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A graduation mortar-board cap, and a note saying "Job"

Opinion May 7, 2024

The Job Market Is Bright For 2024 Graduates, But Where Is It Brightest?

The News Is Good For Cobb County, But Not So Much For Other Georgia Cities By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When today’s high school freshmen…

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Opinion May 3, 2024

Bookman: Marjorie Taylor Greene clown show just the thing to unite a divided America

Image above generated by ChatGPT/Dall-E at the Cobb County Courier by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 2, 2024 We…

Cartoon of a campus administrators saying "I need a militarized response to the protests. What's the worst that could happen" and a sign stating "Kent State"

Opinion May 2, 2024

Political cartoonist Clay Jones on militarization of campuses

Political cartoon by Clay Jones

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Opinion April 30, 2024

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

[This guest opinion is by Kimberly Chinn, a social worker in a Cobb County school] In the Cobb County School District, the Homeless Education Program (HEP) supports families that have…

Opinion April 24, 2024

Political Cartoon from John Cole

Political cartoon by John Cole first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission.

Opinion April 23, 2024

Managing stress important for mental and physical health

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I saw in the newspaper recently that April 16 was National Stress Awareness Day. It occurred to me that few people I know need a specific…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Opinion April 19, 2024

Bookman: Cynicism of Georgia GOP leaders robs poor of access to a doctor

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 18, 2024 Health care is not a luxury item, a commodity reserved for…

Opinion April 17, 2024

Political Cartoon — Don Snoreleone

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Opinion April 17, 2024

A Good Vision For Fixing America’s Happiness Index, With Service (Part 2)

Photo of planting a food forest provided by Barry Krebs by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In my previous column, I documented how participation in service…

Group shot of people on a cleanup with green safety vests

Opinion April 17, 2024

A Good Vision For Fixing America’s Happiness Index, With Service (Part 1)

(photo above taken at a MIC cleanup, provided by Barry Krebs) By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On National Public Radio, I listened to Allison Aubrey’s…

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The Job Market Is Bright For 2024 Graduates, But Where Is It Brightest?

Bookman: Marjorie Taylor Greene clown show just the thing to unite a divided America

Political cartoonist Clay Jones on militarization of campuses

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

Political Cartoon from John Cole

Managing stress important for mental and physical health

Bookman: Cynicism of Georgia GOP leaders robs poor of access to a doctor

Political Cartoon — Don Snoreleone

A Good Vision For Fixing America’s Happiness Index, With Service (Part 2)

A Good Vision For Fixing America’s Happiness Index, With Service (Part 1)