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National May 3, 2022

Rep. David Scott issues statement on leaked SCOTUS Roe v. Wade draft decision

U.S. Representative David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, which includes the southern portion of Cobb County, issued the following statement about the leaked draft decision from the Supreme Court…

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2022 Elections May 2, 2022

And we’re off! Georgia’s 2022 early voting season starts with sky-high stakes

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 2, 2022 Early voting officially kicks off Monday for the 2022 midterm elections with…

Health Care April 30, 2022

Kemp plan to replace Obamacare website blocked for now

By Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 29, 2022 The governor’s stalled health care plan hit another roadblock Friday when the…

Immigration April 29, 2022

How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US

By Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha; Jane Hong, Occidental College; Karen Hooge Michalka, University of Mary, and Luis A. Romero, Texas Christian University In the weeks since Russia…

Opinion April 26, 2022

Misinformation is deadly. What are we going to do about it?

By Kathie Obradovich, Georgia Recorder [This article was published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 25, 2022 Misinformation is deadly. It kills humans and democracy. All of us have…

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Crime April 20, 2022

Use of Civil War-era law used to challenge Marjorie Taylor Greene candidacy a longshot

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 20, 2022 It’s not unusual for a candidate’s qualifications to be challenged before a…

Former Sen. David Perdue, left, and Gov. Brian Kemp, right, will participate in three debates ahead of the Republican primary for governor on May 24. Both campaigns have attacked each other over the handling of elections, the timing of a gun expansion law, and comments about the performance of law enforcement. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections April 17, 2022

Statewide primary debate face-offs loom, with Kemp v Perdue as main event

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia RecorderApril 15, 2022 Former Georgia Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue notoriously skipped the debate stage when eventual 2021 runoff winner Democrat Jon Ossoff appeared next to…

Economy April 13, 2022

Rep. David Scott announces large beef producer CEOs to testify in hearings about rise in beef prices

U.S. Representative David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District including part of south Cobb County, and who chairs the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, announce that the CEOs of the…

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Education April 13, 2022

When are book bans unconstitutional? A First Amendment scholar explains

By Erica Goldberg, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States has become a nation divided over important issues in K-12 education,…

Georgia April 12, 2022

New fight emerges over Golden Ray shipwreck damages off Georgia coast

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 12, 2022 Five months after crews removed the final section of the Golden…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…