April 2024

Justice April 16, 2024

Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects

by J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come…

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Marietta April 16, 2024

The popular M2R TrailFest will return to the Mountain to River Trail May 11

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the popular M2R TrailFest will return to the Mountain to River Trail on Saturday, May 11. Funds raised during the event…

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Transportation April 16, 2024

Reroute of CobbLinc Route 30 on Riverside Parkway expected to last until August

This is an update of the earlier announcement below about the rerouting of CobbLinc Route 30 on Riverside Parkway which will result in the closure of five stops. The Courier…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 16, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m a chihuahua, but if you adopt me I’ll try not to yap too much!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized male brown chihuahua. The following information on this potential family member is…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 16, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I’m a big kitty who needs a loving permanent home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized male beige domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Climate and Weather April 16, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with a high near 86 degrees. The weather service has also issued a…

Climate and Weather April 16, 2024

Cobb County is under a high fire danger alert for Tuesday, April 16

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and other counties in the region for the afternoon of Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Low humidity, along…

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Health Care April 15, 2024

Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research

by Dustin Long, University of Washington and Chloe Bryson-Cahn, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought…

Environment April 15, 2024

The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle

by Jonathan Fisk, Auburn University; John C. Morris, Auburn University, and Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Climate change is…

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Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

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…

Health Care cost January 8, 2025

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey January 7, 2025 The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued…

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