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Elections November 1, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Elections October 31, 2024

How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who…

Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Opinion October 30, 2024

After decades on the sidelines, now is the time for Cobb to embrace transit

By Donna Wong We live in a commuter region. We’ve grown accustomed to spending hours on the road each week traveling to work, appointments, even outings with friends. But for…

Cartoon images of horror villains Ghostface, Leatherface and Pennywise the Clown from Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and It

Movies October 29, 2024

Horror movies are as much a mainstay of Halloween as trick or treat − but why are they so bloody?

by James Francis, Jr., Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Horror movies are plentiful in 2024, and plenty bloody. The year has seen…

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 October 29, 2024

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam October 28, 2024 KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Elections October 29, 2024

Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

by Ariana Figueroa and Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 28, 2024 WASHINGTON — As an exceedingly bitter, tight and…

A map of the Town Center area, a roughly round-shaped mall flanked on the east and west by interstate highways

Town Center October 29, 2024

Town Center CID director highlights infrastructure improvements for district

By Mark Woolsey The Town Center Community Improvement District (CID) and its companion organization Town Center Alliance are moving long-anticipated improvements along at a steady clip, says its executive director,…

Elections October 28, 2024

Loeffler serves as Georgia GOP poll watcher, Dems deploy their party’s precinct monitors

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 24, 2024 If you’re one of the more than 2.2 million Georgians who…

Health Care October 28, 2024

PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.

This article by Andy Miller first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller October 24, 2024 CUTHBERT, Ga. — While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up…

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