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Environment October 10, 2025

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells

by Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of…

My 2023 Chevy Bolt 1LT EV (electric vehicle)

Going Electric October 6, 2025

More about my Chevy Bolt EV

By Larry Felton Johnson A bit over a month ago (in the last week of August 2025), I got a 2023 Chevy Bolt EV, and wrote about it in a…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Justice October 2, 2025

McCarthyism’s shadow looms over controversial firing of Texas professor who taught about gender identity

by Laura Gail Miller, Seattle University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Texas A&M University announced the resignation of its president, Mark A. Welsh III, on…

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.

Health & Wellness September 28, 2025

What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research

by Mark Louie Ramos, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen…

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…

Transportation & Development September 14, 2025

Cobb County International Airport Celebrates 65 Years of Aviation and Economic Impact

According to a Cobb County news release, the Cobb County International Airport – McCollum Field (KRYY) marked its 65th anniversary on September 4, 2025, celebrating decades of growth, innovation, and…

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

Science & Technology September 10, 2025

Techno-utopians like Musk are treading old ground: The futurism of early 20th-century Europe

by Sonja Fritzsche, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In “The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI,” the futurist Ray Kurzweil…

Going Electric, The Publisher's Soapbox September 1, 2025

Going electric: Initial impressions of my 2023 Chevy Bolt EV

By Larry Felton Johnson As part of a project to convert to electricity as much as possible, I purchased a used 2023 Chevy Bolt 1LT EV (electric vehicle) three days…

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Immigration August 25, 2025

‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in America

by Doug Sackman, University of Puget Sound, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has not spared the U.S. agricultural industry,…

International August 25, 2025

The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it

by Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done…

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Government & Politics, Local government October 25, 2026