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A chart showing place of origin of foreign-born Cobb residents

Cobb County December 10, 2023

What percentage of Cobb County population is foreign-born?

The Courier is publishing a series of articles springing from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) released last Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau (more on that below). We think…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton December 8, 2023

Next Mableton City Council meeting this Monday December 11

The next meeting of the Mableton City Council is this Monday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. To download the complete agenda packet for the meeting with supporting documentation follow this…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice December 4, 2023

A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy

by Rachel McKane, Brandeis University and David Pellow, University of California, Santa Barbara, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When does lawful protest become criminal activity?…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Kennesaw November 30, 2023

Probable cause found to charge Kennesaw man in drugs and weapons case

By Caleb Groves On Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, a Cobb County Magistrate Court Judge found probable cause for a Kennesaw to be charged with holding large quantities of marijuana and…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Politics October 29, 2023

Polls have value, even when they are wrong

by Kirby Goidel, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An ABC News/Washington Post poll in September 2023 generated outrage among Democrats. The headline…

A group of people pose for a photo at the Pop-up Legal Clinic

Mableton October 25, 2023

A report and photos from the Pop-up legal advice clinic in Mableton

Barry Krebs is well known in Mableton and other parts of south Cobb for the wide variety of volunteer work he does with Keep Cobb Beautiful, the South Cobb Lions Club, Sweetwater Mission, and First Christian…

Opinion October 20, 2023

Bookman: Without compromise, extremism dominates

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 19, 2023 If you make compromise impossible, you make extremism inevitable. We see…

Mableton October 17, 2023

Cobb Legal Aid presents free legal advice event in Mableton this Saturday

Do you need legal advice on civil matters such as family law, landlord/tenant disputes, probate, immigration, small claims, or bankruptcy? There’s an event in Mableton that may be able to…

Race and Racism October 10, 2023

Today’s white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history

by Colin Kohlhaas, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent years, the United States has seen a surge…

U.S. Congress September 21, 2023

A ‘disaster’ nears: Millions of federal workers’ paychecks would be on hold in a shutdown

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 20, 2023 WASHINGTON — More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel…

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