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Steven Valentine, an English instructor with Family Kickstart Georgia, in front of his ESL classroom lecturing

Cobb County June 24, 2019

ESL Class in Cobb draws low attendance despite high registration numbers

A Cobb County library hosted its weekly English as a Second Language (ESL) class with seven people in attendance on Tuesday. The Stratton Library, in connection with Family Kickstart Georgia,…

Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs calling for the defunding of 287-G

Cobb County June 17, 2019

Controversial 287-G program up for vote in sheriff’s budget at Cobb BOC

Next month, the Cobb County’s Board of Commissioners will vote on the sheriff’s budget — a vote that could determine the future of the controversial 287 (g) program. “As a…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

Freedom From Religion Foundation purchases billboard space in Smyrna

Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…

Business, Uncategorized February 1, 2018

Highway contractors, Latin American Association team up for job fair Feb. 3

With metro Atlanta unemployment at 4.2 percent and construction set to ramp up for the spring, Georgia contractors are gearing up for a job fair on Saturday to recruit construction…

Opinion, The Sausage-making of Journalism February 23, 2017

Atlanta ICE field office voicemail message

Government agencies generally don’t celebrate access and transparency. Secrecy and lack of access is a trait of bureaucracies everywhere. It isn’t specific to the U.S., and I generally don’t comment…

Cobb County School Board January 27, 2017

Pro-Immigrant Advocates Call for Resignation of Cobb School Board Member

At a press conference in Marietta’s Glover Park this morning a coalition of advocacy groups called for the resignation of Cobb County school board member David Banks over a racially-tinged…

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