated Cobb over past week

Here are the 82 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, February 7, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Cobb County February 8, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library to host Family STEAM Night

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement of the North Cobb Regional Library’s Family STEAM night: Family STEAM Night on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.,…

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Opinion February 8, 2025

America’s Enemies Badly Want Us To Gut USAID

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College During the Cold War, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created to promote international development via foreign…

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Kennesaw February 7, 2025

Kennesaw Event Lounge forced to close for 90 days over violations

By Rebecca Gaunt Due to multiple infractions of Kennesaw’s business ordinances, the Event Lounge at 1480 Shiloh Rd. will remain closed for the duration of a 90-day suspension of its…

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Cobb County February 26, 2025

Cobb ME has announced that 57 sets of cremains recovered from fire-damage funeral home

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following news release, that includes a link to the list of cremains identified: The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 57…

Marietta February 26, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K presents grants to local programs and charities

PHOTO ABOVE: L to R: Chris Ferguson(Path to Shine), Rev Gary MacDonald(Murphy-Harpst), Tom Gonter(MUST Ministries), Nick Carberry(Next Step Ministries), Kylie Pearce(Goshen Valley), Brenda Rhodes(Simple Needs & KCMGK member), Angela Thornton(CCYA),…

National February 26, 2025

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Those who wrote and wrangled over America’s Constitution might be troubled by the…

International February 26, 2025

Scam Factories: the inside story of Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Justin Bergman, The Conversation, and Matt Garrow, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scam Factories is a special multimedia…

Immigration February 26, 2025

Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

by Kristina Fullerton Rico, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants living in the country…

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