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Health Care May 1, 2023

Anti-abortion legal strategy revives Comstock moral purity laws of late 1800s

by Elisha Brown, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 When officials in a small New Mexico city sued the governor…

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Education May 1, 2023

Georgia K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words like ‘diverse’ from training rules

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…

Officials shoveling dirt in Chattahoochee RiverLands groundbreaking ceremony (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier)

Chattahoochee RiverLands April 30, 2023

Groundbreaking held for Mableton trailhead of the Chattahoochee RiverLands

Cobb County residents, non-profit organization leaders, public officials, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff gathered at Discovery Park in Mableton last Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chattahoochee RiverLands’…

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Marietta April 29, 2023

Marietta home to one of first medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia

By Rebecca Gaunt When HB 885, to legalize medical cannabis, died on Sine Die of the Georgia legislature in 2014, Jimmy J-Bo Wages turned to his daughter Sydney with tears…

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National April 27, 2023

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry…

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Media April 25, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s departure and Fox News’ expensive legal woes show the problem with faking ‘authenticity’

by Jacob L. Nelson, University of Utah, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, Fox News thrived because the people behind it understood what their…

Justice April 22, 2023

Why Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is good news for all media outlets

by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s all over but the spinning. At the eleventh hour, after the jury…

Opinion April 21, 2023

Bookman: The truth is that it is Kemp, not Trump, who is the candidate of the past

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 20, 2023 In a high-profile speech over the weekend in Nashville, Gov. Brian…

Economy April 20, 2023

5 policies that could make future bank failures less likely or severe

by Brian Gendreau, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent concerns about…

Economy April 19, 2023

Speaker McCarthy lays out initial cards in debt ceiling debate: 5 essential reads on why it’s a high-stakes game

by Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Matt Williams, The Conversation House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has laid out an opening gambit in what is likely to be a lengthy battle over…

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Education March 18, 2025

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