January 2024

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports January 6, 2024

Why The Best Defensive Centerfielder, And A Top Reliever, Belong In Cooperstown

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College For years, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) undervalued defense, as well as relief pitchers. It’s time for Cooperstown…

Climate and Weather January 6, 2024

“Potent storm system” expected to enter north and central GA Monday Jan 8

According to the National Weather Service a potent storm system is expected to enter Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia Monday, January 8. What is in…

Cobb weather December 17: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather January 6, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, January 6, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts showers here in Cobb County on Saturday, January 6, 2024, with a high near 51 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly cloudy, with…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton January 5, 2024

The City of Mableton now hiring staff

The City of Mableton announced in the following press release that it is now ready to hire staff: The City of Mableton, Georgia, the newest municipality in the state, has…

An unbalance see-saw, with two people on one side and one person on the other

Opinion January 5, 2024

Solutions To Gerrymandering Where Must We Draw The Line

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College It is said that with a republic, the people pick the representatives. Yet with gerrymandering, we find that the representatives…

Opinion January 5, 2024

Political Cartoonist Clay Jones riffs on Lauren Boebert’s district switch

This political cartoon by Clay Jones riffs on the recent decision by Lauren Boebert to switch from her 3rd District which had become increasingly competitive in part due to her…

Elections January 5, 2024

How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns

by Steffen W. Schmidt, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first and most visible test of Republican candidate support in the 2024…

A drawing of an old-fashioned television

Elections January 5, 2024

Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust

by Mike McDevitt, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Walter Lippmann, who lived from 1889 to 1974, was an early and prime…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care January 5, 2024

Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News January 4, 2024 A first-of-its-kind survey of people who lost Medicaid…

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