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Elections July 9, 2024

Nevada is a battleground state – and may be a bellwether of more extreme partisanship

by Thom Reilly, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the course of Nevada history, no one party has dominated the state’s politics,…

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Climate June 27, 2024

Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it

by Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey Basara, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The heat wave that left more than 100 million people…

Media June 25, 2024

Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis

by Matthew Powers, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This year has been a grim one for journalism, with layoffs at the Los…

Group shot of South Cobb Rotary Club leaders with Barry Krebs

Mableton June 16, 2024

Barry Krebs named 2024 South Cobb Citizen of the Year by South Cobb Rotary

Group shot of South Cobb Rotary Club leaders with Barry Krebs (in yellow vest) [Editor’s note: Councilwoman Auch pointed three transcription errors in her quotes below, which I’ve corrected. The…

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh speaks in front of Cobb County school headquarters

Justice June 14, 2024

Students join discrimination lawsuit against Cobb County School District

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh at press conference — Photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County students, alums, and members of the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition held a press…

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Education June 13, 2024

Critics call foul after uncovering Cobb school district’s $50 million event center plans

By Rebecca Gaunt Watching the Funds-Cobb, a parent-led financial watchdog group, announced Thursday that an anonymous source provided the group with the plans for the Cobb County School District’s $50…

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Education June 11, 2024

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

by JT Torres, Washington and Lee University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Just four years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, almost every college…

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Cobb County June 7, 2024

Cobb Planning Commission delays recommendation on rezoning for student housing near KSU until July

By Caleb Groves On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the Cobb County Planning Commission heard a case for a student housing complex near a college campus, and voted to hold the…

Education June 4, 2024

School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

by Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan…

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Climate May 23, 2024

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

by Deborah Carr, Boston University; Enrica De Cian, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; Giacomo Falchetta, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, [This article first appeared…

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Cobb County November 22, 2024

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