political violence

Terrorism January 4, 2025

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

by Sara Harmouch, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Opinion October 12, 2024

Could violence at and around political rallies be the new normal?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Thursday evening’s event cancellation by the Harris Campaign was made out of an abundance of caution. It was also a…

Cobb County January 30, 2025

Mountain View Regional Library spreads the love for February

By Kelly Johnson With Baby, Toddler, and Preschool Storytime scheduled throughout the month of February, Mountain View Regional Library and Cobb Collaborative amp up these events with The Basics, a…

News Brief January 30, 2025

WSB-TV reports that “undeliverable” mail was scattered on I-285 in Cobb from USPS-contracted truck

WSB-TV, Atlanta’s Channel 2, reported yesterday that a large quantity of mail deemed “undeliverable” was scattered along I-285 in Cobb County from a truck contracted with the United States Postal…

Cobb County January 30, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library debuts book exchange February 10

By Kelly Johnson After forty days, come Monday, February 10, North Cobb Regional Library will open a book exchange. It is perhaps a first for the Cobb County Public Library…

Dance January 30, 2025

Atlanta Ballet presents Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

By Mark Woolsey An iconic orchestral and ballet composition that sparked a disturbance (some have called it a riot) when it debuted in 1913 Paris gets still another interpretation, this…

Pets and Pet Adoption January 30, 2025

“I’m Googles, and I’m enthusiastically on the lookout for a loving home!”

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

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political violence

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

Could violence at and around political rallies be the new normal?