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Business March 8, 2025

Here are the 64 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, March 7

Here are the 64 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, March 7. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue their…

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Opinion March 6, 2025

How A Big Trade War Helped Trigger The Great Depression

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As I was teaching my international political economy class Tuesday, 3/4/25, we covered tariffs and trade wars. Such events played…

Weather March 6, 2025

Freeze warning, frost advisory issued for Cobb and other metro Atlanta counties

A freeze warning, along with a frost advisory, was issued for Cobb County and other parts of the region for Thursday, March 6. The freeze warning is in effect until…

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Kennesaw March 5, 2025

Kennesaw City Council approves $13.9 million contract for public safety building

By Rebecca Gaunt The city of Kennesaw is moving forward with plans for its long awaited public safety facility that will move police headquarters away from City Hall on J.O….

Business March 5, 2025

Marietta businessman and former council member, launches charter boat service

By Mark Woolsey A Marietta businessman and former city council member is taking his love of the water-to the water. Reginald Copeland is putting together a luxury charter boat service…

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International March 4, 2025

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

by Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President…

Justice March 4, 2025

What are conflicts of interest and what can be done about them?

by Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans’ trust in government and politicians is at record lows. In a 2022 Pew…

Business March 3, 2025

Here are the 49 businesses licensed by Cobb County last week

Here are the 49 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

National March 3, 2025

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

by Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar…

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Health Care March 3, 2025

As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

by Annette Regan, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in…

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Marietta September 17, 2025

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