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Opinion & Editorial July 25, 2025

The Best Way To Fight Child Sex Trafficking Rings: Freedom, Not Authoritarianism

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Long before the Epstein Files commanded the news media attention, several students and I presented our research at a pair…

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Government & Politics July 22, 2025

Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported

This article by Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact July 22, 2025 “Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients ‘simply choose not…

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Government & Politics July 22, 2025

Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

by Sarah James, Gonzaga University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the…

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Marietta July 5, 2025

Cobb’s local Lions Clubs distribute flags at Marietta Independence Day parade

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs highlighted the Lions Clubs’ distribution of flags at Marietta’s Independence Day parade: The Cobb County Lions Clubs had a wonderful time handing out approximately 6,000…

Marietta July 5, 2025

Report with photos from Marietta’s Independence Day parade

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos from Marietta‘s annual Independence Day parade: Everyone in attendance had a fantastic time celebrating our Independence Day at The…

Opinion June 28, 2025

Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier, I wrote about 501(c)(4) groups, which claim to be “social welfare organizations” yet have the power to raise and…

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Government & Politics June 27, 2025

Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues

by James L. Gibson, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, Americans’ trust in one another has been on the…

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Marietta June 24, 2025

Marietta police link two separate gang-related shootings to same suspect

Marietta police say they’ve established a link between two April shooting cases and say both are gang-related. Authorities say the first occurred April 19 on Natchez Trace near Powder Springs…

Health & Wellness June 18, 2025

When you lose your health insurance, you may also lose your primary doctor – and that hurts your health

by Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When you lose your health insurance or switch to a…

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Science & Technology June 13, 2025

AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

by Daniel S. Schiff, Purdue University; Arne Bewersdorff, Technical University of Munich, and Marie Hornberger, Technical University of Munich, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It…

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