PHOTO ABOVE: Chairwoman Cupid at her second swearing-in ceremony (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) By Mark Woolsey While acknowledging challenges, Cobb County Commission Chair Lisa Cupid delivered an upbeat report…
This article by Tony Leys first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Tony Leys May 12, 2025 SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf…
by Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University and Nancy M. P. King, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Trump administration continues to…
This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen May 6, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center…
Georgia’s Council of Magistrate Court Judges has named Cobb County Chief Magistrate Brendan F. Murphy “2025 Magistrate of the Year.” Murphy, who was the 2021 “Workhorse of the Year,” received…
By Mark Woolsey Marietta police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a double shooting near a city park last month. Police say that early Friday morning, SWAT officers captured…
by Jennifer J. Lee, Temple University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 28, 2025, that demands the…
by Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an…
By Mark Woolsey UPDATE: In a follow-up email, Officer McPhilamy stated that a suspect has been identified but that more information will be available on Sunday afternoon. The update reads…
by Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the…