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Smyrna January 25, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful events include document shredding, environmental scholarships

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following announcement of upcoming events: ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 2, 2025. Keep Smyrna Beautiful offers a $4,500 scholarship for a student currently pursuing…

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Dance January 25, 2025

KSU Department of Dance to host MYOKINE from Anne Plamondon

Kennesaw State University Department of Dance submitted the following news release about upcoming performances of MYOKINE, presented by Montreal-based Anne Plamondon Productions: Kennesaw State University (KSU) Department of Dance is…

Cobb County January 25, 2025

West Cobb Regional Library exemplifies the spirit of Camelot

By Kelly Johnson Across the sprawling lands of Cobb County’s western territory lies a place where a community unites in harmony, fun, and learning. While this place would rival the…

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.

Opinion January 25, 2025

Community Service Boards essential to state, local healthcare

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you’re not familiar with the term Community Service Board, or aren’t sure what, exactly, a Community Service Board does, you’re probably not alone. Unlike a…

Climate and Weather January 25, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Saturday, January 25, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, January 25, 2025, with a high near 48 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

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News Brief January 25, 2025

James Beard Awards semi-finalists include two from Marietta

By Mark Woolsey Two Marietta eating and drinking establishments have made a high-profile culinary industry list—they’re semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered the Oscars of the food and…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Opinion January 24, 2025

How Human Creativity Can Compete With A.I.: Backstory And Borrowing

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In my last column, I describe several contests where human artists competed with artificial intelligence art, and “lost.” The real…

Health Care January 24, 2025

Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower risk of 42 health conditions, but also pose risks

by Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic – previously used only…

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Business January 24, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg thinks workplaces need to ‘man up’ − here’s why that’s bad for all employees, no matter their gender

by Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on a Jan. 10, 2025, episode of “The…

Health Care January 24, 2025

Electrolyte beverages can help your body stay balanced − but may worsen symptoms if you’re sick

by Bryn Beeder, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For generations, Gatorade and similar electrolyte beverages have been helpful tools for athletes seeking a…

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