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Community December 31, 2025

LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it

by Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation,…

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Health & Wellness December 30, 2025

Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

This article first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. December 23, 2025 Dec. 18 Arielle Zionts reads the week’s news: Cuts to federal programs may limit the Trump…

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Community December 30, 2025

What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

by Jeremy David Engels, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation….

Science & Technology December 30, 2025

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

by Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the weather grows cold this…

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Science & Technology December 30, 2025

AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to…

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 30, 2025

“My name is Klover, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tabby/calico domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 30, 2025

“My name is Sadie, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white Jack Russell terrier. The following information on this potential family…

Weather December 30, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, with a high near 40 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

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 & Wellness December 29, 2025

Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.

This article by Emmarie Huetteman first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Emmarie Huetteman December 23, 2025 A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over…

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Education December 29, 2025

Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services

by Robbie Sequeira, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 26, 2025 Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness…

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Health & Wellness March 3, 2026

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