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Cobb County March 19, 2020

Cobb police limiting some services due to COVID-19

The Cobb County Police Department is limiting some operational services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sgt. Wayne Delk issued the following public information release describing those changes: Cobb County Police…

Smyrna March 17, 2020

Smyrna Mayor Issues Statement on COVID-19

In a nearly empty city hall, Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton issued a lengthy statement on the COVID-19 virus response Monday night, updating citizens on the city’s course of action and…

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Health Care March 17, 2020

Cobb & Douglas Public Health working on drive-through testing for COVID-19

According to Valerie Crowe, the spokesperson for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, CDPH is working with federal, state and local partners to expand COVID-19 testing as rapidly as possible. These…

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International December 12, 2025

Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue

by Francisco J. Monaldi, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast looks designed to…

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Health & Wellness December 4, 2025

CDC vaccine panel to review hepatitis B, other childhood vaccines, at December meeting

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 3, 2025 A key advisory panel that oversees nationwide vaccine recommendations may vote…

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Opinion November 26, 2025

Declassifying Nurses As Professionals Will Spike Health Care Costs

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Nurses and would-be nurses reacted in shock to revelations that their degree is no longer considered “professional,” limiting how much…

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Education November 25, 2025

Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom threaten this vital work

by Volha Chykina, University of Richmond; David P. Baker, Penn State; Frank Fernandez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg, [This article first appeared in The Conversation,…

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Economy November 21, 2025

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

by Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost…

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Government & Politics November 21, 2025

Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies

by Kee Hyun Park, Nanyang Technological University; Institute for Humane Studies and Shannon P. Carcelli, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Few political…

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Health & Wellness November 19, 2025

A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy.

This article by Rachana Pradhan first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rachana Pradhan November 19, 2025 Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Trump administration’s reconstituted CDC vaccine panel,…

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Education, News December 15, 2025

Court battle continues over expulsion for Cobb student who warned friend of shooting threat

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is pursuing the expulsion of a middle school student who used his school-issued device to warn a friend about a shooting threat,…

Health & Wellness December 15, 2025

FDA Panelists Questioned Antidepressants in Pregnancy. But Doctors Call Them a Lifeline.

This article by Lisa Rab first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lisa Rab December 15, 2025 If you are pregnant or a new mother who is struggling…

Government & Politics December 15, 2025

US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 12, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans released a health care bill Friday…

Environment December 15, 2025

New industry standards and tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable holiday gift option

by Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Electronic gifts are very popular, and in recent years, retailers have been offering…