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Dance January 31, 2025

Atlanta Ballet presents Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

By Mark Woolsey An iconic orchestral and ballet composition that sparked a disturbance (some have called it a riot) when it debuted in 1913 Paris gets still another interpretation, this…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton January 24, 2025

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

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Opinion January 24, 2025

How Human Creativity Can Compete With A.I.: Backstory And Borrowing

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In my last column, I describe several contests where human artists competed with artificial intelligence art, and “lost.” The real…

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Energy January 23, 2025

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

by Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to…

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Kennesaw January 21, 2025

Kennesaw’s family-friendly Valentine’s Dance coming Feb 1

The City of Kennesaw posted the following announcement about its Valentine’s Dance Party: Families are invited to enjoy an evening of music, food and fun at Kennesaw Parks & Recreation’s…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Marietta January 16, 2025

Dancing With the Stars Marietta 2025 to benefit Georgia Metro Dance Theatre

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I was coming of age in the late 70s and 80s, and plan to rekindle a bit…

Environment January 12, 2025

How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every year, 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and every year, approximately 57…

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Business January 11, 2025

Businesses newly licensed by Cobb County the week ending Friday Jan. 10

Here are the 23 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, January 10, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Kennesaw January 8, 2025

Kennesaw Parks & Rec annual book swap Jan. 25

The City of Kennesaw announced that its Parks & Recreation department will host its popular annual book swap on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Ben…

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Mableton May 10, 2025

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