When Team U.S.A. walks into London's 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 27, they'll be dressed in an outfit made entirely in China, reports ABC World News. How do you feel about Team U.S.A. uniforms being made in China? Tell us in the comments! The news agency took a closer look at the outfit - created by famous American designer, Ralph Lauren - during their "Made in America" segment recently and found every piece was manufactured in China. In response, Congressional leaders in both houses and both parties expressed outrage at the news. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. said …

On July 31, voters in Cobb and the rest of the 10-county metropolitan region will cast their ballots on the Transportation Investment Act to decide whether to establish a one-cent special transportation sales tax on themselves to fund various transportation projects. The phrasing of the ballot question's preamble has been criticized for being biased. It reads, "Provides for local transportation projects to create jobs and reduce traffic congestion with citizen oversight" What do you think? Is the question biased? Tell us in the comments below. Keep up with all the news you care about by …

The contentious battle between the Marietta City Council and its member Philip Goldstein over the development of Goldstein-owned property around Marietta Square has happened so long, it's a firm part of Marietta lore. If talk about a favorite politician or sports team or cultural issue doesn't stir the soul of a true Marietta resident, just ask him or her what he or she thinks about Goldstein's downtown development plans or, most recently, his razing of the former two-story Cuthbertson Building that has left a gaping 10-foot hole on the north border of the Square. In some ways, the debate is …

Cobb EMC, the nonprofit, customer-owned electric cooperative that serves about 200,000 customers across parts of Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Fulton and Paulding counties, has faced a pretty hectic few weeks. Dwight Brown, the co-op's chief executive, retired Monday to fulfill terms of a 2008 court-ordered settlement between the company and suing customers. Brown had served as CEO since 1993. The Cobb EMC board asked court permission to rehire Brown. As it awaits approval, Brown remains on the books as a consultant. Brown was indicted Jan. 6 on 31 theft and racketeering charges. The board dropped …

A bit of mail came into Marietta Patch headquarters with a return address from a Photo Enforcement Program in Tempe, Ariz. Funny. Don’t remember breaking any laws in Arizona … at least not recently. Slit the envelope to find a citation from the City of Marietta’s Traffic Safety Enforcement. Seems a camera caught a certain 1998 Honda Accord attempting—and failing—to beat the red on the traffic light at Powder Springs Street and South Marietta Parkway. Welcome to Marietta, Patch. I wracked my brain, attempting to remember exactly when I would have run the signal. Sure, I’m notorious for …

For a downtown square full of landmarks, Marietta over recent weeks has another to join the likes of Glover Park, the Strand and the new Cobb County Superior Courthouse. Unfortunately, this one has not struck the fancy of residents or downtown merchants. The pit, the hole, the quarry or whatever it has been deemed was the result of the Nov. 28 demolition of the two-story Cuthbertson Building, originally built in 1917 as the Farmers & Merchant Bank. City Councilman and property owner Philip Goldstein razed the building with the hope of replacing it with a five-story office building. But …