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Letters to the Editor August 4, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Republican elected officials put politics above safety and well-being of citizens

[Letters to the editor do not necessarily express the views of the Courier. We might agree with them, we might disagree, but they are the opinion of the person submitting…

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Health & Wellness June 18, 2026

Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children

This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he…

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Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Georgia’s runoffs are over. Here are the candidates who are advancing to November’s election.

by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 18, 2026 As Georgians headed to the polls on Tuesday, voters were doing…

The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Opinion June 18, 2026

Rick Jackson Could Be The GOP’s Presidential Nominee For 2028

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Georgia businessman Rick Jackson may have done the unthinkable: defeat a sitting Lt. Governor Burt Jones who had the endorsement…

Health & Wellness June 17, 2026

Democrats Seek To Spotlight Rising Health Costs by Forcing Vote on Trump Regulation

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 17, 2026 In a move that mixes pure politics with weedy congressional procedures, Senate Democrats…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government June 16, 2026

‘Prepared for the worst’: Black lawmakers brace for losses as Georgia GOP eyes new political maps

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 16, 2026 What’s supposed to be a once-a-decade event is about to happen…

Energy June 16, 2026

How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit

by Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United…

Outline of the map of Iran with an Irani flag superimposed on it

International June 16, 2026

Trump’s US‑Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’

by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which served as the key negotiator…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics, National Government June 15, 2026

Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety

by Mirae Kim, George Mason University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The federal government provides grants – any amount of money that the recipient doesn’t…

Justice June 12, 2026

The Constitution promises an interpreter for fair trials – US courts often can’t deliver

by Carol Rose Little, University of Oklahoma, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In northern Oregon, just before dawn in October 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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Health & Wellness June 18, 2026

Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children

This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Democrat wins Gwinnett County-based state Senate special election after close call

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 17, 2026 Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Georgia’s runoffs are over. Here are the candidates who are advancing to November’s election.

by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 18, 2026 As Georgians headed to the polls on Tuesday, voters were doing…

Energy June 18, 2026

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

by Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first…

Environment June 18, 2026

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

by Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced, [This article first appeared…