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A man on a scooter carries a protest sign while a little girl rides a miniature car alongside him

Opinion March 9, 2022

Opinion: Georgia lawmakers have a dangerous plan for curbing free speech

by Nora Benavidez, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article was published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]March 8, 2022 Beware Georgians. Senate Bill 171 is a threat to anyone in…

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Crime March 8, 2022

66-year-old Cobb man convicted and given two life terms for child molestation

A Cobb County man was convicted of child molestation charges for incidents beginning in 2017, and given two life sentences plus five years. The office of Cobb County District Attorney…

Lisa Campbell, a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 35

2022 Elections March 5, 2022

Lisa Campbell: Democratic candidate for House District 35

By Rebecca Gaunt Lisa Campbell hopes to bring 30 years of business experience to the Georgia legislature as the representative for newly-redrawn House District 35. Ed Setzler, a Republican, currently…

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Cobb County March 5, 2022

Cupid ends Cobb’s COVID Declaration of Emergency

Chairwoman Lisa Cupid of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners announced the official end of the county’s COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency yesterday. The Declaration she rescinded was the second extension…

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care March 4, 2022

What’s the COVID status of Cobb County at this point?

The mask mandates in government buildings and the courts in Cobb County have been lifted, but what is the overall status of the COVID pandemic in the county? Most of…

2022 Elections March 4, 2022

Q & A with Angela Pence, Libertarian candidate for the 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier had a phone interview with Angela Pence, the Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Pence is one of several…

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Opinion March 3, 2022

Bookman: ‘We the people’ are in dangerous territory

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [republished with permission]March 3, 2022 The state of our union is precarious. It is precarious not because of some outside threat – outside threats we…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime March 1, 2022

Suspect apprehended after crashing allegedly stolen car into police cars

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a suspect whose attempt to escape resulted in damage to both a Marietta police and…

Cobb County February 28, 2022

Mask mandate in Cobb Government buildings lifted

Cobb County government sent the following announcement in its email newsletter: The mask mandate in Cobb County buildings has been lifted as of today following the updated guidelines from the…

Climate and Weather February 28, 2022

Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?

By Edward R. Carr, Clark University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments have delayed action on climate change for too long, and incremental changes in energy and…

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