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Business April 27, 2022

Cobb Chamber announces its 2022 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release about its 2022 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year ATLANTA (April 27, 2022) – Cobb County is home to some of…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

2022 Elections April 27, 2022

Rhett, Anulewicz among candidates endorsed by NARAL Pro-choice Georgia

Two Cobb County legislators were among the list of 16 Georgia House and Senate candidates endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia, a leading abortion rights organization in the state. Sen. Michael…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Environment April 27, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help maintain Hill Park

The Marietta Tree Keepers are asking for volunteers for a work day to do maintenance at Hill Park, a little pocket park very near Marietta Square. The details are in…

Energy April 27, 2022

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

By Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy…

Photo: Council of Magistrate Court Judges Awards Committee Chair Judge Heather Culpepper (Chief Magistrate of Irwin County), Judge Kasper, Judge Murphy, CMCJ Awards Committee Vice-Chair Judge Ashley Drake (Fulton County)

Cobb County Courts April 27, 2022

Cobb magistrate judge Quinn Kasper named “2022 Magistrate of the Year”

Cobb County issued the following announcement that Magistrate Judge Quinn Kasper was honored as “2022 Magistrate of the Year”: April 27, 2022 – Cobb County Magistrate Judge Quinn Kasper was…

Business April 27, 2022

Tax consultant McGuire Sponsel to open new office in Cobb’s Cumberland area

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that the specialty tax consulting firm McGuire Sponsel will open a new Atlanta office at 2500 Cumberland Parkway. Twenty employees will initially…

2022 Elections April 27, 2022

Governor drops by GOP rival’s old haunt for tax cut jab

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 27, 2022 BONAIRE – Gov. Brian Kemp brought his bill-signing tour to the…

A group of families, backs to the camera, in the process of setting up a campsite with multiple tents

Kennesaw April 27, 2022

Kennesaw Parks & Rec’s annual Backyard Campout returns to Swift-Cantrell Park

Kennesaw Parks & Recreation, in support of the National Wildlife Federation’s encouragement of outdoor activities by families, announced in the following press release that the annual Backyard Campout will be…

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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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