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Education June 28, 2023

Interview with Cobb teacher fired over book under Georgia’s ‘divisive concepts’ law

By Rebecca Gaunt Katie Rinderle is the first known case of a teacher being fired as a result of Georgia House Bill 1084 which passed in 2022. A picture book…

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Health Care June 28, 2023

The Hospital Bills Didn’t Find Her, but a Lawsuit Did — Plus Interest

This article by Bram Sable-Smith first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Bram Sable-Smith June 27, 2023 Bethany Birch had pain in her diaphragm on and off for…

Labor June 27, 2023

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

by John A. Fliter, Kansas State University and Betsy Wood, Bard College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A movement to weaken American child labor protections…

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Georgia June 27, 2023

Democratic state legislator pushes for her bill to secure firearms

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 26, 2023 ATHENS – Georgia became an permitless-carry state after lawmakers passed legislation…

Health Care June 26, 2023

Malpractice Lawsuits Over Denied Abortion Care May Be on the Horizon

This article by Harris Meyer first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Harris Meyer June 23, 2023 A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians…

Alito Wall Street Journal June 26, 2023

Behind the Scenes of Justice Alito’s Unprecedented Wall Street Journal Pre-buttal

This article by Jesse Eisinger and Stephen Engelberg originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: A Closer Look Examining the News Around midday on Friday, June 16, ProPublica reporters Justin…

Justice June 24, 2023

One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the…

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Transportation June 24, 2023

DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.

This article by Kartikay Mehrotra and A.C. Thompson originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: America’s Dangerous Trucks Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes In 2017, researchers at the…

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Opinion June 24, 2023

How Cobb County Can Help Confront Anti-Semitism

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Atlanta News First reported that antisemitic flyers were placed throughout Cobb County. Is this an isolated incident, or part of…

Justice June 22, 2023

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

This article by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: Friends of the Court Clarence Thomas’ Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor In…

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Pets and Pet Adoption March 18, 2025

“I hope I’m being put in this crate to travel to a loving new home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male gray tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Music March 18, 2025

Georgia Symphony Orchestra announces new development director

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following news release about its new development director: The Georgia Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce Kim Ellet as its new Development Director. In…

International March 18, 2025

What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next

by Andrew Latham, Macalester College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics. Western leaders…

Weather March 18, 2025

Why forecasting where tornadoes will hit is still hard to do − even though storm predictions are improving

by Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Meteorologists began warning that extremely dangerous storms were likely coming more than a day…

Geek culture March 18, 2025

See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America

by Miriam Eve Mora, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas….

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