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2022
Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday, November 26 to Friday December 2, 2022
The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, November 26 to Friday December…
Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
[This article by Lauren Weber first appeared in September in Kaiser Health News and in Fortune, republished with permission] Lauren Weber September 19, 2022 ST. LOUIS — Christina Green hoped…
Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida’s coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw
by Zhong-Ren Peng, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back-to-back hurricanes left an unnerving scene on the Florida coast in November 2022: Several…
His-and-Hers Cataract Surgeries, But His Bill Was 20 Times as Much
[This article by Angela Hart first appeared in Kaiser Health News and on NPR in June of this year, republished with permission] Angela Hart Photos by Heidi de Marco June…
How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders
by Eric Hittinger, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Qing Miao, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Tiruwork B. Tibebu, Rochester Institute of Technology [This article first…
Can Warnock or Walker win over the 81,000 Georgians who voted for the Libertarian in November?
by Ray Glier, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 25, 2022 What is to become of the 81,278 voters who marked their…
Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin to present his annual State of the City December 1
Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin will present his annual State of the City address at the Cobb Chamber’s Marietta Area Council Luncheon on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. The…
Cobb County weather forecast: Friday November 25, 2022
The National Weather Service forecasts showers here in Cobb County on Friday, November 25, 2022, mainly before 1 p.m. The high temperature is expected to be near 61 degrees. Tonight…
A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California
This article by Phillip Reese first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Phillip Reese November 23, 2022 Even as pandemic lockdowns fade into memory, covid-19 has transformed California’s…