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News Articles: Augusta

GPB Evening Headlines for Jan. 9, 2019

Kemp Launces 'Georgians First' Tour Before Inauguration USDA Guarantees SNAP and WIC Benefits Through February Public Health Officials Prep For Super...

January 09, 2019
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  • GPB Staff

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Speaker David Ralston Previews the 2019 Legislative Session

On this edition of Political Rewind, House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston joins us just days before he gavels in the 2019 Session.

January 09, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
President Donald Trump salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Camp David.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: President Trump Prepares to Address Nation During Shutdown

On this edition of Political Rewind, leaders at the state capitol are beginning to write the budget for the coming fiscal year. But how could signs of a...

January 08, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Brian Kemp, center, walks with President Donald Trump, right, and Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga) as Trump arrives for a rally in Macon.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sen. Perdue Backs Trump as Shutdown Nears Third Week

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp is getting set for a pre-inaugural campaign-style swing across Georgia. Can we learn anything about how...

January 07, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., center, smiles with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., second from right, following a group portrait in Washington as the 116th Congress begins.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: America Welcomes the Most Diverse Congress in History

On this edition of Political Rewind, as the holiday season comes to an end and politicians and pundits wake from their long winter’s nap, what are the...

January 04, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Cows foraging for oats

Aphids Infesting Georgia's Winter Forage Crop

Oat crops are grown across Georgia along with other cereal grains like rye and wheat. But you won’t find them in your cereal bowl.

December 26, 2018
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Sifting microplastics from sea water

Citizen Scientists Help Track Microplastics in Georgia Waters

Microplastics are everywhere – from dryer lint to microbeads in face cleansers. Now scientists are looking at how these tiny particles impact Georgia...

December 23, 2018
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Atlantic Right Whale and calf

Right Whales Return To Georgia

Five endangered right whales have been spotted off the Georgia coast. They began returning this month to give birth.

December 19, 2018
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Doctors who were born in another country make up approximately 17 percent of the physician workforce in Georgia.

Doctors With Borders: Immigrant Physicians Hindered From Easing Georgia Doctor Shortage

According to the American Immigration Council, about 25 percent of the nearly one million physicians who practice medicine in the United States were...

December 12, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

According to the American Immigration Council, about 25 percent of the nearly one million physicians who practice medicine in the United States were...

December 11, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
2017 Graduation at SCAD's Hong Kong campus

Number Of International Students at Georgia Colleges Is Up

The number of new international students attending United States colleges has declined in the last two years, but not in Georgia.

December 10, 2018
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  • Cindy Hill

For The Sake Of The Story, For The Love Of The South: The Bitter Southerner And GPB Make A Podcast

In New York in the 1980s, Chuck Reece had his first job in journalism covering the media industry for Adweek magazine. That meant he got the first look...

December 09, 2018
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  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
In a photo from the Shipp Studio Archive, a man and woman sit for their portrait in rural Tennessee.

In Jim Crow South, Tennessee Photographer Captured 'A Community In Black & White'

The Bitter Southerner recently published its first hardcover book. "A Community in Black & White: A Most Unusual Photo Album of One Southern...

December 07, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
After restoration, the Battle of Atlanta cyclorama painting is set to reopen to the pulblic in February at the Atlanta History Center.

'Real History Is Being Restored' Ahead Of The Reopening Of Atlanta's Cyclorama

Atlanta's cyclorama is back. The 18,000-square foot spectacle was looking faded and anachronistic by 2011 when the city considered scrapping it. Instead...

December 05, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott
After college in Mississippi and making music in Athens and Atlanta, Tedo Stone is back in his hometown of Covington running the restaurant City Pharmacy.

Going Back Home: Tedo Stone Talks City Pharmacy, Covington

Georgia's population grew by nearly 116,000 people in 2017. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that was the sixth biggest jump among all U.S. states....

December 04, 2018
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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