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Health Care June 26, 2022

A Post-‘Roe’ World in Georgia Will Mean More Restrictions — And More Political Battles

Sam Whitehead June 24, 2022 [This article by first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] ATLANTA — Jerisha Morton didn’t realize she was pregnant until about six weeks…

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Transportation June 25, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for June 25 – July 1

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday June 25 to Friday July…

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Cobb County June 25, 2022

Cobb budget and millage rate hearings soon underway against backdrop of critical staff shortages

Next Tuesday, June 28, at 1:30 p.m., the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a presentation of the proposed FY23 budget during a work session. The news release announcing…

Health Care June 24, 2022

Wellstar’s Dr. Danny Branstetter talks about COVID vaccination for children

The Courier conducted an interview via Zoom with Dr. Danny Branstetter, an infectious disease specialist with Wellstar Health System. The focus of the interview was the recent FDA approval for…

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Health Care June 24, 2022

School-aged residents of Cobb County continue to have high COVID community transmission, but 0-4 and 5-17 age groups show decreased rate

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report ending the two-week period of June 23. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases to…

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2022 Elections June 23, 2022

This week’s primaries continued skid for GOP’s anti-CRT school board candidates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 23, 2022 Voters in Cherokee and Coweta counties rejected three school board candidates backed…

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Literature June 22, 2022

How Octavia E. Butler mined her boundless curiosity to forge a new vision for humanity

Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from The…

Health Care June 22, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, June 22 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday The…

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Health Care June 22, 2022

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old

Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced it is now offering the Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through five years of age at their Marietta location at 1650 County Services…

Education June 19, 2022

Why the Black Educator Forced Out Over Bogus Critical Race Theory Claims Agreed to Share Her Story

by Nicole Carr [This article first appeared in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…

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