Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir, April 17, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental…
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Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
Trump picks new director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Time is running short to register to vote in Georgia’s May 19 primary election
US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it
How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
Cobb County Firefighters Probe Second Blaze at Concord Crossing
“My name is P’Nut Butter, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir, April 17, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental…
Trump picks new director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Erica…
Time is running short to register to vote in Georgia’s May 19 primary election
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 17, 2026 If you’re not registered to vote in next month’s primary election,…
US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
by Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s…
Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it
by Heather Hensman Kettrey, Clemson University; Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University, and Megan Rebecca Fallon, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sexual misconduct – including…
How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex and Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump has again threatened to…
Cobb County Firefighters Probe Second Blaze at Concord Crossing
Cobb County firefighters are seeking the cause of the second blaze at the same apartment complex in less than two months. Cobb Fire Lt. Stephen Bennett says the blaze broke…
“My name is P’Nut Butter, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male ginger tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
“My name is Zeus. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, April 17, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, April 17, 2026, with a high near 90 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
Southeast drought reaches worst extent since 2000 as Georgia, Carolinas post record dryness
According to the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), a division of NOAA, the Southeast is experiencing its most widespread drought in at least a quarter-century, with nearly the entire…
As Drought Continues, Cobb County Under Fire Danger Statement Friday
Dry conditions and elevated wildfire risk are the main concerns across north and central Georgia today and tonight, with a Fire Danger Statement in effect this afternoon and evening. Hazardous…
Clay Fuller sworn in to Congress
By Mark Woolsey It’s official: Clayton “Clay” Fuller is now a member of the 119th U.S Congress after winning a runoff election earlier this month. The former northwest Georgia prosecutor was…
Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday April 17 to Sunday, April 19
Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, April 17, 2026 to Sunday, April 19, 2026. Friday, April 17, 2026 The Annual…
Cobb County approves $1.25 million in contracts for South Cobb Health Facility in Mableton
At Tuesday morning’s meeting Cobb County commissioners approved more than $1.24 million in contracts tied to the development and design of a new South Cobb Health Facility on Riverside Parkway…
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
This article by Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Samantha Liss, April 16, 2026 Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years…
Tax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 15, 2026 WASHINGTON — The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the…
Chancellor Sonny Perdue announces retirement as head of Georgia’s university system
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 15, 2026 University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who previously served as…
The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran‑US deal
by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Twenty-one hours of direct negotiations. The highest-level face-to-face engagement between Washington and Tehran…