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Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 25, 2026

Marietta Brought Cake to America’s 250th Birthday Party

Image above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] If cities could blow out birthday…

Health & Wellness June 25, 2026

Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 25, 2026 Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to…

Government & Politics, National Government June 25, 2026

Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, aid to farmers and more

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 24, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent Congress a request Wednesday for…

Opinion June 25, 2026

Bookman: Jackson’s policies don’t bode well for Georgians whose lives mirror his own early years

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2026 By now, anybody who owns a TV set in Georgia knows…

Health & Wellness June 25, 2026

The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed

by Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Amid a worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San…

International June 25, 2026

US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact

by Manuel A. Gómez, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cuba’s economy is collapsing, and its government assets in the United States remain…