John Tures

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Opinion January 27, 2024

Georgians Won’t Have A Say In The Nomination Without A National Primary Day

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Every four years, we go through the charade of the political party nomination process, where the same fraction of the…

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Opinion September 20, 2023

Music Belongs To The People, Not The Parties

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last month, a little-known artist by the name of Christopher Anthony Lunsford, who goes by the stage name Oliver Anthony,…

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Opinion June 24, 2023

How Cobb County Can Help Confront Anti-Semitism

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Atlanta News First reported that antisemitic flyers were placed throughout Cobb County. Is this an isolated incident, or part of…

Opinion February 13, 2023

The Atlanta Braves May Have Better Prospects Than Experts Think

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College [This is the first of a twice-per-month column by John Tures, exclusive to the Cobb County Courier] A year ago,…

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Education April 19, 2024

$71.9 million contract for Sprayberry High rebuild; multiple renovations approved

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board approved a $71.9 million contract with the Atlanta-based company Carroll Daniel Construction for the Sprayberry High School renovation and replacement project Thursday….

Mableton April 19, 2024

Morehouse Medicine presents program on health access at South Cobb Library

The Cobb County Public Library announced that it will partner with the Morehouse School of Medicine to present a program entitled Increasing Knowledge & Reducing Risks: Improving Health Literacy Access…

Climate and Weather April 19, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Friday, April 19, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, April 19, 2024, with a high near 84 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

Education April 18, 2024

Cobb County School District proposes $1.85 billion budget with staff raises

by Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education heard the proposed FY 2025 $1.85 billion budget presentation at Thursday’s work session, hours before the first public hearing to allow…

Smyrna April 18, 2024

When Smyrna’s speed limit was 8 mph

The June 3, 1909 issue of a now-defunct newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian published the following story about a speed-limit ordinance Smyrna’s city council had recently passed (we’ve included a…