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Gun violence February 6, 2025

Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

This article by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Cheryl Platzman Weinstock February 3, 2025 Max Schachter wanted to be close to his son…

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3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

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Super Bowl Parade Shooting Survivors Await Promised Donations While Bills Pile Up

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Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured

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States Begin Tapping Medicaid Dollars to Combat Gun Violence

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Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

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‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens

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Georgia Supreme Court backs lower court’s rejection of ‘campus carry’ challenge

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‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

Gun violence April 14, 2023

Why do mass shooters kill? It’s about more than having a grievance

by Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of…

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Education February 19, 2025

The origin of Kennesaw State University

This is a republication of an article we originally published in May of 2017, when our readership was less than a tenth of what it is now. As of the…

Mableton February 19, 2025

Sweetwater Mission’s food distribution at Waverly Trailer Park in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs provided the following report and photos from Sweetwater Mission‘s Friday food distribution at Waverly Trailer Park in Mableton: Sweetwater Mission had their Friday morning food…

Education February 19, 2025

Chattahoochee Tech announces 2025 GOAL student winner and finalists

PHOTO ABOVE (courtesy of the Cobb Chamber): Chattahoochee Tech student Darion Knight receives the college’s GOAL award The Cobb Chamber submitted the following announcement for the finalists and winner of…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 19, 2025

“I’m just going to hang out here until I’m adopted into a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 19, 2025

“My name is Love, and I’d love to move into a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white great Pyrenees. The following information on this potential family member…

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Gun violence

Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

Super Bowl Parade Shooting Survivors Await Promised Donations While Bills Pile Up

Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured

States Begin Tapping Medicaid Dollars to Combat Gun Violence

Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens

Georgia Supreme Court backs lower court’s rejection of ‘campus carry’ challenge

‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

Why do mass shooters kill? It’s about more than having a grievance