Search Results for higher education

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care April 10, 2024

City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez April 9, 2024 In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager…

A section of the map of Israel that includes Gaza

International April 9, 2024

Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war

by Dima Nazzal, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw April 9, 2024

Piedmont Bank gets naming rights for Kennesaw’s new amphitheater

The City of Kennesaw announced a 3-year naming rights agreement with The Piedmont Bank for the new amphitheater at Depot Park in Downtown Kennesaw. The three years of the agreement…

An Norfolk Southern engine pulling a long line of boxcar, tankers and other cars starting through a crossing in downtown Austell GA

Austell April 7, 2024

The incorporation of Austell, Georgia in September 1885

With the recent incorporation of the City of Mableton as the now-largest city in the county, we’ve decided to revisit our series Cobb County history through documents. This is an…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

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…

The big bad wolf blowing down one of the three little pigs straw houses

Cobb County April 4, 2024

Wind advisory in effect for Cobb: gusts up to 35 mph

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia today, April 4. The advisory is in effect until 8 p.m….

Marietta April 2, 2024

Suspect arrested in non-fatal shooting in Marietta

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta March 27, 2024

Marietta’s Gem City Spring Break Camp starts April 1

The City of Marietta’s Parks & Recreation Department’s Gem City Spring Break Camp begins next week, April 1-5, for children ages 6 – 12, at Custer Park Sports & Fitness…

Marietta March 24, 2024

Marietta Basketball Skills Clinic begins this week

The City of Marietta posted the following notice on its website announcing that the Marietta Basketball Skills Clinic for youth between 7-15 years of age begins this week: Registration is…

« 1 … 57 58 59 60 61 … 136 »

Health & Wellness October 23, 2026

Medicaid at Risk for Hundreds of Thousands of Lawfully Present Immigrants

This article by Andrew Jones first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 23, 2026 Refugees. Sex-trafficking victims. People fleeing war. They’re among the hundreds of thousands of…

Government & Politics October 23, 2026

GOP Congressman in California Swing-District Race Defends Vote for Medicaid Cuts

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 23, 2026 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ulises Hernandez has had health coverage through Medicaid for as…

Health & Wellness October 23, 2026

Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 22, 2026 WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans…

Government & Politics October 23, 2026

Bottoms is vowing to expand Medicaid. But has the longtime Democratic priority lost its zip?

by Ariel Hart, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 23, 2026 Keisha Lance Bottoms stood outside the DeKalb County elections headquarters facing…

Justice October 23, 2026

A pregnant mom let her 5‑year‑old stay outside to collect goose feathers – and was placed on the child abuse and neglect registry

by Jennifer L. Brinkley, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ford’s Colony in Williamsburg is a leafy, gated community in Virginia’s colonial-era historic…