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Weekend Quiz September 6, 2025

Quiz: Name That Cobb High School Mascot!

Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website,…

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 & Wellness September 5, 2025

RFK Jr. battles with Warnock, other members of US Senate panel over vaccines, removal of CDC director

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

Health & Wellness September 5, 2025

How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child

by Megan Donelson, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Make America Healthy Again movement has generated a lot of discussion about public…

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Science & Technology September 5, 2025

Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it

by Sara Giordano, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Even if you don’t recall many facts from high school biology, you likely remember…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics September 5, 2025

Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go

by Jaime L. Kucinskas, Hamilton College and Yvonne Zylan, University of Calgary, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many Americans, work is not just about…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta September 4, 2025

Arrest made in Marietta fentanyl overdose

By Mark Woolsey Marietta Police say they’ve made an arrest in a 2024 fatal fentanyl overdose case. Police say they were called to 1250 Powder Springs St. Sept. 1 of…

Health & Wellness September 4, 2025

How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims

by Deborah Fuller, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is…

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Labor September 3, 2025

Labor Day and May Day emerged from the movement for a shorter workday in industrial America

by Jeffrey Sklansky, University of Illinois Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the…

An image of an ad for the Powder Springs Hotel from an early 19th century newspaper. The text of the ad is in the accompanying article

Powder Springs September 2, 2025

Powder Springs was incorporated not just one time: but three times

By Larry Felton Johnson The cliche “you learn something new every day” applies doubly to me, because I spend a little time every day just trying to learn new facts…

A brick fountain in Glover Park on Marietta Square. benches surround a circular brick path and a photographer snaps a shot.

Marietta September 2, 2025

Brown Bag concerts return to Marietta Square this Thursday, September 4

Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities announced the return of the popular Brown Bag Lunchtime Concert Series to Glover Park on Marietta Square beginning this Thursday, September 4. The series will…

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation September 16, 2025

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