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A cartoon terrier holds up a paper with Dog Tax written and a "canceled" stamp over it

Smyrna May 21, 2024

Smyrna in 1907: dog owners up in arms over dog tax exemption for terriers

Image above created with DALL-E from OpenAI, and editing with Canva As editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier, I often read through old newspapers on the Georgia Historic…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Music May 20, 2024

How a British military march became the distinctive sound of American graduations

by Joshua Fagan, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Graduations throughout the United States erupt with some familiar sounds every year: the passionate…

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 Care May 20, 2024

Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.

This article by Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA, and Sarah Boden, WESA, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA and Sarah Boden, WESA May 17,…

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

Cobb County May 19, 2024

Cobb Community Foundation launches “Activate Good” plan

The Cobb Community Foundation submitted the following news release about the launch of its “Activate Good 5-year plan: The Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) marked a significant milestone in its history…

Education May 17, 2024

Ragsdale blames apartments for Cobb student transiency

By Rebecca Gaunt At Thursday’s work session, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale called for anyone concerned about the quality of education in Cobb to take note of rising multi-family unit developments in…

U.S. Congress May 16, 2024

Term limits aren’t the answer

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s no denying that the current Congress has been one of the most chaotic…

Education May 15, 2024

East Cobb County Council of PTAs names 2024 Margie Hatfield scholarship winners

Pictured from L to R: Jennifer He (Walton), Timy Dang (Sprayberry), Ella Jeffres (Pope), Margie Hatfield, Julia Randall (Lassiter) and Andrew Herrera (Kell). Micheal Garza submitted the following news release:…

A section of the map of Israel that includes Gaza

International May 13, 2024

I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza

by Raymond Offenheiser, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Amid persistent calls from the United States and other countries that Israel needs…

Health Care May 13, 2024

How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

by Kevin F. Boehnke, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans…

Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Cobb County May 13, 2024

Job & Resource Expo at Cobb’s Switzer Library

The Cobb County Public Library is about more than just books (although books are still important!). The library is deeply involved in projects to improve the quality of life for…

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