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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

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Human Rights December 6, 2024

Cobb Public Library celebrates Universal Human Rights Month

December is Universal Human Rights Month, and the Cobb County Public Library has created a reading list that includes something for people of all ages. The United Nations General Assembly…

Ethics November 26, 2024

Legislative policy watchdog challenges Georgia conservative nonprofit over lobbyist filing dispute

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 25, 2024 This story was updated at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 25,…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

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Elections November 4, 2024

What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues

This article by Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz, and Julie Rovner first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen and Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Julie Rovner,…

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Art and Culture October 28, 2024

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

by Jeanette Tran, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first? These clichés about the importance…

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Elections October 28, 2024

North Carolina is not really a red or blue state − and that makes political predictions much more difficult

by Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For all its prominence as a key battleground state, North Carolina hasn’t done…

Elections October 26, 2024

J.D. Jordan: the candidate in his own words

[The Cobb County Courier has extended an invitation to all candidates running for offices representing all or part of Cobb County. If you are a candidate and would like to…

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Education October 18, 2024

Cobb superintendent announces six more ‘lewd’ books pulled from circulation

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the removal of six more “sexually explicit” books from schools in the district at Thursday’s work session, bringing the…

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Business September 27, 2024

Cobb County Business Bootcamp helps small businesses move forward

By Mark Woolsey Her 18-month-old occupational therapy and professional coaching business wasn’t moving forward as she had hoped, even though Kristen Santos had herself hired a coach to help her…

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