roads

Transportation June 24, 2024

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

by Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak, and…

Cobb County History December 16, 2023

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

History August 12, 2023

It’s the early 20th Century, and the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is a version of an article we published in 2017, when the traffic to our site was around 10,000 visitors per month. We are now more than…

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Transportation June 29, 2023

Roads, bridges, trails, ports: White House awards $2.2B in transportation grants

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 28, 2023 The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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roads

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

It’s the early 20th Century, and the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

Roads, bridges, trails, ports: White House awards $2.2B in transportation grants