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Kennesaw July 18, 2020

Kennesaw renews Qualified Local Government status

The City of Kennesaw announced on its website that the city’s status as a Qualified Local Government (QLG) was renewed by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, following the adoption…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Health Care July 17, 2020

Home Depot makes masks mandatory in all stores

The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced that the wearing of masks is mandatory in all their stores. The company has now become one of a…

2020 Elections July 17, 2020

Shelia Edwards receives endorsements from a union representative and a community leader

Shelia Edwards, who will face Monique Sheffield in the Democratic primary run-off for District 4 Cobb County Commissioner, has received endorsements from Ken Howell, a local union representative, and Rev….

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb County July 17, 2020

Reopening of Cobb senior centers postponed

Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Cobb County and in Georgia, the plan to begin phased reopening of four senior centers on Monday has been postponed. The Freeman…

Cobb school board protest -- Gregory George addresses demonstrators Thursday

Education July 17, 2020

Community members protest Cobb school board, demand anti-racist training in schools

About 50 community members demonstrated at Cobb County School District’s Central Office on Glover Street Thursday afternoon, demanding the school board implement policies to address students’ virtual return to school…

Crossing sign for Harmony-Leland Elementary School in article about bridging the digital divide

Mableton July 16, 2020

MIC online education forum: Bridging the Digital Divide

The Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) will hold an online education forum on the digital divide in education. The forum will be held July 21, 2020 at 7 to 8:30 p.m….

Education July 16, 2020

Cobb school board approves budget, includes step increase for staff

The Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the proposed FY2021 budget. The CCSD issued the following press release: The Cobb County School District Board of Education (BOE) met virtually on July 16 and voted to approve…

Transportation July 16, 2020

More lane closures on I-285 in Cobb this weekend for concrete rehab work

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, there will be more lane closures on I-285 in Cobb County this weekend as the concrete rehabilitation project continues….

screenshot of Cobb school board meeting where Chris Ragsdale announce Cobb schools will open virtual only

Education July 16, 2020

Ragsdale announces Cobb Schools will begin the year virtual-only: Transcription of his statement

Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced at the work session of the Cobb County Board of Education that when classes begin on August 17 they will be virtual…

residents at town hall for Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance

Smyrna July 15, 2020

Citizens weigh in on, mostly support Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance

More than 50 people turned up at the Smyrna Community Center Tuesday night for a town hall meeting on the city’s proposed non-discrimination ordinance. If passed, the measure would set…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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