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Opinion December 18, 2023

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the 2022 election, GOP Governor Brian Kemp insisted that Georgians were pretty happy, while his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams…

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Health Care December 14, 2023

Despite declines in adolescent illicit drug use, overdose deaths continue to rise due to fentanyl

Fentanyl overdoses in Cobb County have been in the news periodically for more than a year. In August of 2022, a county news release stated that Cobb had seen a…

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Opinion December 13, 2023

The Fourth GOP Debate Offers Little For Suburbs And College Towns

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since 2016, Republicans have been losing the suburbs like Cobb County and college towns like Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Despite locating their…

Mableton December 11, 2023

Driver killed in collision on I-20 in Mableton

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP Unit) is investigating a fatal collision that…

Transportation December 5, 2023

Westbound I-285 ramp to southbound Peachtree Blvd to be detoured until 3 p.m. Tuesday Dec 5

If your travel plans today include the westbound I-285 ramp to southbound Peachtree Boulevard between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. you might want to reroute your trip. The Georgia Department…

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Georgia December 4, 2023

Dem Rep. McBath fumes after state lawmakers carve new Georgia Congressional map that skews more to GOP

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 1, 2023 Georgia GOP lawmakers released a proposed Congressional map Friday afternoon that…

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Business November 25, 2023

The Home Depot to acquire International Designs Group

Cobb County-headquartered home improvement retail giant The Home Depot announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire International Designs Group (IDG) which owns Construction Resources and other design-oriented subsidiaries….

Health Care November 23, 2023

Anti-Abortion Groups Shrug Off Election Losses, Look to Courts, Statehouses for Path Forward

This article by Rachana Pradhan first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rachana Pradhan November 22, 2023 Anti-abortion groups are firing off a warning shot for 2024: We’re…

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Health Care November 23, 2023

Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400

This article by Rachana Pradhan first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed…

History November 23, 2023

Burying the lede: We all had a fantastic time, except one of us was killed

This is a revised and expanded version of a story we originally ran in the earliest days of the Courier, in May of 2016, when our readership was less than…

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