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Health Care June 27, 2024

Closing of Rural Hospitals Leaves Towns With Unhealthy Real Estate

This article by Taylor Sisk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Taylor Sisk June 26, 2024 JELLICO, Tenn. — In March 2021, this town of about 2,000…

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Pets and Pet Adoption June 27, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m making sure the photographer is getting my best angle!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized male white toy breed….

Pets and Pet Adoption June 27, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “Just look at this adorable face!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female lilac point domestic…

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Powder Springs June 27, 2024

The City of Powder Springs will kick off its fourth-annual “Sounds of the Springs” Concert Series on July 27

Photo above: Kasper and the 911 Band — courtesy of the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs distributed the following press release about this year’s installment of…

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Climate and Weather June 27, 2024

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms expected in north and central Georgia Thursday, with high heat index in east-central GA

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Thursday, June 27. The outlook for this afternoon includes…

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Cobb County June 27, 2024

Six anti-Gaza-war protestors arrested in Cobb County

Six protestors, who the Cobb County police describe as Pro-Palestine, were arrested in Cobb County when they blocked the roadway on Olympic Industrial Drive this morning at around 4:20 a.m….

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Climate and Weather June 27, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Thursday, June 27, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, June 27, 2024, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Opinion June 27, 2024

Is The City Of Atlanta As Well Managed As The Braves?

Image above generated by DALL-E from ChatGPT And Can Cobb County Contribute? By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Believe it or not, Atlanta doesn’t just have…

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Elections June 26, 2024

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official

by Matt Vasilogambros, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2024 Editor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. When Milton Kidd…

Elections June 26, 2024

Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2024 Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the…

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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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