February 2024

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Education February 9, 2024

Community rallies to fund Birney Elementary field trip

by Rebecca Gaunt Birney Elementary School fifth graders have a big field trip coming up, but when finances became a concern for some of the students, the community stepped in…

Cobb weather January 6: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather February 9, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Friday, February 9, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Friday, February 9, 2024, with a high near 65 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly cloudy,…

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Mableton February 8, 2024

Mableton voters take note: your voting location might have changed

Along with changes to the names of Mableton precincts, polling locations also underwent modifications to align precincts and voting locations with the Mableton district boundaries. Those changes are reflected in…

Justice February 8, 2024

Trump was not king and can be prosecuted for crimes committed while president: Appeals court places limits on immunity

by Claire Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a 57-page opinion issued on Feb. 6, 2024, a federal appeals court ruled…

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Science and Technology February 8, 2024

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them

by Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions,…

Education February 8, 2024

Peer review isn’t perfect − I know because I teach others how to do it and I’ve seen firsthand how it comes up short

by JT Torres, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When I teach research methods, a major focus is peer review. As a process, peer…

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Georgia February 8, 2024

Georgia Senate OKs bill to create sales tax holiday on guns, ammo and firearm safes

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 6, 2024 If you’re thinking about buying a new gun, scope, trigger lock,…

Gun violence February 8, 2024

Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured

by Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a decision expected to have far-reaching implications for the criminal responsibility of parents…

Energy February 8, 2024

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

by Chuanyi Ji, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott C. Ganz, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Electricity is essential to just about everyone…

Justice February 8, 2024

Supreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case

by Jessica A. Schoenherr, University of South Carolina and Jonathan M. King, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can Colorado disqualify former President…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

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Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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