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Drug Addiction January 30, 2024

Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chains’ Pullback

This article by Ian Hodgson and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay…

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Health Care January 30, 2024

Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit

by Jonathan Wynn, UMass Amherst and Daniel Skinner, Ohio University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Does living near a hospital make you more likely to…

Dr. Joe Thompson in suit and tie smiling

Opinion January 30, 2024

Why Georgia Lawmakers See Arkansas as a Possible Model for Medicaid Expansion

by Dr. Joe Thompson You may have heard Arkansas mentioned in recent conversations coming out of the Georgia General Assembly. That’s because some Georgia legislators are looking to my home…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta January 29, 2024

Marietta to hold public meeting on traffic calming proposals

The City of Marietta will hold a Public Information Meeting on Thursday, February 8th, 2024 to discuss traffic calming options for the Longstreet, Colston & Hampton Drive areas. You can…

Health Care January 26, 2024

The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags.

This article by Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Samantha Liss January 25, 2024 Chantal Panozzo and her husband followed their primary care doctors’ orders…

Health Care January 26, 2024

These values we hold dear

by Melanie Dallas, LPC As a human service agency, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is not a business – we do not sell products, we do not seek to make a…

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Labor January 25, 2024

1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline

by Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union fell slightly…

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Austell January 23, 2024

Austell to host Black History Month Creatives Market

The City of Austell will host a Black History Month Creatives Market on February 17th, 2024. Free vendor registration is now open. Here is the announcement distributed by the City…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Opinion January 23, 2024

We Just Might Be Safe During This Georgia Legislative Session

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College A year after the Civil War, lawyer, editor and politician Gideon John Tucker became famous for arguing “No man’s life,…

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Health Care January 22, 2024

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen January 18, 2024 With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States…

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Opinion October 24, 2026