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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.

Exercise and Fitness December 27, 2022

Heart rate variability – what to know about this biometric most fitness trackers measure

by Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key…

Tracey Viars enters diner and raises arms, smiling

Exercise and Fitness December 22, 2022

Kennesaw power walker Tracey Viars hits 4,000-day milestone

By Rebecca Gaunt When Tracey Viars completed her daily power walk Wednesday and opened the door of Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery in downtown Kennesaw, more than a dozen friends and…

Sports November 28, 2022

Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success

by Josh Woods, West Virginia University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The…

Lady Spartans in two rows behind large trophy

Sports November 8, 2022

Campbell High Lady Spartan Raiders Clinch Back-to-Back State Championships; Male Team Wins 3rd at State

Article and photos by Sargam Patel, Campbell High School Yearbook Staff On Oct 29, 2022, Campbell High School JROTC Lady Spartan Raiders captured the Tier 3 Georgia Raider State Championship…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Sports September 4, 2022

Learn Pickleball at the Ward Recreation Center

Have you wanted to learn to play pickleball, the sport that gained an enthusiastic nationwide following? There will be a free class offered at the Ward Recreation Center on the…

Sports August 4, 2022

East Cobb Area Council to host Pigskin Preview featuring local high school football coaches and players

For all you fans of Cobb County High School Football, the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber is hosting a Pigskin Preview featuring high school football coaches and…

Blind Paralympian Matt Simpson raised both hand in at the goalball net)

Sports May 18, 2022

Blind Paralympian athletes to compete in goalball tournament in Smyrna

The United States Association of Blind Athletes issued the following press release announcing that the Southeast Regional Goalball Tournament will be held at the City of Smyrna Community Center starting…

outline of rugby ball -- shaped much like an American football with big stiches along the centerline

Sports April 29, 2022

National collegiate rugby tournament to be hosted at Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State University will host the inaugural R7 Collegiate Championships tournament for Olympic format rugby at KSU’s Fifth Third Bank Stadium on May 14-15. Top men’s and women’s teams from around…

Sports April 25, 2022

The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what’s holding back the Atlanta Braves?

By Peter Dreier, Occidental College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In October 1995, as the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves prepared to face off in…

Sports April 15, 2022

I’ve studied stadium financing for over two decades – and the new Bills stadium is one of the worst deals for taxpayers I’ve ever seen

By Victor Matheson, College of the Holy Cross [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After New York lawmakers blew past the deadline to approve the state…

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