2020 Elections

line rounds the corner and stretches around three sides of the building at South Cobb Regional library voting site

2020 Elections October 13, 2020

Number of voting machines at each polling site in Cobb County

The Courier visited two polling sites for advance voting in Cobb County, both in South Cobb, yesterday, and voters who had finished casting their ballots gave significantly different wait times…

2020 Elections October 7, 2020

Connie Di Cicco, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 44

The Courier spoke on the phone with Connie Di Cicco, the Democratic Party candidate running for Georgia House of Representatives District 44 (HD-44). Di Cicco advanced as the only Democrat…

2020 Elections September 29, 2020

Cobb County advance voting

The following is the schedule and locations for Cobb County advance voting for the 2020 November General Election reprinted from the Cobb County website: Advance Voting for the November 3,…

2020 Elections September 24, 2020

Kay Kirkpatrick: Republican candidate for SD-32

The incumbent Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 32, Senator Kay Kirkpatrick, answered questions from the Courier about her campaign recently. Kirkpatrick, an orthopedic surgeon, is running for re-election against…

2020 Elections September 24, 2020

Christine Triebsch: Democratic candidate for SD-32

The Courier asked Democratic Party candidate Christine Triebsch, who is running for Georgia State Senate District 32 to answer a few questions for our readers. Triebsch is a lawyer and…

2020 Elections September 22, 2020

Joyette Holmes opens her campaign office

The COVID-19 pandemic may have thrown a couple of roadblocks in Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes’ way in her roughly 15 months as top prosecutor, but it apparently hasn’t…

Janine Eveler at lectern at a BOC meeting

2020 Elections September 22, 2020

Janine Eveler to speak at MIC election forum

Janine Eveler, the director of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, will conduct a virtual voter education meeting, sponsored by the Mableton Improvement Coalition on Tuesday September 29…

2020 Elections September 16, 2020

Candidate profile: Luisa Wakeman, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 43

Democratic Party candidate for District 43 of the Georgia House of Representatives Luisa Wakeman answered questions from the Courier this week about her campaign and who she is. Wakeman, a…

Major (now Sheriff) Craig Owens speaking at South Cobb Business Associations luncheon used in article about Owens statement on attacks on Asian-Americans

2020 Elections August 28, 2020

Local FOP lodge endorses Craig Owens

The Kermit Sanders Lodge #13 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) endorsed Democratic challenger Maj. Craig Owens over incumbent Republican Sheriff Neil Warren in the Cobb County Sheriff’s election….

2020 Elections August 27, 2020

GEMA to provide Personal Protective Equipment for Cobb poll workers

According to a press release from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has agreed to ship Personal Protective Equipment…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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