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2020 Elections June 20, 2023

Georgia election board reports allegations made against Fulton County election workers were “false and unsubstantiated”

Georgia’s State Election Board found the allegations made against two election workers in Fulton County that received wide circulation on the internet by supporters of Donald Trump’s discredited “stop the…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Georgia June 20, 2023

Georgia Juneteenth celebrations break out from Atlanta to Dublin to Valdosta

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 19, 2023 Listen up: A joyful Georgia chorus on Juneteenth 2023 June 19,…

The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Georgia June 19, 2023

With eye on 2024, Georgia GOP gears up to recruit minority voters to bigger tent

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 16, 2023 COLUMBUS – As the 2024 election approaches, Georgia conservatives are concerned…

An electric vehicle charging station on Riverside Parkway, a moving tractor-trailer visible on the roadway.

Energy June 16, 2023

Statehouses debate who should build EV charging networks

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 15, 2023 Though they only make up a fraction of cars and trucks…

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Race and Racism June 15, 2023

How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave

by David B. Parker, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published a story about a Black cemetery in Buckhead,…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice June 15, 2023

How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security – and why there are laws against storing them insecurely

by Gary Ross, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges…

Justice June 13, 2023

Prosecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The question of whether to indict a former U.S. president is a difficult…

Justice June 13, 2023

‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice

by Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago and Joseph Ferguson, Loyola University Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much…

Justice June 12, 2023

Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove

by Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal prosecutors on June 9, 2023, unsealed the indictment that spells out…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

Justice June 11, 2023

Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

by Mark Satta, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The drag shows will go on. At least for now. On June 2, 2023,…

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Pets and Pet Adoption March 18, 2025

“I hope I’m being put in this crate to travel to a loving new home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male gray tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Music March 18, 2025

Georgia Symphony Orchestra announces new development director

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following news release about its new development director: The Georgia Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce Kim Ellet as its new Development Director. In…

International March 18, 2025

What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next

by Andrew Latham, Macalester College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics. Western leaders…

Weather March 18, 2025

Why forecasting where tornadoes will hit is still hard to do − even though storm predictions are improving

by Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Meteorologists began warning that extremely dangerous storms were likely coming more than a day…

Geek culture March 18, 2025

See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America

by Miriam Eve Mora, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas….

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