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Opinion July 17, 2025

Dark Money & Baseball: Unregulated Campaign Cash In Cities and Counties

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Former Kansas City All-Star Second Baseman Frank White, now the Jackson County Executive, seems like an unlikely target for a…

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“We have to give Georgia voters something to vote for” — how state senator Jason Esteves hopes to fire up the Peach State’s electorate

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Bookman: Trying to parlay football career into US Senate run is a tired play, even with Dooley name

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

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Bipartisan Support For Dreamers Still Exists Among All Americans

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Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

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Bookman: Massive turnout for ‘No Kings’ protests in Georgia shows people’s courage to act

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What Dark Money Is, And Why It Might Be A Problem For You

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Too many men go without mental health treatment

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

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Did Tariffs, Or Getting Rid Of Them, Make America Great?

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Opinion June 6, 2025

Bookman: There’s no way to cut $800 billion from Medicaid without hitting bone

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 5, 2025 After repeatedly promising on the campaign trail that he would never…

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Land Use & Zoning July 17, 2025

Cobb BOC approves 300-unit apartment complex in Cumberland area

By Mark Woolsey A divided Cobb County Board of Commissioners this week approved plans for a 300-unit apartment complex on Cobb Parkway, despite stated concerns from the Cobb County School…

Gardens July 17, 2025

Smith-Gilbert Gardens awarded Georgia Council for the Arts grant to support 2026 Art Blooms exhibit

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release about a grant received by Smith-Gilbert Gardens: Smith-Gilbert Gardens has been awarded a Project Grant from Georgia Council for the Arts…

Weather July 17, 2025

Georgia faced with dangerously high heat index and possible storms Thursday

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, warning of isolated thunderstorms today with dangerous heat index levels potentially reaching 104 degrees. The…

Weather July 17, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, July 17, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, July 17, 2025, with a high near 94 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

Opinion July 17, 2025

Dark Money & Baseball: Unregulated Campaign Cash In Cities and Counties

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Former Kansas City All-Star Second Baseman Frank White, now the Jackson County Executive, seems like an unlikely target for a…

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Dark Money & Baseball: Unregulated Campaign Cash In Cities and Counties

“We have to give Georgia voters something to vote for” — how state senator Jason Esteves hopes to fire up the Peach State’s electorate

Bookman: Trying to parlay football career into US Senate run is a tired play, even with Dooley name

Bipartisan Support For Dreamers Still Exists Among All Americans

Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

Bookman: Massive turnout for ‘No Kings’ protests in Georgia shows people’s courage to act

Too many men go without mental health treatment

Did Tariffs, Or Getting Rid Of Them, Make America Great?

Bookman: There’s no way to cut $800 billion from Medicaid without hitting bone