Opinion

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Opinion March 2, 2023

Of Mableton and Medallion: Complexities Of Annexing and Deannexing

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College One’s a fictional town, and the other just became a reality by a 53%-47% margin. While one grapples with race,…

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

Opinion February 28, 2023

Georgia’s Youth Want Equitable School Funding, Not Attacks On Our LGBTQ+ Friends

by Hylah Daly, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 23, 2023 I grew up in a trailer park. When my mom lost…

Opinion February 18, 2023

Recognizing Georgia disability rights pioneer Lois Curtis

By Melanie Dallas, LPC [This guest article is by Melanie Dallas LPC, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health] It is perhaps an odd twist of history that fewer people know…

Opinion February 16, 2023

Bookman: Fulton indictments coming in 2020 election probe, just not reeling big fish

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 15, 2023 There will be indictments. They are coming at the federal level…

Opinion February 13, 2023

The Atlanta Braves May Have Better Prospects Than Experts Think

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College [This is the first of a twice-per-month column by John Tures, exclusive to the Cobb County Courier] A year ago,…

Opinion February 9, 2023

Cobb SCLC sends letter to Cobb legislative delegation regarding Mableton de-annexation attempt

Cobb SCLC sent the following letter to the Cobb County legislative delegation last month: ================================================================ Cobb Legislative Delegation January 4, 2023 Dear Esteemed Members of the Cobb Legislative Delegation to…

Opinion February 3, 2023

Bookman: Newt Gingrich is father of today’s compromise-is-surrender GOP politics

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 2, 2023 In an NBC News poll last month, just 23% of Americans…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Opinion January 20, 2023

Bookman: If Georgia GOP thinks life starts at conception, why allow ‘murder’ for six weeks?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 19, 2023 If you honestly, sincerely believe that human life begins at the…

Opinion January 6, 2023

Bookman: Beyond defeating Abrams, Kemp second-term agenda MIA

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This commentary first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 5, 2023 Brian Kemp has won a second term as governor without telling…

An electric vehicle charging station on Riverside Parkway, a moving tractor-trailer visible on the roadway.

Opinion December 27, 2022

Florida is scoring BIG in electric transportation wins, will Georgia play smart to catch up?

by Patrick King, Georgia Recorder [This guest commentary first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 22, 2022 In recent months, Georgia has made major strides to position…

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