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Kennesaw December 13, 2022

Trains, Trains, Trains! returns to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum

The City of Kennesaw issued the following release about the Southern Museum‘s popular Trains, Trains, Trains event: Kennesaw, GA (December 13, 2022) — The Southern Museum of Civil War and…

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Elections December 10, 2022

Near record-high numbers of young people voted during the midterms, signaling a possible shift – or exception – in voting trends

by Abby Kiesa, Tufts University [This article was originally published in The Conversation, republished with permission] The November 2022 midterms have come and gone, but there are still some potential…

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Justice December 10, 2022

How financial barriers stifle formerly incarcerated people

by Melissa Hellmann, Center for Public Integrity This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. December 9, 2022 PHILADELPHIA…

Crime December 8, 2022

Dropping the Charges Against General Cienfuegos Was William Barr’s Call

by Tim Golden, ProPublica 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…

Elections December 8, 2022

‘Worth the wait’: U.S. Senate Democrats celebrate a 51-seat majority with Georgia win

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 7, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer jubilantly announced Wednesday…

2022 Elections December 7, 2022

Raphael Warnock wins U.S. Senate runoff, giving Democrats a 51-seat majority

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 6, 2022 This story was updated at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. …

2022 Elections December 6, 2022

Georgia runoff elections are exciting, but costly for voters and democracy

by John A. Tures, LaGrange College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Georgia, if no candidate receives 50% of the general election vote for a…

Statues of Cherokee on the Trail of Tears

National December 6, 2022

Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it’s an idea older than Congress itself

by Julie Reed, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the…

NASA astronaut Mae Jemison says she was inspired by Nichelle Nichols’ Lt. Nyota Uhura character on ‘Star Trek.’ (both pictured)

Literature December 4, 2022

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

by Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books…

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Health Care cost December 4, 2022

Here’s when drug prices will start to decrease for Medicare recipients

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 3, 2022 Starting next month, a $35 cap on insulin prices will go…

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