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Health Care November 29, 2024

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

by Grace McCormack, University of Southern California and Erin Duffy, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative…

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Climate and Weather November 28, 2024

When an atmospheric river meets a bomb cyclone, it’s like a fire hose flailing out of control along the West Coast

by Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, with an atmospheric…

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Health Care November 27, 2024

Free COVID and flu vaccine clinic at Cobb’s Switzer Library

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following news release about free COVID and flu vaccinations at the Switzer Library: Switzer Library hosting free COVID, Flu Vaccine Clinic on Dec….

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Opinion November 27, 2024

Would Having An Ombudsperson Help Homeowners In Legal Disputes With HOAs?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Every semester, I ask our national and state representatives if my students and I can research a relatively nonpartisan topic…

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Business November 26, 2024

Check out the 38 new business licenses issued by Cobb for the week ending Friday November 22

Here are the 38 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, November 22. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

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Cobb County November 26, 2024

Things to do at Cobb Public Library over the Thanksgiving weekend

Looking for something to do over the Thanksgiving weekend? The Cobb County Public Library provided the following list of activities in store Saturday at various library branches: Saturday Cobb Library…

Health Care November 25, 2024

Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast

by John Duah, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A cluster of people talking on social media about their mysterious rashes. A sudden die-off…

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Cobb County November 24, 2024

Cobb commissioners appoint Keith Schuermann new library director

Image above: screenshot of Keith Schuermann and Cobb County Manager Dr. Jackie McMorris from video of the November 21 Board of Commissioners meeting By Mark Woolsey It’s the changing of…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

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