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Health & Wellness November 7, 2025

Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health

This article by Amy Maxmen and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen and Oona Zenda November 7, 2025 When President Donald Trump posted…

Government & Politics October 22, 2025

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power

by Andrea Katz, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the…

Government & Politics October 10, 2025

In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical

by Matthew Redmond, Université de Lille, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In one of his stand-up sets, comedian David Cross rejects all political commentary that…

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Government & Politics October 6, 2025

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

by Douglas M. Charles, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal…

Justice September 28, 2025

Bookman: Fani Willis will never get the chance to present her case against Trump

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 25, 2025 She blew it. Fani Willis blew it. Give her credit for…

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Health & Wellness September 16, 2025

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly September 15, 2025 Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest…

Government & Politics September 9, 2025

How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s penchant to act first, ask later was on full display…

Justice September 9, 2025

Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

by Deborah Widiss, Indiana University; Rachel Arnow-Richman, University of Florida; Stephanie Bornstein, Loyola Law School Los Angeles, and Tristin Green, Loyola Law School Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in…

Government & Politics September 8, 2025

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

by Luke William Hunt, University of Alabama, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke…

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Opinion September 1, 2025

Bookman: Here’s how Georgia’s 2020 election crisis will factor into 2026 GOP campaigns for governor

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 21, 2025 Do you believe in democracy, or do you believe in Donald…

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Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Smoke. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Aspen, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Government & Politics November 11, 2025

House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law

by Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Adelita Grijalva won a special election in Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025, becoming the…

Health & Wellness November 11, 2025

Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems

by Daniel K. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder and Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the home, the lab…

Weather November 11, 2025

Freeze warning in Georgia ends 10 a.m. Tuesday, but fire danger alert in effect for central part of state until 6 p.m.

North and central Georgia residents are waking up to lingering icy roads, freezing temperatures, and heightened fire danger as a series of weather advisories remain in effect early Tuesday. The…

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