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Cemeteries May 11, 2025

Collins Springs Cemetery: a small historic cemetery off Atlanta Road

Collins Springs Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) [This is an expansion of an article and slideshow we originally published in 2018. We’ve added information and a few photos from…

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Opinion May 9, 2025

The South, Especially Georgia, Could Face Big Challenges From A Tariff War

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The Spring Tariff Wars that the Trump Administration launched have sparked fears of a severe economic recession, and even empty…

Economy May 9, 2025

Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. My team surveyed nearly 500 crypto investors and uncovered the most common mistakes

by Mingyi Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was proposed in 2008, the goal was simple:…

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Education May 9, 2025

How proposed changes to higher education accreditation could impact campus diversity efforts

by Jimmy Aguilar, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump on April 23, 2025, signed an executive order that aims…

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Science and Technology May 9, 2025

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

by Bruce J. MacFadden, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A…

Media May 8, 2025

Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage

by Matthew Powers, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republicans in Washington have their sights – once again – on defunding public media….

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care May 8, 2025

Measles could again become widespread as cases surge worldwide

by Rebecca Schein, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Globally, measles is on the rise across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia May 7, 2025

Another ethics complaint filed against conservative lobbying group with influence at Georgia Capitol

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 6, 2025 An influential conservative lobbying group has allegedly failed to file the…

Health Care May 7, 2025

The MMR vaccine doesn’t contain ‘aborted fetus debris’, as RFK Jr has claimed. Here’s the science

by Hassan Vally, Deakin University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the United States’ top public health official, recently claimed some religious…

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Environment May 7, 2025

How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes

by Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every time you use your phone,…

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