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Crime August 23, 2023

Cameras in the court: Why most Trump trials won’t be televised

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans will have few opportunities to binge-watch the Donald J. Trump trials. It is…

Mable House door with two stone chimneys flanking

Mableton August 20, 2023

When Mableton first was (and shortly thereafter wasn’t) a city

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of our earliest articles. When many of these articles were first published, our readership was less than 10,000 per month. Now that we’re…

Mableton August 19, 2023

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

A cemetery marker in the shape of an elaborate arch.

Austell August 19, 2023

Rose Hill Cemetery Austell GA

[This is a revival of an article we published in 2018. At the time this was written fewer than 10,000 visitors would visit the Cobb County Courier in an average…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Crime August 17, 2023

Where will Trump go on trial first? How federal and state prosecutors and judges work out conflicts

by Darryl K. Brown, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If a person is charged by federal and state prosecutors – or prosecutors…

Justice August 16, 2023

Florida’s academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The state of Florida ignited a controversy when it released a set of 2023 academic…

Crime August 16, 2023

Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan

by Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the past 50 years, Republican policymakers and judges have sought to bolster federalism…

Justice August 16, 2023

Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks

by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the day he was indicted on financial fraud charges in…

National August 15, 2023

Police defend raid on Kansas newspaper amid backlash over ‘brazen violation of press freedom’

by Sherman Smith, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2023 TOPEKA — Marion police on Saturday defended their unprecedented raid on a newspaper…

Smyrna August 15, 2023

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

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