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The words "sensory-friendly" along with a collage of movie posters of upcoming Strand Theatre sensory-friendly showings

Marietta April 4, 2025

Georgia Symphony Orchestra and Strand Theatre commit to sensory-friendly programming

The Strand Theatre submitted the following news release about the commitment of the Strand and the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, both based in Marietta, to sensory-friendly programming: In 2025, two of…

International April 3, 2025

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

by Colin Flint, Utah State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan? Certainly that has been…

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 April 3, 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…

Marietta April 2, 2025

Marietta Parks & Rec offers LEGO camps

This summer, Marietta Parks, Recreation, and Facilities will offer Play-Well TEKnologies LEGO® camps. These camps encourage engineering and other STEM skills in children. The courses are for children ages 5…

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 2, 2025

Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.

This article by Brett Kelman first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Brett Kelman April 1, 2025 Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain…

A color drawing of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables

Food Security April 2, 2025

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

by Tracy Roof, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Congress may soon consider whether to cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

National April 2, 2025

Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

by Mark Satta, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as…

Opinion April 1, 2025

Replacing Judges With Powerful Chief Executives Is A Bad Idea

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the Trump Administration has its showdown with the American judicial system, it’s worth evaluating several examples where the judicial…

A map of Myanmar in its flag colors (yellow green and red)

International March 31, 2025

Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths

by Adam Simpson, University of South Australia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In early 2021, after a decade of political and economic reforms, Myanmar looked…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Science and Technology March 31, 2025

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

by Deborah Fuller, University of Washington and Patrick Mitchell, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced…

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Cumberland July 8, 2025

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