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History December 29, 2024

How should we look to history to make sense of Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson?

by Richard White, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I’m a Gilded Age historian who has drawn parallels between our current moment and the…

Climate May 8, 2024

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

by Franco Montalto, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters….

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Opinion May 3, 2024

Bookman: Marjorie Taylor Greene clown show just the thing to unite a divided America

Image above generated by ChatGPT/Dall-E at the Cobb County Courier by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 2, 2024 We…

Health Care April 3, 2024

Track Opioid Settlement Payouts — To the Cent — In Your Community

This article by Aneri Pattani, Lydia Zuraw, and Holly K. Hacker first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aneri Pattani and Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News and Holly…

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Cobb County March 17, 2024

Four Cobb community events with photos

Barry Krebs provided the following reports and photos from an assortment of community events: Project Keep Them off the Streets Project Keep Them Off The Streets (PKOTS) hosted their annual…

Media March 5, 2024

Community-based entrepreneurs are leading the way in solving the local news crisis

by Dan Kennedy, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The local news crisis has led to no end of policy proposals, funding initiatives and…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 15, 2024

How can communities protect their cats from the dangers of freezing temperatures?

A feral cat in a tree in Marietta on January 26, 2024: Photo by Jason Fussell by Jason Fussell MARIETTA, Ga. — A cat popped its head out from a…

Left to Right: Officer Bartlett, Brave, Brian Haynes, Vice President Braves Security Dale Bolenbaugh, Vice President Braves Development Company Security, Officer Bultman, Champ

Cobb County February 9, 2024

Braves & Battery Atlanta fund new dog for Cobb police K9 Unit

Left to Right: Officer Bartlett, Brave, Brian Haynes, Vice President Braves Security Dale Bolenbaugh, Vice President Braves Development Company Security, Officer Bultman, Champ (photo provided by the Battery Atlanta The…

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Education February 9, 2024

Community rallies to fund Birney Elementary field trip

by Rebecca Gaunt Birney Elementary School fifth graders have a big field trip coming up, but when finances became a concern for some of the students, the community stepped in…

U.S. Congress January 16, 2024

Biden, like Trump, sidesteps Congress to get things done

by Jordan Cash, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With two presidents – one current and one former – running against each other…

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