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Government Transparency April 29, 2025

Bureaucrats get a bad rap, but they deserve more credit − a sociologist of work explains why

by Michel Anteby, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s telling that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration wants to fire bureaucrats. In its view,…

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Science and Technology April 29, 2025

Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

by Jeffrey MacKeigan, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cancer research in the U.S. doesn’t rely on a single institution or funding stream…

Cobb County April 28, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library in full bloom for spring

By Kelly Johnson After a burgeoning month of spring, complete with plenty of sunshine and wind, North Cobb Regional Library blooms in May with a modest scheduling of events. In…

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First Amendment April 28, 2025

Trump’s aggressive actions against free speech speak a lot louder than his words defending it

by Daniel Hall, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Harvard University took the extraordinary step of suing the Trump administration on April 21, 2025,…

Mableton April 27, 2025

South Cobb Regional Library to host “The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment”

By Kelly Johnson Along with supporting children development through programs such as Family Storytime, Evening Storytime, and Saturday Storytime, South Cobb Regional Library will host an exhibit on an American…

Education April 26, 2025

Cobb schools’ $1.86 billion budget reflects economic hurdles

By Rebecca Gaunt Though the 2026 $1.86 billion budget for the Cobb County School District reflects current economic challenges, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said it was not all “doom and gloom.”…

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Education April 25, 2025

US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows

by Joshua M. Pearce, Western University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses….

International April 25, 2025

Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture to win the soft power war

by Shaoyu Yuan, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] IShowSpeed, a 20-year-old American YouTuber and internet star, recently livestreamed hourslong tours of…

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National April 24, 2025

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially…

Justice April 24, 2025

Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to fire the Department of…

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