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Health & Wellness January 7, 2026

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

by Jake Scott, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood vaccination schedule, announced by federal health officials…

A map of Venezuela with the flag colors overlaid within the outline

Opinion January 7, 2026

Venezuela and the U.S. Are Allies When We Support Their Democracy

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Over the weekend, the U.S. government’s dramatic “leadership decapitation” action to arrest Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on drug charges shocked…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics January 6, 2026

Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

by Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump joked in 2016 that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth…

Image of a clipboard with the label Matching Puzzle

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 6, 2026

Local Trivia Challenge: Can you match Cobb commission chairs with facts about them?

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

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 January 5, 2026

To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You and HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things

This article by Zach Dyer and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Zach Dyer and Oona Zenda Illustrations by Oona Zenda January 5, 2026 When…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 5, 2026

Local Trivia Challenge: Another matching puzzle featuring parks in Cobb County

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 4, 2026

How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments? Take the quiz and find out!

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. While the daily…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 3, 2026

Test Your Knowledge of Last Week’s News in Cobb County

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday the…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 2, 2026

Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Cobb County courts with what they do?

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Community, Things to Do January 2, 2026

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri January 2 to Sunday Jan 4

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, #, to Sunday, #. Friday, January 2, 2026 A Dream Rooted in the Declaration:…

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Crime & Public Safety March 17, 2026

Man charged in March 13 shooting at Texaco on Mableton Parkway

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Is It Worth Your Time and Money To Set Up an HSA?

This article by Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony, and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony, and Emily Siner, Nashville…

Government & Politics, State Government March 17, 2026

Georgia House passes bill targeting political spending from ‘hostile’ foreign agents

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2026 A bill seeking to mandate disclosure of political spending in Georgia…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Kennedy’s vaccine policies

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2026 A federal judge in Massachusetts has halted enforcement of several key…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

by Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to…