By Mark Woolsey Turnout was heavy across Cobb during the advance voting period leading up to the May 19 primary. According to numbers checked Saturday on the Cobb County website…
By Larry Felton Johnson The Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter, and it’s been pretty successful at engaging readers in the beginning stages. So, I’ve decided to…
by Ariel Hart, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 20, 2026 More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage…
by Ross Williams, Maya Homan, and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 21, 2026 In this week’s roundup, we bring…
by Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3,…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “The current decennial Census brings up again the possibilities for chicanery in redrawing of electoral districts. It is sometimes felt…
by Amber Roldan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 7, 2025 Two Georgia Democrats are facing off to secure the party’s nomination…
By Larry Felton Johnson The two GOP U.S. legislators whose districts include parts of Cobb County, 11th District Rep. Barry Loudermilk and 14th District Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have signed…
A county-wide job fair will occur today, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Cobb Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta. According to the announcement…
by Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he…