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Transportation February 17, 2023

Road Work And Lane Closure Information For Cobb County Posted By The Cobb DOT For The Week Of Saturday, February 18 To Friday, February 24, 2023

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, February 18, to Friday, February…

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Education February 17, 2023

Ragsdale’s teacher retention plan to cover cost of advanced degrees

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County teachers will have the chance to earn an advanced degree at no personal cost under Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s new teacher retention plan called Georgia’s BEST…

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Mableton February 16, 2023

Q&A with Mableton City Council candidates Districts 1 & 2

by Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will elect its first mayor and city council on March 21. For more information on the election and how to vote, visit…

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Education February 16, 2023

Is it time for teachers to get a raise?

by Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In his 2023 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for public…

Weather February 16, 2023

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties due to effects of incoming cold front

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Thursday, February 16, 2023, due to the likely effects of an incoming…

Mableton February 15, 2023

Q&A with Mableton District 3 city council candidates

By Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will elect its first mayor and city council on March 21. Five candidates are running for the District 3 seat.. For more…

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Georgia February 15, 2023

Georgia House public health chair pushes for insuring earlier cancer screening, biomarker testing

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 14, 2023 Jaymie Knox didn’t even know what biomarker testing was before it…

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Health Care February 14, 2023

Your Money or Your Life: Patient on $50,000-a-Week Cancer Drug Fears Leaving Behind Huge Medical Debt

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News February 14, 2023 After several rounds of treatment for a rare…

U.S. Congress February 14, 2023

Scandals can end congressional careers – which is why the Office of Congressional Ethics regularly faces attempts to rein it in

by Logan Dancey, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Members of Congress can have their reputations damaged when caught up in a scandal, as…

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Energy February 13, 2023

Big Oil’s trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27x, with billions in ads and lobbying to keep fossil fuels flowing

by Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Leer en español. You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas…

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Immigration September 22, 2025

Spanish-language journalist in Georgia now faces imminent deportation

by Sam Barnes, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 19, 2025 An immigration judge ordered Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara to be deported…

Health & Wellness September 22, 2025

More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines

by William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a…

Health & Wellness September 22, 2025

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Conversation, CC BY-ND Before the United States began vaccinating all…

Government & Politics September 22, 2025

Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump

by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary. There…

Weekend Quiz September 21, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about notable people buried in Cobb County?

How much do you know about Cobb County cemeteries and the people buried there? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the…

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