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Depiction of four religions via a crescent moon and star, a cross, a Star of David, and a ying-yang symbol

Religion June 19, 2023

Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

by Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Marietta June 18, 2023

Metro Montage XXIII juried exhibition opens at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art on July 1

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to its website, about this year’s juried art show at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art: The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art…

Three headstones with honorifics Mrs and Mr

Race and Racism June 15, 2023

How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave

by David B. Parker, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published a story about a Black cemetery in Buckhead,…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice June 15, 2023

How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security – and why there are laws against storing them insecurely

by Gary Ross, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges…

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 14, 2023

Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

by Patrick Heuveline, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The…

Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

by John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Glass is a material of many faces: It is both…

Labor June 12, 2023

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind

by Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Georgia June 9, 2023

Georgia education panel votes to cleanse teacher lesson plans as school culture wars rage on

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2023 “Words matter” – that’s what several of the dozen or so…

Justice June 9, 2023

Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict

by Darryl K. Brown, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal grand jury in Florida indicted former President Donald Trump on June…

a 19th Century spinning wheel rolling up yarn

Kennesaw June 8, 2023

This Saturday Kennesaw’s Southern Museum holds demonstrations of day-to-day life during the Civil War

The Southern Museum in downtown Kennesaw will hold demonstrations of the day-to-day tasks of the home front and camp life during the Civil War. The event is this Saturday, June…

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Health & Wellness March 19, 2026

Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, March 19, 2026 Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care…

Transportation March 19, 2026

Georgia House lawmakers push to suspend the state’s gas tax for 60 days

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 18, 2026 The Georgia House of Representatives in a surprise move passed a…

International March 19, 2026

China’s muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing’s delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker

by John Calabrese, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across…

Science & Technology March 19, 2026

Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets

by David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Four minutes is too long.” That’s the note undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me…