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At its essence, the mission of a community foundation is short and sweet — to support local charities by collecting, distributing and/or pooli…
For those who care about such things, the news is sobering.
By all accounts, 2024 is a huge election year for Cobb.
At the end of last year, the MDJ reported on a wave of criminal activity at the Marietta post office. Crimes committed included mail theft, fo…
For generations, the daily newspaper has been a daily staple of American life. The Gazette or The Herald or The Journal came every morning (or…
They wear it like a badge: “We’re not raising your tax rate!” exclaim our elected officials and government bureaucrats.
If you’re a student or teacher or parent or fan of the Cobb County School District, you should be overjoyed … and outraged at the same time.
If you didn’t get out to the 9/11 Field of Flags at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, you still have a chance to take part in one o…
Cognia, the company who decides if your child’s school is up to snuff, has a business model that’s tough to beat: A non-governmental organizat…
Most of us were first exposed to the “5 Ws” sometime around 5th Grade: who, what, where, when and why — the building blocks of journalism.
Editor’s note: This editorial first appeared in the September 21, 1897, edition of The (New York) Sun. It is the most reprinted editorial in a…
President Donald Trump has named Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, his third appointment to the nation’s highest tribunal. The new justi…
There’s a record number of voters registered in Georgia this year heading into the Nov. 3 general election, meaning a record turnout with long…
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