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Health Care December 16, 2024

Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today

by Andrea Kaston Tange, Macalester College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once…

Health Care cost December 16, 2024

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal December 13, 2024 When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to…

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Cobb County December 16, 2024

Cobb BOC approves increase in water rates

At its December 10 meeting, in a 4-1 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved an increase in water rates for Cobb County customers. Commissioner JoAnn Birrell opposed the…

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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…

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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Cobb County September 18, 2025

LiveSafe Resources Hosts ‘A Fashion Affair’ Fundraiser Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Photo: Cobb County Solicitor General Makia Metzer, provided courtesy of LiveSafe Resources LiveSafe Resources submitted the following article about its benefit fashion show: LiveSafe Resources hosted one of Atlanta’s premier fashion events, A Fashion Affair, on Tuesday evening…

Mableton September 18, 2025

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