2023

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Pets and Pet Adoption January 26, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “What are you waiting for? Adopt me, take the leash, and let’s go to my new home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized male tri-color great pyrenees. The following information on this potential family member…

Gun violence January 26, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California’s latest killings are far from that average

by Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The two men who shot dead 18 people in…

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Health Care January 26, 2023

COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’

by Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota; and Yea-Hung Chen, University of California, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

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Georgia January 26, 2023

Georgia GOP lawmaker pushes bill to protect ‘vital and precious’ Okefenokee from new mining proposals

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 25, 2023 While an Alabama-based company’s controversial mining proposal moves through the permitting…

Gun violence January 26, 2023

Wave of mass shootings prompts Biden to call yet again for assault weapons ban

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 24, 2023 WASHINGTON — Following a mass shooting on the eve of Lunar…

Weather January 26, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Thursday, January 26, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, January 26, 2023, with a high near 44 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

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Health Care January 25, 2023

Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch

This article by Tony Leys was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Tony Leys January 25, 2023 WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last…

Georgia January 25, 2023

Unmet Needs: Critics Cite Failures in Health Care for Vulnerable Foster Children

This article by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine January 25, 2023 Need Help? If you…

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Education January 25, 2023

The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think

by Mary L. Churchill, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past. More than 80% of…

Austell police Chief Scott Hamilton speaks before a crowd in Austell First United Methodist Church sanctuary

Austell, Austell Police Department January 25, 2023

Austell Police Chief Scott Hamilton delivers “State of the Police” address

Austell Police Chief Scott Hamilton delivered the department’s “State of the Police” address last Thursday in the sanctuary of the Austell First United Methodist Church. The sanctuary was packed with…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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