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Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics September 8, 2025

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

by Luke William Hunt, University of Alabama, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke…

Photo of the KSU campus, by Darnell Wilburn, provided courtesy of Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State University August 23, 2025

Kennesaw State University recognized as Military Support College of Distinction

[This article by Darius Goodman, with a photo by Darnell Wilburn, was first published on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission.] Kennesaw State University is one of two…

silhouettes of armed people some pointing rifles

Politics October 31, 2024

Threatening ‘the enemy within’ with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions

by Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser, Naval Postgraduate School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the campaign trail, former President…

Opinion October 29, 2024

We Need Generals Loyal To The Constitution, Not A President

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s this myth that America needs generals completely loyal to one man. But our generals swear an oath to America…

Map of Russia in Russian flag colors and map of China with a Chinese flag

International August 27, 2024

How US military planning has shifted away from fighting terrorism to readying for tensions and conflict with China and Russia

by Eric Rosenbach, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden’s recent approval of a major shift in U.S. nuclear weapons strategy…

National August 2, 2023

Military nominees still stalled by Tuberville hold, with U.S. Senate gone until September

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Despite warnings from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that…

Georgia Bureau of Investigation September 16, 2025

Mableton resident promoted to Manager of GBI Trace Evidence section

Kimberly Jewett, a resident of Mableton, was promoted to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Trace Evidence Section manager. She began her career in 2009 as a scientist in the Trace…

Pets and Pet Adoption September 16, 2025

“My name is Cali, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption September 16, 2025

“My name is Reese. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/brown Rottweiler. The following information on this potential family member is…

Cobb County School District September 16, 2025

Some Cobb educators face disciplinary action over social media posts about the killing of Charlie Kirk

By Mark Woolsey An apparently small group of Cobb County educators faces disciplinary action after allegedly making inflammatory statements on social media regarding slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a…

new business September 16, 2025

Only one new entry on last week’s new business listings for Cobb County

Only one new business was on the listing posted by Cobb County for the week ending Friday, September 12, 2025, the Georgia Transplant Foundation, a nonprofit. The listing was published…

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