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The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness November 13, 2025

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

by Jennifer Spinghart, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in the longest government…

Government & Politics November 13, 2025

Government reopens after 43 days: Trump signs bill ending record shutdown

by Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa, and Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 12, 2025 This report has been updated. WASHINGTON…

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Business & Economy November 13, 2025

The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet

by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end…

Health & Wellness November 12, 2025

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands…

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Government & Politics November 12, 2025

The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals

by Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For over a hundred years, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – has been a day…

History November 10, 2025

Marietta in 1847: Mr. Root’s special elixir’s could cure ANYTHING!

By Larry Felton Johnson The William Root House is a landmark in Marietta, an antebellum house near Marietta Square, built by druggist and merchant William Root. Root moved to Marietta…

Mableton November 9, 2025

Before you complain about today’s road maintenance, read about this 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson The…

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Weekend Quiz November 9, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about the City of Marietta?

How much do you know about the City of Marietta? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta November 9, 2025

Support local business at Marietta Square Candlelight Shopping Event

The slogan “Support Local Business” has become popular over the last few decades as local businesses have been replaced first by mall chain stores and megastores, and then by online…

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Business & Economy December 20, 2025

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