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Kennesaw June 18, 2024

Public has rare chance to board famous Civil War locomotive at Kennesaw’s Southern Museum

The City of Kennesaw submitted the following news release: The popular Railroad Rendezvous event will return to the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History on Saturday, July 20….

Cobb County June 16, 2024

Cobb’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Council held its first meeting

Cobb’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Council held its first meeting. The purpose of the group is to determine how the county should spend the proceeds from lawsuit settlements over the opioid…

Justice June 13, 2024

American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson

by Linda J. Nicholson, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As someone who over the past 50…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Opinion June 13, 2024

Is our drinking water at risk due to “forever chemicals”?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On a day that I was driving toward our local water tower, I learned that testing showed there were “forever…

Mt. Vesuvius erupting doing catastrophic damage to Pompeii, the Greek city below

History June 12, 2024

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives

by Steven L. Tuck, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta June 12, 2024

Marietta’s historic William Root House to present free Juneteeth program

The William Root House Museum will highlight Juneteenth during a special Saturday, June 15 event. Juneteenth is named for the date that U.S. Major General Gordon Granger read General Order…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections June 11, 2024

Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job

by Leo Gugerty, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Some Americans are questioning whether elderly people like Joe Biden and Donald Trump are cognitively…

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 June 11, 2024

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

by Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia; Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University , and Emily Gold Waldman, Pace University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Menopause used…

Military June 11, 2024

Honorary Commanders Association seeks nominations for 2025 class

The Cobb Chamber announced that the Honorary Commanders Association seeks nominations for its 2025 class. The association is a cooperative effort that includes the Cobb Chamber, Dobbins Air Reserve Base…

National June 6, 2024

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business…

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