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Justice April 16, 2024

Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects

by J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come…

Law April 12, 2024

States race to restrict deepfake porn as it becomes easier to create

by Madyson Fitzgerald, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 11, 2024 After a 2014 leak of hundreds of celebrities’ intimate photos, Uldouz…

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Kennesaw April 12, 2024

Candidate Q&As: Kennesaw City Council Post 5 special election

by Rebecca Gaunt Five candidates qualified to be on the ballot for the May 21 special election to fill Post 5 on Kennesaw City Council. Former council member Robert “Trey”…

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Marietta April 7, 2024

Marietta police suspect murder-suicide in bodies found after SWAT team standoff

Investigators believe that the two bodies found in an Amy Lane house after the Marietta and Cobb Sheriff SWAT teams were called in were the result of a murder-suicide. See…

Marietta April 7, 2024

2 dead after SWAT Team standoff in Marietta

Two people were discovered dead, including the suspect, after the Marietta Police Department and Cobb County Sheriff SWAT teams attempted to negotiate the surrender of a suspect in auto theft…

International April 3, 2024

Why Russia fears the emergence of Tajik terrorists

by Richard Foltz, Concordia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It has emerged that the four gunmen charged in the murder of at least 139…

Mableton March 31, 2024

More Cobb History: Bandits captured outside Mableton in 1914 car chase

In 1914 a newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian was owned by William Randolph Hearst. Like most Hearst newspapers, the Georgian placed a high emphasis on sensationalism. Crime and scandal were…

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Justice March 26, 2024

At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA’s Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law

This article by Sarah Varney first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sarah Varney, KFF Health News March 25, 2024 Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won…

Critical Thinking March 18, 2024

What is the ‘great replacement theory’? A scholar of race relations explains

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The “great replacement theory,” whose origins date back to the late 19th century, argues that…

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