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Food Safety July 21, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 11 to July 17

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Health & Wellness July 21, 2025

Federal spending bill could hit Georgia Medicaid where it already hurts

By Rebecca Gaunt For Georgia’s Medicaid expansion advocates, the federal spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law July 4 was another blow. The bill, referred to as “One Big…

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Fuel Cost July 21, 2025

Gasoline price in Georgia remains the same over the past week

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia held steady, at an average cost of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded. This is the same as the previous seven-day…

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Science & Technology July 21, 2025

Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

by Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty…

Science & Technology July 21, 2025

Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

by Seema Lakdawala, University of Pittsburgh and Anice Lowen, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive…

Media July 21, 2025

Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism

by Allison Perlman, University of California, Irvine and Josh Shepperd, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Senate and the House…

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Weekend Quiz July 20, 2025

Sunday Quiz: How much do you know about Cobb County businesses?

How much do you know about Cobb County businesses? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes onto…

Kennesaw July 20, 2025

Kennesaw to study reworking misdemeanor cannibas ordinance

By Ana Markosi The Kennesaw City Council voted to draft a proposed ordinance that would reduce the penalty for misdemeanor cannabis possession at the council meeting on July 7. Mayor…

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new business July 20, 2025

46 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, July 18

Here are the 46 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, July 18, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather July 20, 2025

Dangerously high heat index in Georgia expected to continue through Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, highlighting the potential for isolated thunderstorms, dangerously high heat index values, and an extended period…

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Food Safety August 2, 2025

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