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Health & Wellness September 18, 2025

Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, KFF Health News, September 17, 2025 Trump administration officials, looking at the possible impact…

Health & Wellness September 18, 2025

Rural Georgia hospital plans to close its labor and delivery unit, in part due to Medicaid cuts

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 17, 2025 St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will discontinue…

Food and Restaurants September 18, 2025

Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years

by Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Billions of people regularly eat insects. In the southern Mexican state of…

Justice September 18, 2025

Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative

by Tazeen M. Ali, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For over a century, Hollywood has tended to portray Muslim men…

Justice September 18, 2025

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

by James B. Blasingame, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited…

Marietta September 17, 2025

Marietta announces route of Thursday funeral procession for fallen firefighter

The City of Marietta announced on its website that a route has been chosen for the funeral procession for DeKalb County Master Firefighter Preston Fant, who died in the line…

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Pets and Pet Adoption September 17, 2025

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tortoiseshell domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

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Pets and Pet Adoption September 17, 2025

“My name is Piper, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white shepherd. The following information on this potential family member is…

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Cobb County September 17, 2025

Cobb communications team wins national awards

Cobb County’s Communications Department won four Savvy Awards during the annual conference of the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA), held in Las Vegas. According to the county’s news release:…

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Mableton September 17, 2025

Mableton Mayor Owens: homicide death of Pebblebrook student a “heartbreaking loss”

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens calls the killing of Pebblebrook High School student David Daniel a “heartbreaking loss.” Cobb County Police responded to an address on Milam Creek Road shortly after…

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Pets and Pet Adoption March 31, 2026