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Elections November 22, 2023

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that…

Opinion November 20, 2023

Yes, You Should Absolutely Talk Politics Over The Thanksgiving Holidays

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last week, several of my LaGrange College undergraduates joined me at the Georgia Political Science Association, where they presented our…

Opinion November 17, 2023

Bookman: Unholy night – A Trump White House Christmas coup caper

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 16, 2023 It was a Christmas party at the Trump White House, and…

International November 16, 2023

Dreams of a ‘broken up’ Russia might turn into a nightmare for the West – and an opportunity for China

by Susan Smith-Peter, City University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Do names on a map matter? When they are in border territories,…

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Marietta November 11, 2023

Applications soon open for Marietta’s Community Development Block Grants

If you’re involved in an organization that works on affordable housing or economic improvement in low-to-moderate income communities, you might be interested in applying for funds from the Community Development…

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Cobb County, History November 11, 2023

How did Cobb County get its name?

This article is an expanded version of one of the earliest articles published on the Cobb County Courier, in 2015. Cobb County, formed in 1832 after the Cherokee were expelled…

PHOTO CAPTION: (l to r) Sharon Mason, President & CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Irene Barton, 2023 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; Greg Teague, 2023 Cobb Chamber Chairman

East Cobb November 9, 2023

Irene Barton named East Cobb Citizen of the Year

(l to r) Sharon Mason, President & CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Irene Barton, 2023 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; Greg Teague, 2023 Cobb Chamber Chairman (photo courtesy of…

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Sports November 8, 2023

How To Kill College Football Playoffs: Make Them Like Baseball’s World Series

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “It’s the College Football Playoffs on XBS. Watch as the Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Utah Utes to…

Marietta November 7, 2023

Marietta proposes changes to its use of CDBG funds

The City of Marietta has proposed changes to the use of funds it is receiving from Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). This will require an amendment to the CDBG PY2023-2027…

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Labor November 6, 2023

Local leaders call for auto workers’ gains to spread to EV plants, Southern Black workers

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 4, 2023 Local Black elected leaders aligned with racial and economic justice groups…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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