MDJ editorials
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 ...
March 09, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 09, 2010 01:00 AM | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 08, 2010 12:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 07, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 05, 2010 01:00 AM | 8 8 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 04, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 03, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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,...
March 02, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 02, 2010 01:00 AM | 10 10 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Otis Brumby, Bill Kinney, Joe Kirby Around Town: Departures: MRC days numbered? Olens bow-out date nears
THE CITY COUNCIL IS PATTING ITSELF on the back for last week’s purchase of a rundown 13-acre, 200-unit apartment complex in the crime-infested area of Franklin Road. Meantime, the ...
March 09, 2010 12:05 AM | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
March 06, 2010 01:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Around Town: 'The World's Best': Marietta Kiwanis to mark 80 years on Wednesday
IF YOU’VE EVER ATTENDED a meeting of the Marietta Kiwanis Club, you know that its members like to describe their club as “the greatest Kiwanis Club in the world.” It’s ...
March 02, 2010 12:01 AM | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
February 27, 2010 01:02 AM | 7 7 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Around Town: New coach near: Two-minute warning in search for MHS grid leader?
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL’S search for a new head football coach to replace James “Friday” Richards is well into the fourth quarter, and maybe down to the two-minute warning. AT c...
February 23, 2010 01:00 AM | 16 16 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
February 20, 2010 01:01 AM | 76 76 comments | 130 130 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Around Town: Honoring Friday: Resolution introduced on behalf of legendary coach
A RESOLUTION will be introduced Wednesday in the Georgia House by five Cobb General Assembly members recognizing retiring Marietta High School Coach James “Friday” Richards. Introduc...
February 16, 2010 12:10 AM | 5 5 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
February 13, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Around Town: Changes coming: Demographic shifts may be reflected in Legislature
COBB COUNTY has had a majority-black legislative district since 2004, and may well have two more following upcoming redistricting, along with a majority-black state Senate district, according ...
February 09, 2010 01:00 AM | 2 2 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
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...
February 06, 2010 01:00 AM | 5 5 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
rss feed
Editorial and oped feed