Public Safety
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Government
Do Video Games Lead to Real Violence?
In the wake of December’s Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., one of the habits of alleged shooter Adam Lanza came to light. The 20-year-old reportedly owned “th...
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Opinion
Are Tighter Social Media Controls with Kids Needed?
Last March, a student who attended New Manchester High in Douglasville was arrested after allegedly making an online threat against his school. Earlier this month, a Pebblebrook High stud...
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The Neighborhood Files
No Weather-Related Damage Reported in West Cobb
It was a little bit of sound and fury, but in the end, Monday afternoon’s threat of severe weather was just that—merely a threat. Tornado sirens went off in West Cobb just after 6 p....
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Opinion
How Did You Survive the Blizzard of 1993?
I had almost forgotten that 20 years ago this week, life in Georgia was a little different. Most of us were snowed in somewhere, many of us for the first time ever. I saw a posting o...
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Government
Road Work Updates: March 11-15
Check the latest traffic conditions and the best gas prices for Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw and Lithia Springs by heading to West Cobb Patch’s Commute page. Below are the lat...