By Abubakarr Jalloh, Hollins University [this article first appeared in The Conversation; republished with permission] From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in…
The West Cobb Senior Center will host a Money Smart lunch and learn 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. The center is located at 4915 Dallas Hwy, Powder…
By Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director…
How prepared are Cobb County residents in the face of disaster? The U.S. Census Bureau has created a means of evaluating how prepared communities within Cobb County are to recover…
By Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines…
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University [This article first appeared in The Conversation — republished with permission] The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as…
Chairwoman Lisa Cupid of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners announced a virtual town hall meeting for Thursday, January 13 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the COVID-19 surge and its…
By Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California and Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury [This article first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Every disaster movie seems to open with…
There are three events at Cobb County libraries that will be of interest to chess enthusiasts of a variety of skill levels. West Cobb Regional Library The first is tomorrow,…
By Viniece Jennings, of Agnes Scott College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] When many people think of New Year’s resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve…