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Georgia April 5, 2022

GBI gets first bite at major election fraud allegations; other GOP plans falter

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia RecorderApril 5, 2022 Republican legislators followed up on last year’s election law overhaul on Monday by passing a bill that establishes a new unit to investigate…

National April 5, 2022

Citing ProPublica’s Reporting on McKinsey, Senators Propose Bill Addressing Contractors’ Conflicts of Interest

by Ian MacDougall, ProPublica [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Environment April 5, 2022

These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process – 5 essential reads

by Stacy Morford, The Conversation [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer….

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Cobb County Public Library April 5, 2022

Cobb County Public Library has Wi-Fi-equipped Chromebooks for checkout for people with little or no broadband access

The Cobb County Public Library now has 150 Chromebooks with built-in cellular Wi-Fi service that are available for checkout to library patrons 17 years old and up who have either…

Climate and Weather April 5, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and much of north Georgia that includes possibility of scattered tornadoes, flooding

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other portions of north and central Georgia that includes the possiblity of flooding and scattered tornadoes….

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Climate and Weather April 5, 2022

Rainy day ahead in Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday April 5

According to the report from the National Weather Service, it will be a rainy day here in Cobb County with a high near 67 degrees. The NWS has issued a…

Cobb County Public Library April 4, 2022

Next Cobb Library Graphic Novel Book Club to discuss Usagi Yojimbo: Volume 34, Bunraku and Other Stories

How would you like to read a graphic novel about a samurai rabbit in sixteenth century Japan, and discuss it with fellow graphic novel enthusiasts on Google Meet? Well, here’s…

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Health Care April 4, 2022

Backlog of unreported COVID cases still coming in to Georgia Department of Public Health

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor April 4, 2022

An Arab American Heritage Month mea culpa: “Arab” “Muslim” and “Middle Eastern” are not interchangeable terms

I took down an article I’d posted recognizing Arab American Heritage Month because it contained a reading list from a third-party source that included non-Arab-American authors. I’ve contacted the compiler…

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Science and Technology April 4, 2022

Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

By Lindsey Hasak, Stanford University and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian, Stanford University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As of April 2022, there have been nearly 1…

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