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Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, April 19, 2025

5 days ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, April 19, 2025, with a high near 87 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly cloudy, with an overnight low of around 65 degrees.
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, April 18, 2025

6 days ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, April 18, 2025, with a high near 84 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of the region due to a Fire Danger Statement that is in effect through 8 p.m for portions of north and central Georgia. Please use extreme caution if conducting any burns outdoors. Contact your local permitting authority for rules regarding whether you may burn outdoors.
Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt - a legal scholar explains what this means

6 days ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in El Salvador intensified on April 16, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg released an opinion saying that he had “probable cause” to hold members of the administration in criminal contempt.
International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?

6 days ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

by Barnet Sherman, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more than 1.1 million international students studying at U.S. universities.
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, April 17, 2025

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, April 17, 2025, with a high near 78 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of the region due to high fire dangers that are likely in east central Georgia this afternoon.
The ‘courage to be’ in uncertain times − how one 20th-century philosopher defined bravery

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

by Mordechai Gordon, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]Over the past few weeks, as negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine drag on, I’ve thought back to Feb. 28, 2025: the day of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s heated visit to the Oval Office. Zelenskyy has called the tone of the meeting “regrettable” as he tries to salvage support for Ukraine.
Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent - Cobb Courier

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]Same-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges, is facing resurgent hostility. In the decade since the court’s decision, public support for same-sex marriage has increased. Currently, about 70% of Americans approve of legally recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples, a 10-percentage-point bump from 2015.
The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

by Reshma Ramachandran, Yale University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people.
"My name is Velma. Are you here to adopt me?"

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black tan rottweiler. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog. Remember, in adopting a pet you are bringing a new family member into your household, so only do it if you are looking for a forever canine partner.
Deportation Fears Add to Mental Health Problems Confronting Colorado Resort Town Workers

1 week ago | cobbcountycourier.com | Norhasnima Dimacaling

This article by Natalie Skowlund first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. April 15, 2025 SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — When Adolfo Román García-Ramírez walks home in the evening from his shift at a grocery store in this central Colorado mountain town, sometimes he thinks back on his childhood in Nicaragua.