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The Argentina booth at the Cobb County International Festival

Cobb County August 25, 2024

Report and photos from Cobb International Festival + women’s health event in Mableton

The Argentina booth at the Cobb County International Festival (photo provided by Barry Krebs) Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two events: a women’s health event in…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton August 25, 2024

Mableton City Council to hear presentation on transition from Cobb to city zoning ordinance

The Mableton City Council will hold a special called work session on Monday, August 26, at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168. The meeting begins at 6:30…

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Health Care August 25, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 16 to August 22

Image above created using DALL-E from ChatGPT The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the…

Climate and Weather August 25, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, August 25, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, August 25, 2024, with a high near 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

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Climate and Weather August 25, 2024

Potential for record daily high heat index in Georgia Wednesday and Thursday

The National Weather Service warned of the danger of a record daily high heat index next Wednesday, August 28, and continuing on Thursday. The temperatures are expected to gradually increase…

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Mableton August 24, 2024

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative host Mableton voter engagement event

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative distributed the following press release about an upcoming voter engagement event in Mableton: Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative are pleased to…

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Business August 24, 2024

55 new businesses licensed in Cobb County on week ending Friday August 23

Here are the 55 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, August 23, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

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Crime August 24, 2024

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

by Dr. David P. Weber, Salisbury University and Jake Bernstein, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke,…

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Science and Technology August 24, 2024

From thoughts to words: How AI deciphers neural signals to help a man with ALS speak

by Nicholas Card, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions…

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Opinion August 24, 2024

Rid of Raffensperger, Georgia Election Board blazes path for counties to overturn a Trump loss

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2024 In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Donald Trump mounted a…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Report and photos from Cobb International Festival + women’s health event in Mableton

Mableton City Council to hear presentation on transition from Cobb to city zoning ordinance

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 16 to August 22

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, August 25, 2024

Potential for record daily high heat index in Georgia Wednesday and Thursday

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative host Mableton voter engagement event

55 new businesses licensed in Cobb County on week ending Friday August 23

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

From thoughts to words: How AI deciphers neural signals to help a man with ALS speak

Rid of Raffensperger, Georgia Election Board blazes path for counties to overturn a Trump loss