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Community, Engagement December 7, 2025

How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our free email newsletter (click on the previous link to check out yesterday’s newsletter. If you like what you see there’s…

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Health & Wellness December 5, 2025

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen December 5, 2025 The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next…

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News, Transportation December 5, 2025

High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use make its future bumpy

by Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan’s bullet train…

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Things to Do December 4, 2025

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri Dec 5 to Sun Dec 7

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, November 21, to Sunday, November 23. Friday, December 5, 2025 The Cobb County website…

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Immigration December 4, 2025

Mario Guevara and the ongoing fight against ICE

Photo courtesy of Oscar Guevara By Sofia Cupertino Oscar Guevara was on a flight to Los Angeles, California, when his father, Mario Guevara, was detained while livestreaming his journalism work….

Government & Politics December 4, 2025

Labeling dissent as terrorism: New US domestic terrorism priorities raise constitutional alarms

by Melinda Haas, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A largely overlooked directive issued by the Trump administration marks a major shift in…

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Government & Politics December 4, 2025

Why one 16th-century theologian’s advice for a bitterly divided nation holds true today

by Michael Bruening, Missouri University of Science and Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ideological division was tearing the country apart. Factions denounced each other…

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Government & Politics December 4, 2025

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

by Emilee Rader, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely…

Kennesaw December 3, 2025

Wildman’s shop undergoing forensic audit following legal battle over estate

By Rebecca Gaunt The future of the controversial downtown Kennesaw shop Wildman’s Civil War Surplus is unknown as the late owner’s estate undergoes a forensic accounting and audit after a…

Acworth December 3, 2025

In 1906, an Acworth dairy farm had most productive cow in U.S.

By Larry Felton Johnson Even if I weren’t periodically using newspapers from past decades and centuries to put together articles on the history of Cobb County, I’d browse the Georgia…

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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…