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Health Care January 17, 2023

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects

by Christina Mair, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This month, millions of Americans are taking part in “Dry January” in an effort…

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Race and Racism January 16, 2023

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

by Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to…

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Health Care January 11, 2023

Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost

This article by Darius Tahir was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir January 10, 2023 Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic….

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Education December 30, 2022

A conversation with Vanessa James, retired Marietta City Schools teacher

By Arielle Robinson Vanessa James is a retired Marietta City Schools math teacher. She taught within the school district for 32 years, her entire career. She grew up in Marietta…

Gun violence December 22, 2022

After substation shooting, federal regulator orders review of security standards

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 21, 2022 Less than two weeks after gunfire damaged two Duke Energy substations…

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Marietta Police Department December 11, 2022

Marietta Police seek witnesses to fatal early-morning accident on I-75 at Delk Road

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued the following public information release about a fatal accident on I-75 at Delk Road “The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement…

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Race and Racism December 8, 2022

White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways

by Rowhea Elmesky, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Olivia Marcucci, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a…

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National November 30, 2022

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

by Amy Cooter, Middlebury Institute of International Studies [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members…

Health Care November 28, 2022

Endgame: How the Visionary Hospice Movement Became a For-Profit Hustle

by Ava Kofman [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one…

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Mental Health November 26, 2022

Air pollution harms the brain and mental health, too – a large-scale analysis documents effects on brain regions associated with emotions

by Clara G. Zundel, Wayne State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big…

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