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Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

2022 Elections March 29, 2022

Local officials tell Georgia senators election bill would be wasteful, discourage voters

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 29, 2022 Local elected officials from Georgia urged a Senate panel to remove…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care March 25, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Ryan Liu, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping…

2022 Elections March 24, 2022

Q & A with Gerald Moore, candidate for Cobb County Superior Court judgeship

By Arielle Robinson Last week, the Courier talked over the phone with Gerald Moore, a candidate for Cobb County Superior Court judge, about his campaign. Moore is one of five…

Dr. Mark Elgart addressed the Cobb School Board as members of Watching the Funds-Cobb held up signs expressing frustration over what they call a lack of financial transparency and questionable spending.

Education March 7, 2022

Cognia reverses on Cobb County School District special review findings citing factual error

By Rebecca Gaunt In an special called Cobb School Board meeting Monday, Dr. Mark Elgart, CEO of Cognia, informed Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and board members that the findings of the…

Economy February 19, 2022

What’s insider trading and why it’s a big problem

By Alexander Kurov, West Virginia University and Marketa Wolfe, Skidmore College [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a growing bipartisan push to prohibit members of Congress from…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor February 12, 2022

A monument to my lack of knowledge of pro sports, and a mea culpa on editing errors

I’m certain many of you noticed that the Atlanta Braves won the last World Series. And many of you probably have a passing awareness of Atlanta’s roster. I have a…

Health Care December 22, 2021

During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

By Matthew Wynia, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus [This article was originally published in The Conversation, used with permission] The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians…

Cobb County School District November 12, 2021

Cognia gives Cobb County School District one year to make changes

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District maintained its accreditation but was given one year to make improvements by Cognia. One of the big takeaways from the accrediting firm’s report…

Education August 19, 2021

Cobb School Board work session ends in argument over adding COVID-19 to agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt An item was conspicuously absent from the agenda for Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting – COVID-19. Despite soaring cases in the county, classes sent home…

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