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

Immigration February 17, 2025

How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain the conflicting headlines from recent polls

by Leo Gugerty, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s signature promise during his campaign was to carry out the “largest deportation”…

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Georgia February 17, 2025

Gold Dome Nuggets: ‘Defender’ of women, 2026 ambitions and GOP infighting over trans care

by Ross Williams and Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 15, 2025 Break out the honey mustard, it’s time for…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care February 17, 2025

Trump administration slashes Georgia CDC workforce by 10% in sweeping cuts

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 14, 2025 The Trump administration’s sweeping jobs cuts have reached Georgia’s Centers for…

Health Care February 17, 2025

Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen February 14, 2025 Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay…

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History February 17, 2025

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

Marietta February 17, 2025

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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

Mableton February 17, 2025

News brief: Mableton City Council to hold Spring Planning Conference this week

The City of Mableton posted the following public notice: CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY NOTICE OF SPRING PLANNING CONFERENCE (Transitional Planning Conference) The City of Mableton,…

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Transportation February 17, 2025

Gasoline prices take average 6-cents per gallon jump in Georgia

Gasoline prices in Georgia took a relatively sharp climb over the past seven days. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia increased by six cents, reaching an average…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 17, 2025

“My name is Aldo, and I’m in wide-eyed anticipation of adoption into a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 17, 2025

“I’m Ruby, and if there’s another snow here I’ll blend right in!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white chow chow. The following information on this potential family member…

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Cobb County April 22, 2025

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