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Longer Ragweed Pollen Season Creates Discomfort Beyond Runny Nose
Food
November 15, 2019
Longer Ragweed Pollen Season Creates Discomfort Beyond Runny Nose
Every fall, Cece Pridgen, 25, suffers from an allergy to ragweed pollen. Her allergy developed in Michigan and moved with her to Georgia more than 10 years ago. “I’ve been allergic to ragweed my whole life,” said Pridgen. “I have to be extremely careful where I go outdoors. Since I…
ANNOTATED: Q&A with Nicole Shearin on Sideline Reporting
Doing Journalism
November 15, 2019
ANNOTATED: Q&A with Nicole Shearin on Sideline Reporting
In this annotation, Jonathan Crandall interviews Nicole Shearin to discuss the process of sideline reporting during high school football games. Shearin describes her perspective on what to do on the field and how the Sports Media classes at Grady have made her a better journalist. What is your overall objective…
Feeding Barrow: How Barrow County Schools Are Helping Students Get Meals Over The Holidays
Barrow County
November 14, 2019
Feeding Barrow: How Barrow County Schools Are Helping Students Get Meals Over The Holidays
Barrow County schools are working to make sure their students do not go hungry during the holidays. Feeding Barrow, a program with Barrow County schools, will be able to provide 300 students who are food insecure with kid-friendly food to help keep them fed over Thanksgiving. What Is The…
Madison County Farmer Shares Resources With 4-H Members
Madison County
November 14, 2019
Madison County Farmer Shares Resources With 4-H Members
In a rural county, people often do not have easy access to entertainment, such as a skating rink or a movie theater—or even a downtown. “There’s not as much offered to students in a rural community,” said Susan Goldman, Madison County’s 4-H Youth County Extension Agent. One local farmer, though,…
House of Mouse Goes Digital With Disney+: The Streaming Bubble Continues To Inflate
In-Depth
November 13, 2019
House of Mouse Goes Digital With Disney+: The Streaming Bubble Continues To Inflate
Whether it’s on your TV, your computer, a tablet or a phone, streaming movies and shows has become a popular pastime over the past decade and a half. Streaming has come a long way from its infancy when YouTube was just a budding video sharing platform, even further if you…
Community Water Fluoridation: Perspectives Differ on Whether Practice Helps, Hurts
Athens-Clarke County
November 13, 2019
Community Water Fluoridation: Perspectives Differ on Whether Practice Helps, Hurts
Fluoride is a natural substance that is released from rocks into the water, air and soil. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is not enough natural fluoride in our drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Dental decay became a huge debate during WWII when many individuals…