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Opinion June 30, 2022

Bookman: Mark Meadows could come to regret acquiescence to Trump coup attempt

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 30, 2022 For two hours Tuesday, former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson calmly,…

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Business June 30, 2022

Cobb’s state legislative delegation goes to bat for Lockheed Martin’s tanker bid prospects, amid Sec. of Air Force doubts

Members of Cobb County’s state legislative delegation are urging Georgia’s U.S. senators to advocate to the Department of Defense for a bid process that would allow Lockheed Martin to submit…

Climate and Weather June 30, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County with possible “damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall”

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia due to expected scattered thunderstorms with the possibility of “damaging…

Climate and Weather June 30, 2022

Cobb County weather June 30 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Thursday June 30. The expected high is near 87 degrees. Extended…

Transportation June 29, 2022

GDOT seeks public input on the upcoming I-285/I-20 West Interchange project

The Georgia Department of Transportation is inviting public input on a major upcoming project that will affect the I-20/I-285 corridors in Cobb, Douglas and Fulton counties. It’s the I-285/I-20 West…

Music June 29, 2022

Dr. Nathaniel Parker appointed Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra artistic director

Dr. Nathaniel F. Parker, DMA, was appointed artistic director of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO). The board of directors of the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO)…

Environment June 29, 2022

Return of the bees: the busy pollinators and the mountain mint

Every few months during the summer I write some version of this same article, with different photos to showcase the newest arrivals to my metropolis of apian visitors. I also…

Health Care June 29, 2022

Why Roe v. Wade’s demise – unlike gay rights or Ukraine – isn’t getting corporate America to speak up

By Alessandro Piazza, Rice University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Corporate America – once known for carefully avoiding public stances on hot button issues –…

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Gun violence June 29, 2022

American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

By Pierre M. Atlas, IUPU [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it…

National June 29, 2022

Trump had to be physically restrained from joining Jan. 6 mob, House panel told

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 29, 2022 Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting…

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