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Economy January 21, 2026

Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom

by Kent Jones, Babson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The future of many of Donald Trump’s tariffs are up in the air, with the…

International January 21, 2026

US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it…

Martin Luther King Jr. with hand extended while speaking

Community January 21, 2026

Cobb MLK Day celebration successful despite chilly weather

By Mark Woolsey A chilly day didn’t keep hundreds of people away from Monday’s Cobb NAACP commemoration of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The two-hour…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness January 20, 2026

GOP Promotes MAHA Agenda in Bid To Avert Midterm Losses. Dems Point to Contradictions.

This article by Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour January 20, 2026 When a “Make America Healthy Again” summit was held at the…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics, National Government January 20, 2026

One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers

by Ashley Murray and Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 20, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised during his…

International January 20, 2026

Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

by Donald Heflin, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Make Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s relentless and…

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Agriculture January 20, 2026

American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing

by Peter Simons, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump appears to have upended an 85-year relationship between American farmers and the…

Community January 19, 2026

Nearly six decades after his death, King’s vision for equality is still a ‘living challenge’ for all

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2026 Legislators, religious leaders and community members gathered at Georgia’s state Capitol…

Government & Politics, National Government January 19, 2026

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

by Spencer Overton, George Washington University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive…

International January 16, 2026

Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy

by Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways….

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 31, 2026

Cobb County News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of This Week’s Headlines

The Cobb County Courier has a quiz we run from Monday to Thursday in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays…

News, Transportation January 31, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…

Community Life, Libraries January 31, 2026

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