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Government & Politics June 16, 2025

Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Democratic leaders and a lone Republican senator, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, quickly decried the treatment…

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Cobb County June 14, 2025

44 new business licenses issued by Cobb over past week

Here are the 44 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, June 13, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Education June 13, 2025

Cobb County’s “Books2Keep” Drives Summer Literacy with Thousands of Free Books

In its third year, the Cobb County Public Library and Cobb County School District’s “Books2Keep” program is fueling summer reading by delivering thousands of free, donated books to families across…

Business & Economy June 13, 2025

Energy Star, on the Trump administration’s target list, has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet

by Magali A. Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has…

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Health & Wellness June 13, 2025

Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise

by Andrew Fieldhouse, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the…

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Science & Technology June 13, 2025

AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

by Daniel S. Schiff, Purdue University; Arne Bewersdorff, Technical University of Munich, and Marie Hornberger, Technical University of Munich, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It…

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News Brief June 12, 2025

Marietta water rates to increase July 1

By Mark Woolsey Marietta residents will be paying more for what comes out of the tap effective next month. Marietta Water says it’ll put a 3.5 percent rate increase in…

Education June 12, 2025

Kennesaw State architecture students bring eco-centered design to global stage in Italy

[This article by Raynard Churchwell first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] A group of Kennesaw State University architecture students is gaining international attention for its…

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Immigration June 12, 2025

Sanctuary cities can’t protect people from ICE immigration raids − but they don’t actually violate federal law

by Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, San Diego State University and Loren Collingwood, University of New Mexico, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration plans to…

Government & Politics June 12, 2025

Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America

by Peter C. Mancall, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Recently, President Donald Trump declared that he is…

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