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2024 Election
West Cobb School Board Post 1: Veteran and Educator vs. a Ghost Candidate In the Cobb School Board Post 1, (North Cobb, Allatoona and Kennesaw Mountain high schools), northwest Cobb voters have a choice between retired educator and school board Chairman Randy Scamihorn and a woman who maybe resides here...

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2024 Election
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Cobb County’s Political Spotlight: My Picks for the Most Interesting Local Contests

West Cobb School Board Post 1: Veteran and Educator vs. a Ghost Candidate

In the Cobb School Board Post 1, (North Cobb, Allatoona and Kennesaw Mountain high schools), northwest Cobb voters have a choice between retired educator and school board Chairman Randy Scamihorn and a woman who maybe resides here in the area but teaches all the way over in Alabama, hours away. Randy served 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, then became an educator and served admirably in a variety of community roles.  His opponent is running for a second time in my post yet has never introduced herself. We know very little about her. Most important, parents hear this: Scamihorn’s reelection this year is crucial to keeping our schools among the best in the nation. Do NOT leave your school board post unmarked in the ballot booth.

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Editorial: Cobb’s Courts Need a Change

In a stark reminder of what is at stake in the upcoming election, Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Gregory Poole addressed the Metro-Marietta Kiwanis Club on Monday, October 7, explaining why he issued a judicial emergency for the Cobb County’s Superior Court in August.

A judicial emergency is no small thing and usually is reserved for extraordinary occurrences like COVID or hurricanes. But it was not a natural disaster that brought about the most recent emergency orders. Instead, the emergency resulted from management issues attributable to Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor.

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When Politicians Try to Slip One By Us... Kay Morgan's Response, Backyard tiny homes
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Kay Morgan, Candidate for Cobb Commission Chair Weighs in on Radical Zoning Plan

Back Story on Possible Cobb Zoning Changes and Cobb Commission Chair Candidate, Kay Morgan’s Statement Regarding the recent Cobb Voice Exclusive Article: When Politicians Try to Slip One By Us… From Kay Morgan:”Say No to Code Amendment for Chapter 134-1 of the Official Code of Cobb County. The proposed Code Amendment being proposed in regards to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) is a disaster waiting to happen.”

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I Met Our New Neighbors Today. They Work in the Chemistry Field
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Honey, I Met Our New Neighbors Today. They Work in the Chemistry Field!

We were driving through a little west Cobb neighborhood recently, destination Walmart, when a scarred, lumbering old box truck turned in front of us down the narrow residential street. Eventually it stopped at a decrepit home that’s been empty since at least last Spring. But this night the lawn was covered in vehicles. We waited, curious, a few yards behind the stopped truck, hoping the back would roll up so we could see what it was delivering. Yes, you can call me Karen.

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1A: It Exists to Protect Jerks Too
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1A: It Exists to Protect Jerks Too

Once upon a time, Cobb County was still red, taxes were much lower and county employees were happier in their work. Controversies happened, but for the most part elected and appointed officials were competent and accountable.

I was thinking about an arrest, however, that happened just before I “retired” from my job as a columnist with the local newspaper. It had to do with free speech and it’s worth mentioning in the wake of the “Heil Hitler” incident percolating in the county today.

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Nothing Gets Accomplished Part 1
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Outrage In the Chaos: Nothing Gets Accomplished

Anyone remember 2016 when we first heard students at Emory were “in pain, concerned… and frightened”… because they saw some chalk graffiti on the sidewalks of their campus? It said TRUMP and they simply couldn’t handle it. Mortified, they claimed they were “in fear of our lives…” which, inexplicably, made national headlines.   

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