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Health Care January 22, 2024

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen January 18, 2024 With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States…

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Cobb County January 21, 2024

Cobb 911 call answer time outperforms the national standard

Cobb County announced in a news release that its 911 center processed 905,292 calls in 2023. Also, according to the news release, the county’s 911 staff answered 91.7 percent of…

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Kennesaw January 20, 2024

Kennesaw’s family-themed “Storybook Soiree” Valentine’s Dance Party

Are you looking for an elegant and fun family-oriented event to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Kennesaw Parks and Recreation is organizing a “Storybook Soiree” Valentine’s Dance Party on Saturday, February 3,…

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Health Care January 19, 2024

Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis

This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Liz Szabo, KFF Health News January 18, 2024 Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when…

Media January 17, 2024

Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

by Peter Cunliffe-Jones, University of Westminster and Lucas Graves, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now…

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Climate and Weather January 15, 2024

Cobb government offices and courts closed Tuesday January 16 due to winter weather advisory

Cobb County government announced that county offices and courts will be closed tomorrow due to the winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service. Here is the text of…

Science and Technology January 15, 2024

Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

by Anne Toomey McKenna, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in…

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Cobb County January 13, 2024

Macedonia Road in Cobb County closed for emergency repairs to water main

Cobb County announced in a news release that Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) will close Macedonia Road between Hopkins Road and Ernest W. Barrett Parkway beginning today, Saturday, January 13,…

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Kennesaw January 11, 2024

Trains! Trains! Trains! comes to Southern Museum the weekend of Jan 27

Whether you’re a fan of model trains or of full-sized ones, an event is returning to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History that is sure to give…

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Elections January 9, 2024

An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

by Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though domestic issues tend to motivate most U.S. voters, the war in the Middle…

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