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Salvatore Castellana (photo courtesy of the Castellana campaign)

2018 elections July 12, 2018

Salvatore Castellana will give Rep. Ed Setzler his first challenge in eight years

It’s fairly common for Georgia’s state representatives to be re-elected without challengers once first placed in office. Ed Setzler (R – Acworth), for example, represents northwest Cobb County in House…

2018 elections May 14, 2018

Healthcare, public education top priorities for Georgia Lt. Governor candidate Sarah Riggs Amico

Sarah Riggs Amico proudly counts herself among this year’s wave of first-time female political candidates, entering the race for Georgia Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat. But what Amico really wants…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

Freedom From Religion Foundation purchases billboard space in Smyrna

Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…

Aya Ben Abdellatif in class at Georgia State University

Atlanta Diversity, Atlanta Muslims, Cobb County, Mableton, Religion, Smyrna April 26, 2016

Four Atlanta Muslims

Aya Ben Abdellatif is an American. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and grew up and attended school in Cobb County. Yet there have been times when people around her,…

Drawings of Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant

Opinion October 17, 2025

Lessons From Government Shutdown Surveys: Focus On The Serious and Tangible

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the government shutdown began on October 1, there’s been a debate about who is “winning” the government shutdown, with…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics September 28, 2025

Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

by Gonzalo Maturana, Emory University; Andrew Teodorescu, Stanford University, and Christoph Herpfer, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the federal fiscal year…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education June 10, 2025

How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families

by Kendall Deas, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] School voucher programs that allow families to use public funds to pay tuition…

International April 25, 2025

Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture to win the soft power war

by Shaoyu Yuan, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] IShowSpeed, a 20-year-old American YouTuber and internet star, recently livestreamed hourslong tours of…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Georgia April 4, 2025

Delayed PSC races heat up as candidates take aim at Georgia Power rate hikes, data center growth

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 4, 2025Several candidates are vying to defeat a pair of incumbent Republican Georgia…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Health Care April 1, 2025

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F….

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