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Georgia health scorecard rank ties directly to policy and lack of affordable health care, group says

4 days ago | gpb.org | Ellen Eldridge

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund ranks Georgia's health care system 45th overall in the nation. The ranking looked at health care access, affordability and disease prevention, said Sara Collins, the senior scholar and vice president for health care coverage and access and tracking health system performance at The Commonwealth Fund. Among other things, the report found higher rates of breast cancer deaths in Georgia than in the rest of the country.
Arrested journalist placed in ICE custody; Wildlife Refuge saved by nonprofit

1 week ago | gpb.org | Orlando Montoya

Orlando Montoya: Hello and welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, a journalist arrested while covering a protest in Atlanta has been placed into ICE custody, a nonprofit saves land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from being developed into a titanium mine, and Georgia lawmakers react to the of two Minnesota lawmakers last weekend.
Lionel Messi and Miami prevail over Porto in Atlanta. Follow FIFA Club World Cup action here

1 week ago | gpb.org | Jon Nelson

It's World Cup time! And 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer games have arrived in Atlanta. FIFA's continental confederations-UEFA (Europe), CONMEBOL (South America), AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), Concacaf (North and Central America), and OFC (Oceania) compete in the Club World Cup taking place between June 15 and July 5, with 6 of those matchings taking place at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
How an Emory University professor's hit play made her the buzziest writer on Broadway

1 week ago | gpb.org | Kristi York Wooten

Excitement was in the air as theatergoers snaked through Schubert Alley on a wet May Tuesday in Manhattan, ahead of the evening performance of John Proctor is the Villain at the Booth Theatre. Georgia native and Emory University professor Kimberly Belflower wrote the play, which gained notoriety for adding a "Me Too" twist to Arthur Miller's allegorical 1953 classic The Crucibl e.
As the summer goes on, you might notice more geese lingering on your lawn

1 week ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

As the summer goes on, you might notice more Canada geese on your lawn. Starting in late June, Canada geese are flightless - they're busy molting feathers they used to migrate across North America. Kara Nitschke, the state migratory gamebird biologist, says that as a result, you might see more geese hanging around homes and businesses - and sometimes, being very territorial.
Which organization snubbed Trump this week? Find out in the quiz

1 week ago | gpb.org | Holly J. Morris

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'Litter booms' trap trash in Savannah waterways

1 week ago | gpb.org | Mary Landers

Almost 150 miles of canals crisscross Savannah. These manmade drainage systems abound with turtles, wading birds and fish, but they're also often rife with trash. Styrofoam cups, plastic water bottles, and takeout boxes ride in on the runoff from streets and parking lots every time it rains. Volunteers clean them out periodically, but litter returns with the next downpour.
Apalachee High School teachers are added to National Memorial to Fallen Educators

1 week ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

On Friday, two teachers killed in last year's shooting at Apalachee High School will be added to the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in Emporia, Kansas. Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall both worked as math teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder. On September 4th of last year they were killed during a school shooting that also took the lives of two students. Now, they will be honored along with seven other U.S. teachers who died in the service of education.
Decades of caregiving for people with dementia leads friends to share tips on new podcast

1 week ago | gpb.org | Ellen Eldridge

Nancy Treaster knew her husband's early onset dementia diagnosis meant he would die in roughly a decade. She had years to prepare for his death. She thought she was ready to lose him as he lay dying for more than a week. Still, when the day came, she was in shock and disbelief after the death of her husband of 34 years. "The day he died, I was completely blown away as if I had no idea this was gonna happen," she said.
Job Corps students bring a second suit to stop plans to shutter the program

1 week ago | gpb.org | Grant Blankenship

Students enrolled in the Job Corps program from across the country are suing the U.S. Department of Labor over plans to shut down all 99 Job Corps centers by the end of June. About 25,000 young people are enrolled in the program, which began in 1964 during the Johnson administration and by statute must serve the most vulnerable and at-risk young people.