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Acworth March 23, 2025

Acworth police make arrest in apparent child kidnapping

By Mark Woolsey Acworth Police have arrested a suspect in an apparent child kidnapping case. Police say on March 18, they were called to a Walmart store at 3105 Cobb…

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 March 19, 2025

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

by Ben Zdencanovic, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump…

A female professor with three young women students pose for a group shot around a table

Education March 14, 2025

Kennesaw State students study COVID-19 impact on mothers in higher education

This article by Amber Perry first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission. Photo by Darnell Wilburn. For the past year, a group of Kennesaw State University…

Opinion March 11, 2025

Young Voters Know Some, But Not Enough About Limits On Presidential Power

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Much has been made of a recent British survey claiming to show a majority of British Gen-Zers prefer a dictatorship….

The sign in front of Acworth City Hall: Text reading Acworth Georgia 4415 Senator Richard B. Russell Ave, with 1860 (the incorporation date of the city)

Acworth March 8, 2025

Acworth approves funds for relocation of historic McCray House

By Mark Woolsey Acworth city officials have taken another step toward moving one of the city’s oldest structures. The Board of Alderman Thursday night approved a proposal with Croft &…

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Housing February 25, 2025

Rising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap

by Joe LaBriola, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Homeownership – long a cornerstone of the “the American dream” – is increasingly out…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta February 22, 2025

Marietta, Keep Marietta Beautiful, to host free document shredding

It’s that time of year before Tax Day when we need to dispose of stacks of no longer needed records, but we want to do it in a way that…

The symbolic masks of tragedy and comedy representing the performing arts

Arts February 18, 2025

Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?

by E. Andrew Taylor, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center…

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Economy February 17, 2025

Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works

by Zachary Price, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Because of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut…

Marietta February 5, 2025

Marietta Fire Department announces promotions

The Marietta Fire Department (MFD) announced the following promotions within the department, effective Sunday, February 2, 2025. (All photos below are from the City of Marietta website). Fire Chief Tim Milligan…

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Smyrna September 12, 2025

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