Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Health Care November 22, 2022

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds

This article by Aneri Pattani first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Aneri Pattani November 22, 2022 With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each…

Gun violence November 22, 2022

Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting — questions over whether the state’s protection order could have prevented tragedy

Alex McCourt, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The killing of five patrons in a Colorado LGBTQ bar on Nov. 19, 2022, is…

Zach Binney, his wife Amy and their six-month-old son Jacob. Jacob was conceived with the help of in vitro fertilization, and Binney worries changes to Georgia abortion law could prevent families like his from growing. Photo courtesy of Zach Binney.

Health Care November 22, 2022

Georgia’s on-again, off-again abortion restrictions create doubt for future of fertility treatments

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 22, 2022 On Friday, Zach Binney, an assistant professor at Emory University’s Oxford…

Cobb weather January 23: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather November 22, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Tuesday November 22, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, November 22, with a high near 57. Tonight it will be partly cloudy, with an overnight…

Thanksgiving November 21, 2022

Retailers may see more red after Black Friday as consumers say they plan to pull back on spending – acting as if the US were already in a recession

Ayalla A. Ruvio, Michigan State University and Forrest Morgeson, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Retailers are gearing up for another blockbuster holiday…

Environment November 21, 2022

Saga of proposed mine at Okefenokee Swamp’s edge still mired in legal challenges, regulatory reviews

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2022 Conservationists are waging another legal challenge against a company’s strip-mining plans…

Government transparency and freedom of information November 21, 2022

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges

This article by Fred Schulte was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Holly Hacker November 21, 2022 Newly released federal audits…

Guest Opinion November 21, 2022

David Ralston cared, and Georgia is the better for it

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I remember the first time I met Speaker David Ralston, though he was not yet Speaker. I had been working with the parent of a local…

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Second Helpings November 21, 2022

Pine Grove Farm Delivers Eggs and More

by Brian Benefield [This article is part of the Second Helpings series of articles about food and eating in Cobb County] I love eggs. No, I mean, I really, really…

Health Care November 21, 2022

After Election Win, California’s AG Turns to Investigating Hospital Algorithms for Racial Bias

This article by Mark Kreidler first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Mark Kreidler November 21, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to victory…

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