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by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, As Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents continued to use aggressive and sometimes violent methods to make arrests in its mass deportation campaign, including breaking down doors in Minneapolis homes, a bombshell report from the Associated Press on Jan. 21, 2026, said that an internal ICE memo – acquired via a whistleblower – asserted that immigration officers could enter a home without a judge’s warrant. That policy, the report said, constituted “a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.” Those limits have long been found in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Politics editor Naomi Schalit interviewed Dickinson College President John E. Jones III, a former federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 2002, for a primer on the Fourth Amendment, and what the changes in the ICE memo mean. Okay, I’m going to read the Fourth Amendment – and then you’re going to explain it to us, please! Here goes: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson January 27, 2026 The Marietta History Center announced its 30th anniversary with a new landmark exhibition, “Marietta History Center at 30,” showcasing the museum’s evolution since its founding in 1996, which will run from January 21, 2026, into late fall. Housed in the historic Kennesaw House, the retrospective is divided into four chronological chapters that trace the museum’s growth over three decades. The exhibit goes beyond dates and milestones to reveal the inner workings of the museum, including the role of volunteers and the process of accepting artifacts into the permanent collection. A key feature of the exhibition is the story of the Kennesaw House itself. Built in the 1840s as a cotton warehouse and later converted into the Fletcher House hotel, the building famously survived the Civil War and the burning of Marietta. “Thirty years ago, we began a new museum in this historic landmark,” said Museum Director Amy Reed. “By starting the museum in this space, we ensured that the building’s history would be protected right alongside the artifacts we house.” The anniversary exhibition underscores the center’s mission to ignite curiosity about Marietta’s history by connecting people through compelling stories and engaging experiences.

Hosts About the episode A dispatch from the college dorm’s lesbian floor. This week, Sophia and Kelsey welcome the hilarious comedian Skyler Higley, a writer for the Oscars and Kelsey’s former high school classmate! He’ll be reading as Mira*, a cool Los Angeleno with endless charisma (and zingers). Tune in to hear a fun one about an unfortunate-smelling roommate, doing homework for a crush, and a sexual encounter on a pile of coats. (*Not Mira’s real name, but definitely her real stories.) If you have business you’d like to submit, hit us up at noneofmybusinesspodcast@gmail.com. Follow Skyler on IG and X! Hosts: Sophia Benoit and Kelsey June Jensen Guest: Skyler Higley Supervising producer: Justin Sayles Additional production: Sasha Ashall, Julianna Ress, and Austin Gayle Video editing and production: Kayla Talley Social: Sasha Ashall and Austin Gayle Art direction: David Shoemaker and Aleya Zenieris Motion design: Skull Closet Studio Additional motion design support: Chris Calleton Theme song: “Feeling Myself” by Joseph, used under license from ⁠http://premiumbeat.com⁠. CONNECT Instagram TikTok Sophia’s Twitter Sophia’s Instagram Kelsey’s TikTok Kelsey’s Instagram Summary 0:27 Our guest: Skyler Higley 8:42 The perils of cuddling 19:49 Our business: “Mira” 25:44 First Things First: “She was very … weathered”

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson January 25, 2026 Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. But here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published on Saturdays and Sundays. The purpose is to create a fun educational experience that engages readers. Looking up the answers on the web or in other sources is not cheating. The quiz aims to encourage readers to learn about the county in which they live, including its history and operations. It’s great if you already know the answers, but if you don’t, you should learn them! The answers to this quiz can be found at the links listed below the quiz. If you want a daily dose of the quiz, subscribe to the Courier’s newsletter by following this link. It’s free, and you get a list of our latest headlines, plus the daily version of this quiz. Have fun! Links to the answers Here are links where you can explore answers to the quiz: Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10

Based on the county’s business license listings issued between Jan. 19 and Jan. 23, the 58 new business licenses issued by Cobb included a wide mix of new businesses, with a noticeable concentration in service-oriented and consumer-facing operations. Food service was particularly prominent, with several new restaurants and eateries licensed across the county, including pizza shops, grills, sushi, Greek cuisine and Indian dining. Personal services also featured heavily, ranging from bakeries and beauty salons to massage practitioners, fitness trainers, dance instruction and tattoo services. Together, these licenses point to continued growth in businesses that cater directly to residents’ daily needs, leisure activities and personal care. Professional and trade services made up another substantial share of new licenses. These included cleaning and janitorial companies, handyman services, landscaping contractors, plumbing and construction firms, as well as real estate-related businesses such as property management, appraisal services and office space rentals. The list also included a variety of consulting and specialized professional services — management consultants, education consultants, translation services, computer programming and research firms — reflecting the county’s role as a hub for both small, home-based operations and office-based professional work. In addition, several hotels, senior living management entities, health care providers and

When a scheduled appearance by Israeli stand-up comedian Guy Hochman was abruptly canceled at a Beverly Hills screening venue this week, the decision initially appeared to be another protest-driven disruption tied to the war in Gaza. But the venue’s own public statements became the center of the controversy, drawing criticism from Jewish organizations, free speech advocates and industry figures who described the original response as discriminatory and antisemitic. In a statement signed by Screening Services Group president Michael S. Hall, the venue said it had rented its Fine Arts Theatre to a promoter without prior knowledge of the performer and later received complaints about Hochman’s alleged conduct. “We began receiving complaints about the performer Guy Hochman on Wednesday,” the statement read. “We researched online and could not find any proof of the accusations other than from the original accuser.” The statement went on to say that Hochman had been given the opportunity, through the promoter, “to refute the allegations and to release a press release and post on his social media that he did not support the genocide, rape, starvation, and torture of Palestinian civilians.” It added, “He declined to do so. He is now banned from our facility.” Hall

by Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of conduct and determine agendas for collective action. Coming on the heels of the U.S. attack on Venezuela – considered a violation of international law – the White House claims, without specific justification, that these organizations and initiatives “operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity or sovereignty.” Some experts say many of these organizations are niche and peripheral initiatives. They say the groups receive little money from the U.S., anyway. Additionally, most of the U.N. entities on the administration’s list are part of the U.N.’s main body, the Secretariat, which gets its funding primarily from membership dues that are required by legal obligations. In fact, the U.S. can’t technically withdraw from these groups without leaving the U.N. completely. It can, however, select not to participate in meetings of these bodies or finance them through additional funds. Moreover, with the White House already defunding the foreign assistance that supported many of these

Trending on Billboard What is a “Modern Creative?” More importantly, how does a modern creative effectively tap into the force that drives their creativity? Working in music and film through my entire professional career, I’ve seen, experienced, and worked with a multitude of creatives, and I’ve found that what it takes to be a modern creative is the ability to effectively build and tap into one’s own creative conduit. Your creative conduit provides you with the diversity of thought, new ideas, experiences and perspectives that bring your projects to the next level. Once it’s properly nurtured, the limits to your creativity will no longer exist. While building it will take time and purposeful actions, you’re going to see the results in ways you never imagined. Related How to Build Your Conduit In the past, I and many others around me were chastised for pursuing multiple projects we were passionate about. But the thing to remember is, only you know your limits — no one else. Take me, for example — I was pursuing a career as a musician and manager while using my free time to write and direct short films. It was hectic to say the least, but by

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson January 23, 2026 By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to remove public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the meetings and livestreaming the comments. The audio quality of the livestreams have been poor, so I decided last night that until I can choose and purchase upgraded equipment that suitable for livestreaming, I’ll just do a direct recording, edit it and post it the next day. I find that the audio quality is better, although I think as I work with the video editing software, I can get it much better even than this. But the video below is much more understandable than the audio of our past livestreams.