By Peter Dreier, Occidental College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In our new book, “Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up…
By Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University It’s unusual for someone to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit one of its decisions. It’s very rare for that to happen…
The City of Marietta is accepting applications for positions in the Marietta Fire Department. The city posted the following notice to its website: The Marietta Fire Department is pleased to…
by Clay Voytek, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 11, 2022 State Sen. Donzella James’ voice isn’t as strong as it used…
At the meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission, the commission recommended that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approve a request for rezoning that will allow a retail specialty…
By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pakistan, a nuclear nation that is home to some 220 million people, is in a…
By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council received a report on the city’s strengths and weaknesses, as shared by members of the community, at Monday’s second hearing for the 2022 updated…
At the meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission a motion passed 5-0 to hold (or postpone) a contentious zoning case until the May meeting in order to give time…
In the previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual records for the 1950 decennial census. By federal law detailed census records for individual…
Marietta New Theatre in the Square issued the following press release about their tribute to Louis Jordan, entitled “Five Guys Named Moe”: Atlanta GA (March 28, 2022) An exuberant tribute…