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Elections February 23, 2024

How politicians can draw fairer election districts − the same way parents make kids fairly split a piece of cake

by Benjamin Schneer, Harvard Kennedy School; Kevin DeLuca, Yale University, and Maxwell Palmer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Redistricting – the process of…

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Opinion January 30, 2024

Opinion: Georgia Youth Justice Coalition (GYJC) statement on Cobb school board maps

The Georgia Youth Justice Coalition (GYJC) issued the following statement concerning the Cobb County School District board maps: The Georgia House has pushed through a redrawn Cobb County School District…

An unbalance see-saw, with two people on one side and one person on the other

Opinion January 5, 2024

Solutions To Gerrymandering Where Must We Draw The Line

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College It is said that with a republic, the people pick the representatives. Yet with gerrymandering, we find that the representatives…

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Education December 14, 2023

Federal judge in redistricting lawsuit rules Cobb schools’ map must be redrawn

by Rebecca Gaunt United States District Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern Court of Georgia ruled Thursday that the Cobb County School District school board map must be redrawn by…

A graphic of a see-saw with two people on one side and one on the other

Opinion October 27, 2023

Gerrymandering, Or Georgiamandering?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College US District Court Judge Steve Jones wrote that the district maps, drawing by GOP politicians after the last census, violate…

Education July 25, 2023

Cobb County School District not liable in redistricting lawsuit

By Rebecca Gaunt A lawsuit, filed in June 2022, alleging the Cobb County School District’s new maps are racially gerrymandered is moving forward against the Cobb Board of Elections, but…

Education June 10, 2022

Voting rights organizations file lawsuit over Cobb Schools redistricting

By Rebecca Gaunt Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Cobb County school board redistricting map, alleging discrimination against communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, by…

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2022 Elections January 29, 2022

How this cycle of redistricting is making gerrymandered congressional districts even safer and undermining majority rule

By Marjorie Hershey, Indiana University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a democracy, voters choose their political leaders. In a democracy that permits gerrymandering –…

Nutrition May 22, 2025

Summer Food Service Program at Three Cobb Libraries: Happy Helpings in June and July

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement: Breakfast and lunch meals will be served free of charge to children weekdays in June and July in three Cobb County public…

Food and Restaurants May 22, 2025

New noodle spot serves up healthy pho options in East Cobb

By Mark Woolsey Originally, it was envisioned as a sushi restaurant. And when Leo Zheng found a vacant commercial location at 12555 Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb, he knew…

Opinion & Editorial May 22, 2025

FEMA Can Help Georgians Recover From Hurricane Helene and a Debby Downer

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier this year, my college led a mission trip to East Georgia to help with victims of Hurricane Helene and…

Science and Technology May 22, 2025

Kennesaw State researcher develops AI robot to aid farmers in fight against pests

[This article by Raynard Churchwell, with photo by Matt Yung, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] According to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,…

Weather & Environment May 22, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, May 22, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, May 22, 2025, with a high near 80 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

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