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Transportation February 25, 2022

Terrell Mill Road will have lane closures for bridge rehab at I-75

Terrell Mill Road will have lane closures for bridge rehab at I-75 each weekend night starting this evening, Friday February 24. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) described the schedule…

International February 23, 2022

The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language

By John M. Mugane, Harvard University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved…

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2022 Elections February 23, 2022

Georgia votes 2022: New Trump effect, new election law, new political maps

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]February 22, 2022 Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically…

Climate and Weather February 22, 2022

Flood watch in effect for north Georgia through Wednesday evening

According to the report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County is one of the counties listed in its flood watch, although the watch also describes the area most affected…

furniture thrown out front after an eviction

Renters February 21, 2022

Renter struggles remain as Georgia’s assistance program dodges federal funding claw back

by Clay Voytek, Georgia Recorder [this article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]February 21, 2022 Janell Wise has lived in the same apartment since she moved to…

Economy February 19, 2022

What’s insider trading and why it’s a big problem

By Alexander Kurov, West Virginia University and Marketa Wolfe, Skidmore College [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a growing bipartisan push to prohibit members of Congress from…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County Police Department February 18, 2022

Pedestrian fatally struck by car on Lower Roswell Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a pedestrian fatality that…

Youth orchestra rehearsing with young woman violinist in black dress in focus

Music February 18, 2022

Georgia Symphony Orchestra gets $500k endowment, $10k grant

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra received a $500,000 endowment and a $10,000 grant from the Bobbie Bailey Foundation, Inc. for its youth music education program. “We are honored to receive these…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Business February 17, 2022

GDOT to conduct a webinar on how disadvantaged business enterprises can qualify for state road projects

There was a Wizard of Id comic strip decades ago that depicted the king standing on a balcony shouting to the assembled crowd, “Remember the Golden Rule!” One of the…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Courts February 17, 2022

State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]February 16, 2022 In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability…

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