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Cobb County November 3, 2024

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the long-awaited new Gritters Library

The grand opening of the new Gritters Library is set for Thursday, November 14, at 2 p.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony open to the public. The ceremony is sponsored by…

Opinion November 3, 2024

A Better Future for Cobb County: Why We Need the MSPLOST

By Lisa Cupid: Chairwoman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners The future of Cobb County depends on the decisions we make today. Our growing community deserves a transportation system…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Elections November 1, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Elections October 31, 2024

How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who…

Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Opinion October 30, 2024

After decades on the sidelines, now is the time for Cobb to embrace transit

By Donna Wong We live in a commuter region. We’ve grown accustomed to spending hours on the road each week traveling to work, appointments, even outings with friends. But for…

Cartoon images of horror villains Ghostface, Leatherface and Pennywise the Clown from Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and It

Movies October 29, 2024

Horror movies are as much a mainstay of Halloween as trick or treat − but why are they so bloody?

by James Francis, Jr., Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Horror movies are plentiful in 2024, and plenty bloody. The year has seen…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care October 29, 2024

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam October 28, 2024 KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning…

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Cobb County September 18, 2025

LiveSafe Resources Hosts ‘A Fashion Affair’ Fundraiser Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Photo: Cobb County Solicitor General Makia Metzer, provided courtesy of LiveSafe Resources LiveSafe Resources submitted the following article about its benefit fashion show: LiveSafe Resources hosted one of Atlanta’s premier fashion events, A Fashion Affair, on Tuesday evening…

Mableton September 18, 2025

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