Articles by Norhasnima Dimacaling

Health Care September 20, 2023

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen September 18, 2023 Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the…

Climate and Weather September 20, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, with a high near 80 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

A black/white inside a cage, looking sad

Pets and Pet Adoption September 19, 2023

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I called this meeting to discuss the prospect of you adopting me!”

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

A black/white chihuahua with a blue leash, held by someone behind

Pets and Pet Adoption September 19, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “We chihuahuas are yappy dogs, but adopt me and I’ll be a happy dog!”

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

A series of medical images including a medical cross, a capsule and a checklist, overlaid with a stick figure under a crushing bag marked "debt"

Health Care September 19, 2023

A Father Dreamed of a Home for His Family. Medical Debt Nearly Pushed Them Onto the Streets.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey September 11, 2023 DENVER — Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by…

Climate September 19, 2023

As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor

by Li Li (李黎), Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As climate change warms rivers, they are losing dissolved oxygen from their water. This…

a contour drawing of raised fists and picket signs

Labor September 19, 2023

US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered

by Joshua Murray, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United Auto Workers union, or UAW, has told workers at three factories to go…

Crime September 19, 2023

Five things for Fulton 19: First trials start October for 2020 election interference

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 17, 2023 More than a month’s worth of lawyering has advanced the Fulton…

Crime September 19, 2023

Jack Smith’s requested gag order, like judicial orders restricting Trump’s speech, seeks to balance constitutional rights

by Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In each of former President Donald Trump’s four indictments, he has been allowed to stay…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Race and Racism September 19, 2023

Racial trauma has profound mental health consequence – a Black clinical psychologist explains and offers 5 ways to heal

by Char Newton, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…