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Health & Wellness December 9, 2025

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey December 9, 2025 Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life….

Cobb weather December 17: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather December 9, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, with a high near 48 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

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Health & Wellness December 9, 2025

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

by Vivian Ho, Rice University and Salpy Kanimian, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999…

Health & Wellness December 8, 2025

Flu and RSV climb in Georgia as winter virus season starts slowly

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Dec 5, 2025 at 5:06pm EST Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

Opinion December 8, 2025

Bookman: Trump may be off the hook, but he is not vindicated

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 4, 2025 When the Georgia Supreme Court handed Pete Skandalakis a steaming pile…

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Education December 8, 2025

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

by Sarah Lubienski, Indiana University; Colleen Ganley, Florida State University, and Martha Makowski, University of Alabama, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Among high school students…

Health & Wellness December 8, 2025

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…

Government & Politics December 8, 2025

Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

by Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over…

Weather December 8, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, December 8, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Monday, December 8, 2025, with a high near 49 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 8, 2025

“My name is Herbie, 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 male black/white border collie. The following information on this potential family member…

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Opinion December 17, 2025

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