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International December 13, 2024

15% of global population lives within a few miles of a coast − and the number is growing rapidly

by Arthur Cosby, Mississippi State University and Viswadeep Lebakula, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Coastal populations are expanding quickly around the…

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Economy December 13, 2024

Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 13, 2024 This story was updated at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13…

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Health Care December 13, 2024

Patients Couldn’t Pay Their Utility Bills. One Hospital Turned to Solar Power for Help.

This article by Martha Bebinger, WBUR, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Martha Bebinger, WBUR December 12, 2024 Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical…

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Energy December 11, 2024

How utilities are working to meet AI data centers’ voracious appetite for electricity

by Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the U.S. and worldwide, energy demand is soaring as data centers work to…

Aging December 11, 2024

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham Updated December 9, 2024 Originally Published December 9, 2024 Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit…

Cobb County December 11, 2024

Sonya Allen sworn in as Cobb DA

Sonya Allen was sworn in as Cobb County District Attorney. Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin administered the oath of office. Allen is the first elected Black woman to…

History December 10, 2024

Hollywood Cemetery’s 19th Century beginnings

This is a revised and expanded version of a story originally published in the Courier in May 2016. At that time, the Cobb County Courier was called River Edges and…

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Education December 10, 2024

Swinerton to complete $17.2 million in renovations on two Cobb schools

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District’s Russell Elementary School and Harrison High School are undergoing infrastructure upgrades and renovations over the next two years for a combined cost of…

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Mableton December 10, 2024

Agendas for Mableton City Council work session and regular meeting Wednesday Dec. 11

The Mableton City Council will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11. There will be a work session beginning at 5:15 p.m., and the regular meeting will begin at 6:30. We’ve included…

National December 8, 2024

Panel on Trump assassination attempts wraps up with Secret Service pledge of improvements

by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 6, 2024 WASHINGTON — Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. touted multiple…

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