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Health & Wellness January 7, 2026

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

by Jake Scott, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood vaccination schedule, announced by federal health officials…

A map of Venezuela with the flag colors overlaid within the outline

Opinion January 7, 2026

Venezuela and the U.S. Are Allies When We Support Their Democracy

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Over the weekend, the U.S. government’s dramatic “leadership decapitation” action to arrest Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on drug charges shocked…

International January 6, 2026

Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela foreshadows a new ‘great power’ carve-up of the world

by Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump and his senior officials have hailed Operation Absolute Resolve, the raid on…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics January 6, 2026

Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

by Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump joked in 2016 that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth…

International January 5, 2026

How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op

by R. Evan Ellis, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The predawn seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on…

International January 5, 2026

Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

by Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant…

Community January 5, 2026

How much do you know about the origin of West Cobb Regional Library?

By Kelly Johnson Where some libraries within the Cobb County Public Library System have come into existence through Special Purpose Location Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), state grants, or federal funds,…

Government & Politics January 2, 2026

Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

by Justin Bergman, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is…

Opinion January 1, 2026

Bookman: Understanding what led to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transformation isn’t complicated

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 1, 2026 Writing in the “Never Trump” outlet The Bulwark, columnist Jonathan V….

Government & Politics January 1, 2026

Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party

by Justin Bergman, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is…

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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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