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a red brick building housing Glock, Inc.

National May 27, 2022

6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture

By Michael Siegel, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass…

National May 27, 2022

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

By Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and…

National May 26, 2022

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

By Robert Spitzer, State University of New York College at Cortland [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket…

Blind Paralympian Matt Simpson raised both hand in at the goalball net)

Sports May 18, 2022

Blind Paralympian athletes to compete in goalball tournament in Smyrna

The United States Association of Blind Athletes issued the following press release announcing that the Southeast Regional Goalball Tournament will be held at the City of Smyrna Community Center starting…

Second Helpings May 17, 2022

Ice Cream Is Happiness

By Brian Benefield [This is the latest of Brian Benefield’s Second Helpings columns, highlighting food in Cobb County. To read more of his reviews, follow this link] The thermometer is…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Health Care May 12, 2022

Free eye exams for children in June at the Switzer Library in Marietta

On June 6 through 8, 2022, a mobile eye clinic will return to the Switzer branch of the Cobb Public Library to conduct free eye exams for children. For more…

Gloria Hammond, far right, was part of the large group of Juliette residents who visited the state Capitol two years ago to push state elected officials to intervene in Georgia Power’s coal ash disposal plans. The county is now installing a water line so residents can access clean water, but Hammond says residents still want the coal ash moved to a lined landfill. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

Environment May 9, 2022

Juliette residents tap into new county water line, but coal ash concerns remain

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 9, 2022 Andrea Goolsby speaks wistfully about the taste of water fresh from the…

Abortion rights demonstrators march through Atlanta. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

Human Rights May 4, 2022

Abortion rights protests erupt in Georgia and beyond. It could be a prelude of more to come.

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 4, 2022 The streets of downtown Atlanta echoed with the now-familiar sounds of protest…

Powder Springs May 3, 2022

Summary of last night’s Powder Springs City Council meeting: local businesses honored

The City of Powder Springs released the following summary of the actions taken at last night’s city council meeting Nearly four dozen businesses were awarded certificates or plaques during Monday…

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