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Economy May 9, 2021

Loudermilk to introduce bill to cut unemployment benefits

Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia’s 11th U.S. Congressional District announced in a press release that he will introduce legislation to cut the federal supplement to unemployment benefits. Loudermilk represents the…

Labor movement April 30, 2021

Union issues failing report card for KSU

Kennesaw State University’s chapter of the United Campus Workers of Georgia union says the university continues to fail at looking after its students and employees. The union held a rally…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County April 1, 2021

Lisa Cupid’s statement to Joe Biden on the All-Star Game

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt sent the following press notice containing Cobb County BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid‘s statement on her response to President Biden’s suggestion that the MLB All-Star…

Tin Foil Hattery February 4, 2021

Opinion: While Rep. Loudermilk doesn’t agree that murdering Democrats is a good idea, he’ll by gosh defend the right of his colleagues who do want to kill Democrats to represent the GOP on committees

OK, so I’ve gone all Wonkette with that headline. But I’m incensed that the Republicans in Congress could not bother to do even minimal policing of advocacy of violence in…

Cobb County January 20, 2021

Owens ends Cobb participation in 287(g) program

Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens is ending the county’s participation in the 287(g) program, he announced Tuesday. Owens said that his action will encourage immigrants to not be afraid of…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor January 7, 2021

From the editor: Trump lost, it is over, and this has to stop

This is going to be short, because I have no intention of relitigating an issue that has been decided in the courts over 60 times. But Trump lost a free…

Cobb County December 22, 2020

Monique Sheffield sworn in as Cobb District 4 Commissioner

Monique Sheffield was sworn in as the new county commissioner from District 4. Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill, who had her own swearing-in ceremony last week, presided over the ceremony…

From the Editor November 26, 2020

Opinion: No, Cobb County is not shredding Trump ballots

I don’t tend to speak in certainties. At 69 years old I’ve learned through long and hard experience that it doesn’t pay to make hard and fast predictions, and I…

From the Editor November 9, 2020

Loeffler and Perdue launch assault on American democracy

I have always avoided writing opinion in the Cobb County Courier. And despite the fact that I am personally a Democrat (and have never hidden it when people ask), I…

2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

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Smyrna December 20, 2024

Smyrna’s purchase of First Baptist Church property closes

The sale of the Smyrna First Baptist Church building and its nine-acre property on Church Street to the City of Smyrna has closed, and a new location for the church’s…

Cobb County December 20, 2024

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta CEO to speak at next Cobb Chamber Marquee Monday

The Cobb Chamber’s 2025 Marquee Monday series will begin on January 13 at the Coca-Cola Roxy, 800 Battery Ave SE #500, Atlanta, GA 30339. Donna Hyland, President and CEO of Children’s…

Justice December 20, 2024

What does the US attorney general actually do? A law professor explains

by Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shortly after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to serve as U.S….

Gun violence December 20, 2024

3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

by Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec….

Psychology December 20, 2024

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

by Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I…

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