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Health Care July 18, 2023

How a Combination of Covid Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keeps Misinformation Churning

This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir July 14, 2023 Public health has had its day in court lately. And another…

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Mableton June 21, 2023

What do the elected officials of the City of Mableton consider the important immediate issues before the council?

The City of Mableton‘s government continues to take shape, and the preliminaries necessary for the city to have a revenue stream have begun. Cobb County announced that the first meeting…

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Science and Technology April 19, 2023

AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

by Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like it’s time to slow down….

National November 16, 2022

How the news media – long in thrall to Trump – can cover his new run for president responsibly

by Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Now that he’s in the 2024 presidential race, the media circus that is…

Education July 19, 2022

New logo for Cobb elementary school sparks immediate backlash

By Rebecca Gaunt East Side Elementary School’s new logo, revealed to parents in an email Monday, has members of the community furious. It contains an eagle and the initials for…

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Government & Politics November 5, 2025

What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

by Carl F. Weems, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense,…

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Government & Politics November 4, 2025

Georgia utility races seen as potential bellwether for 2026 midterms

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 4, 2025 The results of an unusual off-year special election for two seats…

Government & Politics November 3, 2025

Battle for two seats on Georgia regulatory body heats up as campaigns enter homestretch

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 3, 2025 Campaigning for two contested seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission…

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Health & Wellness November 5, 2025

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