April 2024

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Health Care April 30, 2024

Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News April 26, 2024 Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members…

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Opinion April 30, 2024

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

[This guest opinion is by Kimberly Chinn, a social worker in a Cobb County school] In the Cobb County School District, the Homeless Education Program (HEP) supports families that have…

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Kennesaw April 30, 2024

It’s ‘about safety’: Council member’s attempt to save Kennesaw treehouse rental unsuccessful

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council member Antonio Jones unsuccessfully proposed a moratorium on the demolition of auxiliary dwelling units (ADUs) in response to the city’s decision to require Ryan…

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Pets and Pet Adoption April 30, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Lucky & I’ll be really lucky if you adopt me!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female brown pit bull type. The following information on this potential family…

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Pets and Pet Adoption April 30, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I am a tiny, sweet kitty who needs a loving family!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized female white domestic long hair. The following information on this potential family…

Education April 30, 2024

Kennesaw State awards first interdisciplinary engineering doctorate degrees

Image above: Mfon Okpok at equipment panel [This article by Gary Tanner was first published on the Kennesaw State University website, republished here with permission. The photos are by Matthew…

Climate and Weather April 30, 2024

Scattered thunderstorms forecast for Cobb County and region

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia due to expected scattered thunderstorms moving into the area. By…

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Climate and Weather April 30, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, with a high near 76 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Kennesaw April 29, 2024

Accusations of bullying: Kennesaw special election gets heated

By Rebecca Gaunt Ben Day, a Kennesaw City Council Post 5 special election candidate and Episcopal priest, has leveled criticism on his campaign website at two citizens who have publicly…

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Across the River April 29, 2024

Indie Market Creates Cultural Shopping Experience

By Lainey Elliot Lainey Elliot is a student at Kennesaw State University Multiple vendors set up at the Indie Market to show off their handmade products. From natural body butters,…

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Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Elections October 30, 2024

For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state

by Naomi F. Sugie, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote….

Health Care October 30, 2024

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