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Business June 8, 2024

Town Center CID elects officers; adds board members

The Town Center CID (TCCID) Board of Directors met on May 21, appointed two new board members, and elected four officers. In this article, you will learn the following: Who…

International June 6, 2024

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating…

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Education June 4, 2024

School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

by Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan…

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Psychology May 29, 2024

What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common

by Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce…

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Elections May 28, 2024

Cobb May primary results certified; turnout lower than in 2020

By Caleb Groves Cobb County’s 2024 May primaries reached 16.44% voter turnout, lower than in years past. This year’s voter turnout dropped since the last presidential race, in the 2020…

Elections May 26, 2024

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 23, 2024 This report was updated at 12:30 p.m. May 23 to include…

Elections May 25, 2024

How A Georgia Democratic Socialist Outperformed Progressives In Oregon

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Gabriel Sanchez, a Georgian member of the Democratic Socialists of America ousted an incumbent state legislator. He succeeded where fellow…

Justice May 23, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court justice appointed by governor wins election to full term – a common occurrence in some states where voters are supposed to pick their judges

by Bryna Godar, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harry Isaiah Black, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Georgia Supreme Court incumbent has successfully…

Elections May 22, 2024

Cupid, Sheffield win commanding leads in Cobb BOC primaries, with runoff likely in District 2

With the unofficial results in for Cobb County Board of Commissioners races, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, and District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield have substantial and insurmountable leads in their primary races…

Cobb County May 20, 2024

UPDATED:Intersection near East Cobb polling place now reopened

UPDATE: Cobb Elections Director Tate Fall announced on social media that the intersection is now fully open and the polling place open for voters. Repair crews are working into the…

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Health & Wellness March 4, 2026

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

by Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the bombing of Iran began on Feb….

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