Opinion

Opinion November 17, 2023

Bookman: Unholy night – A Trump White House Christmas coup caper

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 16, 2023 It was a Christmas party at the Trump White House, and…

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 November 11, 2023

Tai Chi For Living Life Better Longer

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College National Public Radio ran a great segment about the physical, and mental, benefits of Tai Chi. The best part is…

Opinion November 10, 2023

Two political cartoons by Clay Jones

by Clay Jones

Opinion November 9, 2023

Veterans deserve our support every day of the year

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I’ve always loved Veterans Day – the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year that we celebrate the men and women who chose to dedicate…

Opinion November 4, 2023

Share Moments, Share Life, Share Revenue Too? Speed Cameras In Cobb County (Part 2)

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Nowadays, most young people may not know what “Kodak” was, but for many of us, the traditional family camera, and…

Opinion November 4, 2023

Share Moments, Share Life, Spare Lives Too? Speed Cameras In Cobb County (Part 1)

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Back in 2001, Kodak had a hit slogan “Share Moments, Share Life” for their camera company. In Cobb County, speed…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Opinion November 3, 2023

Bookman: Turning teachers into guns for hire an absurd answer to school shootings

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] November 2, 2023 Lt. Gov. Burt Jones came up with a helluva idea the other…

Opinion October 28, 2023

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

by Clay Jones

Opinion October 28, 2023

Long after I graduated from Cobb Schools, the partisanship problem has only gotten worse

by Gabriel Sanchez I remember the first instance of experiencing the subtle attacks on our education. I was taking notes in my history class at Walton High School and perked…

A graphic of a see-saw with two people on one side and one on the other

Opinion October 27, 2023

Gerrymandering, Or Georgiamandering?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College US District Court Judge Steve Jones wrote that the district maps, drawing by GOP politicians after the last census, violate…

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Missing Persons January 30, 2025

Mattie’s Call: Cobb police seek missing 87-year-old man

Photo of John Elmer Eaton, 87, courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department The Cobb County Police Department distributed the following appeal to the public: The Cobb County Police Department…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

by Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Labor January 30, 2025

Philly Whole Foods store becomes first to unionize – a labor expert explains what’s next and how Trump could stall workers’ efforts

by Paul F. Clark, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whole Foods workers at the Philadelphia flagship store in the city’s Art Museum area…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Problematic Paper Screener: Trawling for fraud in the scientific literature

by Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Georgia January 30, 2025

Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 29, 2025 A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto…

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