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Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

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…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

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…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

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…

Kennesaw April 2, 2020

Kennesaw issues new executive order defining essential businesses

The City of Kennesaw released a fourth executive order that clarifies the meaning of in-person contact and defines essential businesses. Here is the text of the press release explaining the…

Kennesaw April 2, 2020

Kennesaw temporarily suspends business licenses of hair and nail salons and others

The City of Kennesaw has temporarily suspended the business licenses of businesses that require personal physical contact with customer, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was effective March 31,…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment April 1, 2020

Sterigenics granted 14-day restraining order in suit against Cobb County

This morning Sterigenics was granted a 14-day restraining order allowing it to operate without interference from Cobb County. The suit by Sterigenics, filed March 30, named Cobb County Fire Marshall…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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