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The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Race Nationality and Culture September 18, 2024

‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

by Nathan H. Dize, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance continues…

Drawings of a chalk art rocket, chalk and an elaborated beer stein with a hinged lid and image of a small town

Marietta September 18, 2024

Chalk art and craft beer in Marietta Square at Chalktoberfest

Get your creative juices flowing and that box of colored chalk at the ready! The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art announced the return of Chalktoberfest, aka the Chalk Art and…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County September 14, 2024

Cobb awarded AAA credit rating for 27th year in a row

Cobb County has again been awarded a AAA credit rating by the nation’s top three credit rating agencies. This is the 27th year in a row Cobb has achieved this…

Keep Smyrna Beautiful September 12, 2024

Document shredding and jonquil bulb sale among Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s upcoming events

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following list of upcoming events: DOCUMENT SHREDDING THIS WEEKEND: SEPTEMBER 14 Join Keep Smyrna Beautiful on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 9:00am to noon in the parking lot of the Aline…

Cobb County September 11, 2024

Cobb County Youth Commission accepting applications for 2024-2025

Cobb County distributed the following announcement about registration for the 2024-2025 Cobb County Youth Commission: High school students in grades 9 – 11 can apply now for the 2024-25 Cobb…

Mable House door with two stone chimneys flanking

Mableton September 10, 2024

19th-century farm life on display at Mable House Harvest Festival

Photo: Mable House: by Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier Learn about 19th-century farm life at the Mable House Harvest Festival. This free event, sponsored by the Friends of Mable House,…

Human Development September 9, 2024

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened

by William Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human…

History September 8, 2024

An 1895 Atlanta newspaper was asked: “Has the bicycle come to stay?”

[This is one of a group of evergreen articles that we often update and republish. It was originally published in December of last year] We’ve been heavily using Georgia Historic…

A color drawing of a 19th century cannon

From the Editor September 8, 2024

Secessionist fantasies: 1861 style

By Larry Felton Johnson While browsing 19th-century issues of Cobb County newspapers on the Georgia Historic Newspapers site, I ran across these two articles in the secessionist Marietta Advocate. Both…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections September 3, 2024

How the 14th Amendment prevents state legislatures from subverting popular presidential elections

by Eric Eisner, Johns Hopkins University and David B. Froomkin, University of Houston Law Center, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…

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