THOSE IN CHARGE of the Cobb school system have proven many times over that they don't listen to parents, don't listen to teachers, don't listen to bus drivers, don't listen to taxpayers and don't l...
Jobless news good, kind of It is an indication of how far the economy had fallen that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid termed as “really good” the news that “only” 36,000 Americans had lost their ...
The State Budget: Don't make higher ed bear brunt of cuts These are dark days for entities that are funded via the Georgia state budget, and they may well be about to get darker. That’s especially true for the state’s colleges and universitie...
Health Care: Obama's 'Simple vote' is not so simple Democrats say they want a “simple up-or-down vote” on health-care reform – as if A) this were a simple matter, like confirming an individual nominee, and B) as if there havenR...
Time to Fade Away When her party took control of the House, future Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged, “The Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.” That happ...
Turf Wars Are artificial turf-athletic fields eligible for funding by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenues under state law? And even if they are, is this the right time for the Cobb School Distri...
New MHS Coach Marietta High School has a new head football coach – Scott Burton, a former assistant coach for the University of Richmond in Virginia. He was approved by a unanimous vote of the city school...
Georgia Voices: Obama's Visit We’re pleased that President Obama is scheduled to visit Savannah (today). We warmly welcome him to our community and to Georgia, his first trip to the state since his inauguration. Like man...
A tale of two earthquakes The earthquake that rocked Chile was 500 times more powerful than the temblor that shattered the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince, yet the death toll in Chile stood at 723 as of Monday. In Haiti,...
Immigration: Two bills would help 'turn off spigot' Want to reduce the number of people living and working in this state illegally? One obvious solution is to decrease the number of jobs available to them. The E-Verify system is a good first step i...
Around Town: MHS To Miss Out THERE WON’T BE a fourth generation McCollum on the playing field for the Marietta High School Blue Devils next season. When Andy McCollum recently left the North Carolina State football st...
Around Town: Final Countdown MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL has its goal line offense on the field as its search for a new head football coach nears paydirt. AT has learned that all interviews have been completed and the search c...
Around Town: Wiles' Woes THE NEWSPAPER INK WAS BARELY DRY on last weekend’s front-page story reporting a teen drinking party busted by police at the home of a local judge before bloggers began bashing st...
Around Town: This & That CITY HALL OBSERVERS say it’s no coincidence that the 200-unit Preston Chase apartment complex on Franklin Road the council just purchased is being turned over to the Marietta Housing Authori...
Around Town: Stearing Clear ONCE BITTEN , TWICE SHY , as the saying goes. Well-placed courthouse sources say the county board of commissioners want to ask voters to continue the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax c...
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Around Town: Departures: MRC days numbered? Olens bow-out date nears