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Environment April 24, 2025

Atlanta air quality gets failing grade in new American Lung Association national ranking

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 23, 2025 The American Lung Association’s 2025 annual air quality index gives failing…

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Cobb County November 1, 2023

Cobb Public Library creates book list for Native American Heritage Month

Switzer Library (Photo Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson) November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Cobb Public Library has created a list of books by and about North America’s…

Opinion May 21, 2023

Cobb County Is In A Pickle Over The Latest American Sports Craze

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Top American sportswriter Rick Reilly took a whack at Pickleball, the latest U.S. sports craze, in a Washington Post column….

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Health Care February 20, 2023

Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is – and that false confidence can be deadly

by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Mark Huffman, Washington University in St Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Health Care October 12, 2022

Braves exec DeRetta Rhodes chosen to chair 2023 Atlanta Heart Ball

The American Heart Association issued the following press release announcing the appointment of DeRetta Rhodes, Ph.D. as chair of the 2023 Atlanta Heart Ball community campaign. ATLANTA, October 11, 2022…

Jeff Buzzelli with text "2022 Greater Atlanta Heart Walk Chair"

Health Care June 20, 2022

Comcast Exec Jeff Buzzelli to chair Greater Atlanta Heart Walk

Comcast Business announced that Senior VP Jeff Buzzelli will chair the American Heart Association’s 2022 Greater Atlanta Heart Walk, which will take place at The Battery Atlanta. The company issued…

Health & Wellness November 3, 2025

Health headlines can be confusing – these 3 questions can help you evaluate them

by Kimberly Johnson, Washington University in St. Louis and Amy Eyler, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every week of 2025…

A man and a woman surrounded by several images relating health concerns (a heart with a graph), a dumbell, and a calorie checklist

Health & Wellness August 4, 2025

As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease

by William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan,…

Group photo at ribbon-cutting for Little Free Library at Ford Elementary

Education April 13, 2025

Cobb Collaborative Celebrates New Little Free Library at Ford Elementary

Cobb Collaborative submitted the following report on its Little Free Library at Ford Elementary School: Cobb Collaborative hosted a joyful ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Little Free Library (LFL) at…

Business December 13, 2024

Northwest Cobb Area Council names 2024 Citizens of the Year

The Cobb Chamber’s Northwest Cobb Area Council has named the 2024 Citizens of the Year for its four districts: Corporal Tamara Severtson (Acworth), Lewis and Andrew Bramlett (Kennesaw), Justin O’Dell…

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Government & Politics, Local government May 25, 2026

Acworth Board of Aldermen approves purchase of four police vehicles, sets date for Juneteenth celebration

The Acworth Board of Aldermen met last Thursday evening, May 21, and during a short meeting approved a series of routine and administrative items as part of the consent agenda….

Health & Wellness May 25, 2026

Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina

This article by Sarah Jane Tribble and Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 22, 2026 WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother’s death,…

Immigration May 25, 2026

Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

by Tim Henderson, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 25, 2026 Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their…

Government & Politics, State Government May 25, 2026

Twelve Georgia legislative races advance to runoffs

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 25, 2026 Voters across the state will head back to the polls next…

Education May 25, 2026

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers…