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Environment September 13, 2022

A conversation with an environmental scientist about plastic recycling and the decline in curbside pickup

Curbside recycling programs have experienced hard times recently, not just nationally, but locally as well. Powder Springs recently discontinued it’s curbside recycling program, and Kennesaw considered dropping the service, but…

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Health Care September 13, 2022

Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services

By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme…

Lala Nicole with accompanist at Welcome to South Cobb)

Music September 11, 2022

From Colombia, to Florida to Marietta: country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole

Colombian-born country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole, who now lives in Marietta, performed a half-hour set at the Welcome to South Cobb festival yesterday at the Eddy at Riverview Landing, on a…

Entertainment September 8, 2022

The Battery Atlanta announces September events

The Battery Atlanta issued the following press release about their calendar of events for the remainder of September: This month, The Battery Atlanta has savings and spirited festivities in store…

Marietta September 8, 2022

Marietta police distribute video of potential witnesses in the killing of Grayson Green (VIDEO INCLUDED IN ARTICLE)

The Marietta Police Department released the following video of the hallway of the apartment building where 17-year-old Grayson Green of Marietta died of a gunshot wound. So far no one…

Climate September 8, 2022

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America’s aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

By Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the…

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Science and Technology September 8, 2022

Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration

By Ashley Maynard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its…

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Kennesaw September 7, 2022

Kennesaw to continue recycling program despite price hike

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council scrapped the idea to drop curbside recycling Tuesday, despite rising costs of sanitation services. The monthly household cost to have Republic Services pick up…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History September 6, 2022

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s exhibit “The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment”

The Marietta History Center announced that it will continue hosting a series of traveling exhibits from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The second temporary exhibit in…

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Music November 6, 2024

Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes

by Jose Valentino Ruiz, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums…

Science and Technology November 6, 2024

Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals

by Allan Albig, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably…

Economy November 6, 2024

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