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Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Crime July 3, 2022

Pedestrian fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver on Austell Road early this morning

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, a pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver at 1:43 a.m. this morning on…

Opinion June 30, 2022

Bookman: Mark Meadows could come to regret acquiescence to Trump coup attempt

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 30, 2022 For two hours Tuesday, former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson calmly,…

Transportation June 29, 2022

GDOT seeks public input on the upcoming I-285/I-20 West Interchange project

The Georgia Department of Transportation is inviting public input on a major upcoming project that will affect the I-20/I-285 corridors in Cobb, Douglas and Fulton counties. It’s the I-285/I-20 West…

Environment June 29, 2022

Return of the bees: the busy pollinators and the mountain mint

Every few months during the summer I write some version of this same article, with different photos to showcase the newest arrivals to my metropolis of apian visitors. I also…

Grainy old photo of the outlaw Grat Dalton

Gun violence June 29, 2022

American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

By Pierre M. Atlas, IUPU [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it…

National June 29, 2022

Trump had to be physically restrained from joining Jan. 6 mob, House panel told

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 29, 2022 Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Health Care June 29, 2022

Will Georgia’s anti-abortion movement target pills by mail again post-Roe?

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 28, 2022 The battle over Roe v. Wade is done, but the fight over…

Health Care June 28, 2022

Donating to help women get abortions is a First Amendment right – protected by Supreme Court precedents

By Lucinda M. Finley, University at Buffalo [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Several Texas abortion funds – which are charities that help people who can’t…

Abortion rights protestors march through Atlanta following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Right-wing groups are seeking a special Legislative session to immediately ban abortions. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Health Care June 28, 2022

Abortion foes push for Kemp to call special session to expand Georgia restrictions

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 27, 2022 With the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade Friday, abortion…

Opinion June 27, 2022

Bookman: Why wait till next session to pass an outright abortion ban in Georgia?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 27, 2022 I have a question for Gov. Brian Kemp: When’s the special…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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