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Health Care June 25, 2023

Free eyeglasses for children and teens via Cobb Library’s Vision To Learn program

The Cobb County Public Library Vision To Learn (VTL) program provides eye exams and prescription glasses free of charge to the children and their families for students ages 5 to…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw June 24, 2023

Southern Museum offers rare chance to board the locomotive of The General of Andrews Raid fame

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release about a rare opportunity to board the locomotive of The General, the train involved in the Civil War incident Andrews Raid….

A red Star of David on a gold background

Opinion June 24, 2023

How Cobb County Can Help Confront Anti-Semitism

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Atlanta News First reported that antisemitic flyers were placed throughout Cobb County. Is this an isolated incident, or part of…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County June 22, 2023

BOC denies special land use permit for towing company, approves hotel at I-75 and Barrett Parkway,

By Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.- The Cobb County Board of Commission hosted a zoning hearing on Tuesday, June 20, where zoning for a hotel and zoning for a subdivision was…

Justice June 22, 2023

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

This article by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: Friends of the Court Clarence Thomas’ Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor In…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Georgia June 20, 2023

Georgia Juneteenth celebrations break out from Atlanta to Dublin to Valdosta

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 19, 2023 Listen up: A joyful Georgia chorus on Juneteenth 2023 June 19,…

Depiction of four religions via a crescent moon and star, a cross, a Star of David, and a ying-yang symbol

Religion June 19, 2023

Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

by Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Marietta June 18, 2023

Metro Montage XXIII juried exhibition opens at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art on July 1

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to its website, about this year’s juried art show at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art: The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art…

Three headstones with honorifics Mrs and Mr

Race and Racism June 15, 2023

How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave

by David B. Parker, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published a story about a Black cemetery in Buckhead,…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice June 15, 2023

How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security – and why there are laws against storing them insecurely

by Gary Ross, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges…

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