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News Brief January 7, 2025

Mark Cheatham sworn in as Acworth Chief of Police

By Mark Woolsey The City of Acworth has a new top law enforcer. Major Mark Cheatham was sworn in as Chief of Police Monday by Cobb County Superior Court Judge…

Wayne Dennard and Jesse Evans standing between a U.S. flag and a Georgia flag

Acworth February 17, 2022

Acworth police chief set to retire, former Cobb prosecutor to replace him

By Arielle Robinson The City of Acworth announced yesterday that Police Chief Wayne Dennard will retire next year and be replaced by former Cobb County Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney…

National February 4, 2025

Musk’s inauguration salute is not the only apparent fascist signal from Trump’s administration

by Matthew Kriner, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Once again, a presidential administration headed by Donald Trump is in the…

National February 4, 2025

Trump’s Project 2025 agenda caps decades-long resistance to 20th century progressive reform

by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For much of the 20th century, efforts to remake government were driven by a…

Health Care February 4, 2025

Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better

by Gary W. Miller, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Your genes play a major role in determining your…

Georgia February 4, 2025

Courts protect Biden’s clean energy policies and Georgia EV jobs from Trump’s ax – for now

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 3, 2025 The beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term at the White…

Education February 4, 2025

Building the future of STEM research: High-speed networking and data infrastructure at Kennesaw State

[The following article by Alyssa Ozment first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission; the photo above is by Darnell Wilburn] Scientific discovery increasingly depends on the…

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Mark Cheatham sworn in as Acworth Chief of Police

Acworth police chief set to retire, former Cobb prosecutor to replace him