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Tim Lee: Greenspace proposal

January 20, 2016 Tim Lee

Cobb County, combined with city, school, state and federal entities is fortunate to be home to an abundance of parks, covering more than 16,000 acres of land in our great community.

Tim Lee: A week for appreciation

October 3, 2015 Tim Lee

Public Safety Appreciation Week is Oct. 5-10. During this week, the entire Cobb Community will come together to honor and recognize first responders who risk their lives daily to protect ours. This week is also a great reminder that public safety is the most important service that local governments provide.

Tips to make traveling less stressful for you and your pets

August 27, 2015 Fiona Caldwell

Each year, more and more pet owners take their dogs and cats on the road, but traveling can be a little trickier with a furry family member. To help make traveling less stressful for you and your pets, here are a few things to consider before toting your animals wherever you go.

Rare: 10 oddball museums you need to see to believe

July 28, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Museums are great places to find culture and learn about the past. Yet, they can be about so much more.

Scrapping a vacation is not the best for your health

July 17, 2015 deborah.rozman

Are you considering skipping vacation again this year because you’re just too busy? Many people dread the “vacation tax” each time they take time off.

Athens, Georgia, is home to railfanning, not just college football

July 17, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Classic City is best known as the home of the University of Georgia, but it is also some to some great railfanning.

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Rare: Seven things you probably don’t know about the Liberty Bell

July 4, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Liberty Bell is recognizable the world over, but many of the “facts” surrounding the bell’s history are more fiction than fact.

Rare: Five strange Georgia oddities you have to see to believe

July 2, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Although the Peach State is home to some remarkable, world-class attractions, it is also home to some, shall we say, more whimsical sights to see.

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What happened when Mets fans were too loud in Turner Field is hysterical

June 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

New York Mets fans by the hundreds turned out to Turner Field on Saturday to cheer on the Amazins. That’s no surprise, given the number of transplants in the Atlanta area, but this was no ordinary night at the ballpark.

Donohue: Meet the ‘Whatevers’

May 13, 2015 Bill Donohue

The bad news is already dominating media reports: more Americans are religiously unaffiliated than ever before. The ranks of Protestants and Catholics are declining, and the percentage of atheists and agnostics are increasing. This is true across age groups, though it is most pronounced among young people. But not all the data are discouraging.