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Health Care March 15, 2024

For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny

by Sean Campbell, The Conversation and Charlene Harrington, University of California, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation…

A lunchtime crowd enjoys the pop/rock setlist performed by Incentive during the City of Powder Springs' Brown Bag Lunch Concert offering on Sept. 21, 2023. Held each September in previous years, the city's Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series is adding in 2024 four April bookings ahead of its annual autumn return, with the free concerts taking place from noon to 1 p.m. each Thursday in both April and September. Photo courtesy Jon Gargis/City of Powder Springs

Powder Springs March 14, 2024

Powder Springs adds brown bag lunch concerts to Thurman Springs Park

Photo above: A lunchtime crowd enjoys the pop/rock setlist performed by Incentive during the City of Powder Springs’ Brown Bag Lunch Concert offering on Sept. 21, 2023. Held each September…

Health Care March 11, 2024

Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, will be on shelves soon − here are some key things to know

by Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 approval of the first…

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Health Care March 10, 2024

What is a frozen embryo worth? Alabama’s IVF case reflects bigger questions over grieving and wrongful death laws

by Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn…

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Marietta March 9, 2024

Applicants sought for the Marietta Board of Lights and Water

The City of Marietta is seeking applicants to serve on the Marietta Board of Lights and Water’s board of directors. A position is open and needs to be filled. The…

Marietta March 9, 2024

Doing pre-Tax Day document cleanup? Keep Marietta Beautiful shredding event this a.m.

Do you plan on discarding outdated tax records or other unneeded documents cluttering your file cabinets and house? Do you want to do it in a safe way in order…

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Elections March 8, 2024

UPDATED: GA Sec of State office mails incorrect voter ID cards to Cobb; particularly for Mableton precincts

[UPDATE and CORRECTION: Robert Skinner of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office sent the following to the Courier via email: “Our office does not mail precinct cards to voters. This…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Georgia March 5, 2024

Georgia Power’s request for more electricity comes under fire

by Emily Jones, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 4, 2024 Georgia’s energy regulators are considering Georgia Power’s request to generate and…

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Opinion March 5, 2024

Atlanta Braves 2024: The Year Of Living Dangerously

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Cobb County Braves fans are about to be in for what could be the wildest ride ever since the team…

Elections February 27, 2024

75 Cobb Voters Receive Wrong Ballots, Fix Announced

Seventy-three voters were sent incorrect ballots by Cobb Elections and Registration and are being notified of the error. Only Republican primary ballots were sent out with the 194 ballots that…

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Opinion October 24, 2026