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Science & Technology September 15, 2025

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source

by Amy J. Williams, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater…

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Weekend Quiz September 14, 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…

Transportation & Development September 14, 2025

Cobb County International Airport Celebrates 65 Years of Aviation and Economic Impact

According to a Cobb County news release, the Cobb County International Airport – McCollum Field (KRYY) marked its 65th anniversary on September 4, 2025, celebrating decades of growth, innovation, and…

Weekend Quiz September 13, 2025

How much do you know about the City of Smyrna?

How much do you know about the City of Smyrna? Take the quiz below to test your knowledge. Don’t get upset if you do less well than you thought you…

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Smyrna September 12, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

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Government & Politics September 12, 2025

How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

by Nick Marx, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like so many…

Chattahoochee RiverLands September 11, 2025

Bandits and a Comedian in a cemetery by the Chattahoochee

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

Justice September 11, 2025

3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court

by Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments…

Government & Politics September 11, 2025

An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

by Paul J. Becker, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its…

Justice September 10, 2025

Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing

by Valerie P. Hans, Cornell University and Richard Lorren Jolly, Southwestern Law School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The right to trial by jury in…

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Weekend Quiz December 21, 2025

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