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Sports October 20, 2023

The Braves Shouldn’t Worry About Those “Damn Phillies” For Long

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College I’m writing a musical about the last two years of Cobb County Baseball. It’s called “Damn Phillies,” where a middle-aged…

Sports October 12, 2023

How The Braves Double-Play Ending To Win NLDS Game 2 Was The Most Cinematic

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Baseball has had all kinds of walk-off endings to epic games, often copied by Hollywood. But none quite match the…

Sports October 3, 2023

The Atlanta Braves Need The Ghosts Of World Series Past During This Postseason Run

[Photo of Braves sign at entrance to Truist Park: Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier] By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As my son and I attended the…

Opinion September 16, 2023

The Acuña vs Betts MVP Race Spiced Up By Media Commentary

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two best players…

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Opinion August 8, 2023

How The 2023 Atlanta Braves Stack Up Against The Best Teams In Baseball History

By John A. Tures. Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Are the 2023 Terrors of Truist Park one of the greatest baseball teams of all time? Who would be their…

Opinion July 13, 2023

Minor League Braves Records Boost The Myth That The Cupboard Is Bare For Atlanta

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Those tired of the Atlanta Braves string of success across the decades seem ever gleeful to report “the cupboard is…

Opinion July 3, 2023

Atlanta Is One Of The Top Sports Towns in America, Not The Worst

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Cobb County is home to the Atlanta Braves, and does its part to provide a healthy supply of fans to…

Business June 17, 2023

Cobb Young Professionals will host outing to see the Braves play the Diamondbacks

The Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Young Professionals (CYP) and the Greater North Fulton Chamber will do a social outing to watch the Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, July…

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Entertainment and Recreation April 8, 2023

Atlanta Celebrates 404 Day with Braves’ Free Festival at The Battery

by Rand McDonald: this article was also published on his blog at this link The Atlanta Braves hosted a free 404 Day festival at The Battery Atlanta. The Uniqueness of…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community April 6, 2023

Reflections on the Atlanta Braves Home Opener 4/6/23

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Baseball has always been special to me. It was the one thing my late father and…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Atlanta Braves

The Braves Shouldn’t Worry About Those “Damn Phillies” For Long

How The Braves Double-Play Ending To Win NLDS Game 2 Was The Most Cinematic

The Atlanta Braves Need The Ghosts Of World Series Past During This Postseason Run

The Acuña vs Betts MVP Race Spiced Up By Media Commentary

How The 2023 Atlanta Braves Stack Up Against The Best Teams In Baseball History

Minor League Braves Records Boost The Myth That The Cupboard Is Bare For Atlanta

Atlanta Is One Of The Top Sports Towns in America, Not The Worst

Cobb Young Professionals will host outing to see the Braves play the Diamondbacks

Atlanta Celebrates 404 Day with Braves’ Free Festival at The Battery

Reflections on the Atlanta Braves Home Opener 4/6/23