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Special Edition of Political Rewind: Georgia And The Impeachment

On this special edition of Political Rewind, we monitor the reaction from Georgia representatives on Capitol Hill as events continue to unfold...

September 26, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Guitarist Oz Yakabovits, 8, plays a set outside a gallery show by Savannah artist Panhandle Slim.

Savannah Artist, 8-Year-Old Guitarist Forge Friendship Through Music

This month, GPB is bringing you stories of Georgia music , a lot of them about music history. Now, we turn to the future. Every musician has to start...

September 24, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
Astronaut Ricky Arnold, from aboard the International Space Station, shared this image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10, taken as the orbiting laboratory flew over the massive storm.

Hurricane Season 2019: Where Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center monitor storm systems in the ocean long before they threaten land, and often identify tropical cyclones...

September 24, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones

New Sports Program Coming To HBCUs In Georgia

Six historically black colleges and universities are adding a new sport during the 2020 – 2021 school year. Morehouse College in Atlanta, Paine College...

September 24, 2019
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  • Drew Dawson
In this June 6, 2016 file photo, former DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen stands during his arraignment in Decatur.

Trial To Start For Georgia Cop Who Shot Naked, Unarmed Man

A police officer responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically at an Atlanta-area apartment complex arrived on the scene, exited his vehicle...

September 21, 2019
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  • Associated Press

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Tribalism And Polarization In American Politics

Today on Political Rewind, we sit down with Jackie Gingrich Cushman to discuss her new book, Our Broken America. As former Congressman Newt Gingrich’s...

September 20, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Terrapin Beer is one of the honorees on the Georgia Water Coalition's Clean 13 list.

Water Coalition Celebrates Clean Water Efforts

The Georgia Water Coalition is celebrating individuals and groups that are working to keep the state’s waterways clean with its annual “Clean 13” list.

September 20, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., leads a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Gov. Brian Kemp has announced he is accepting applications from those looking to fill Isakson's seat when he steps down at the end of 2019.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Now Accepting Applications For US Senate Seat

On this edition of Political Rewind, Gov. Brian Kemp takes an interesting approach to replacing Sen. Johnny Isakson by inviting all who are interested...

September 18, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie, left, speaks with Veterans Health Administration Executive in Charge Dr. Richard Stone, right.

Report Of Ant Infestation Pushes VA To Make Changes

An official has been put on leave and others reassigned following a report of a cancer patient bitten more than 100 times by ants at a U.S. Department...

September 18, 2019
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  • Associated Press
Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said he doesn't believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old.

Jimmy Carter Says He Couldn't Have Managed Presidency At 80

Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said he doesn't believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80...

September 18, 2019
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  • Associated Press
Cokie Roberts speaks during the opening ceremony for Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR has died, ABC announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. She was 75.

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Cokie Roberts On Why The Wives Of Civil War Politicians Were More Powerful Than Their Husbands

Editor's Note: This interview with Cokie Roberts originally aired on Two Way Street with Bill Nigut on May 9, 2015.

September 17, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Georgia State Capitol

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Political Rewind: Georgia Legislative Panels Examine Major Health Concerns

On this edition of Political Rewind, Georgia legislative panels will meet this week to examine two major health concerns: improving mental and...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The proportion of Americans without health insurance rose in 2018, according to the Census Bureau.

Rate Of Uninsured Americans Rises, Georgia Now Ranks 3rd

The rate of uninsured Georgians has risen to 13.7% in 2018, ranking Georgia the third-highest uninsured state following Texas and Oklahoma, the U.S....

September 15, 2019
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  • Jade Abdul-Malik

GPB Midday Headlines For Friday Sept. 13, 2019

Gov. Kemp Launches Rural Strike Team Port Of Brunswick Reopens Midtown Music At Piedmont Park This Weekend

September 13, 2019
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  • GPB Radio News
Democratic presidential candidates resume their debate Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a break during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Democrats Spar Over Trump, With Each Other, At Debate

On this edition of Political Rewind, for the first time in this election cycle, the top three candidates in the Democratic presidential race appear on...

September 13, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
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