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Education April 10, 2020

Cobb County Schools update digital learning schedule

The Cobb County School District issued the following press release announcing and update to their digital learning schedule. As we enter the fourth week of digital learning across Cobb County,…

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Music April 10, 2020

Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra auditions will be held virtually this year

The Marietta-based Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) will, for the first time, hold its auditions virtually. The online auditions are a safeguard against the spread of COVID-19. Registration is open…

Kennesaw April 9, 2020

Kennesaw renews its Declaration of Emergency

The City of Kennesaw renewed its Declaration of Emergency. The current declaration was put in place on March 20, and the Kennesaw Code of Ordinances states that “no state of…

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2020 Elections April 9, 2020

Georgia and Cobb primaries moved to June 9

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced today that the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary and the General Primary elections will be postponed until June 9, due to continuing concerns around…

Kennesaw April 9, 2020

Kennesaw resident Bibi Husain donates hundreds of masks to community

For twenty years, Summers Street in Kennesaw has been home to Ajay’s Upholstery, a family business. But just as the owners began working on the challenging process of relocating due…

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Environment April 8, 2020

Stop Sterigenics Georgia calls on FDA to ban the use of ethylene oxide to sterilize PPE

Stop Sterigenics Georgia issued a press release this afternoon calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of ethylene oxide to re-sterilize personal protective equipment (PPE), and…

Powder Springs April 7, 2020

Powder Springs approves purchase of laptops for remote work

At it’s April 6 meeting, videoconferenced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Powder Springs City Council approved the purchase of laptops for certain employees to work remotely. This was the…

Kennesaw April 5, 2020

Kennesaw announces changes to waste pickup due to COVID-19

On social media the City of Kennesaw announced changes to the way recycling and solid waste pickup will take place. On their Facebook page the city announced: No garbage or…

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Smyrna April 3, 2020

Smyrna mayor highlights giving in letter to residents

In a letter directed to residents of Smyrna posted on the city’s website, Mayor Derek Norton highlighted the contributions various citizens and businesses have made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

Cobb County April 2, 2020

Cobb’s State of Emergency extended

This afternoon Cobb County BOC Chairman Mike Boyce signed a supplement to the Declaration of a State of Emergency. It extends the declaration until April 24, and includes a further…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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