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Environment July 27, 2023

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

by Deborah Carr, Boston University; Giacomo Falchetta, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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 July 27, 2023

Where the government draws the line for Medicaid coverage leaves out many older Americans who may need help paying for medical and long-term care bills – new research

by Marc Cohen, UMass Boston and Jane Tavares, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic…

Health Care July 27, 2023

Hospitals Ask Congress to Delay ACA Medicaid Funding Cuts — For the 14th Time

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News July 25, 2023 It has become as familiar a sight in…

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Science and Technology July 26, 2023

65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy

by Stephen G. Alexander, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined…

Crime July 26, 2023

Acworth man sentenced to 25 years for shooting cousin in the legs, probation violations

Arthur Lee Milsap, 48, of Acworth, entered a guilty plea and was sentenced in Cobb County Superior Court to 25 years, with 12 years to serve in prison, for one…

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Opinion July 25, 2023

Cobb County Finds Itself At Ground Zero In The Methodist Disaffiliation Battle

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the biggest schism in the Methodism since perhaps the pre-Civil War battle over slavery ensues, Cobb County finds itself…

International July 24, 2023

Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

by Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing,…

A series of medical images including a medical cross, a capsule and a checklist, overlaid with a stick figure under a crushing bag marked "debt"

Health Care July 22, 2023

Medical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey July 21, 2023 For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill…

Mableton July 20, 2023

Activities at South Cobb Regional Library for August include a drive to donate hygiene products for homeless people

by Kelly Johnson I’ll be honest. I have been held up in comfort for most of July, meeting a writing goal (and forging a relationship). The few times I have…

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Transportation July 20, 2023

Residents give input on upcoming South Cobb Transit Center

by Caleb Groves South Cobb residents voiced their opinions at the public workshop for the new South Cobb Transit Center held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Connection Pointe Church….

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