Thursday Conversation: Leadership

It’s summertime and, in Georgia, that means stifling heat and occasional poor air quality. Ground-level ozone, a main ingredient of smog, has harmful effects, notably on the young, older adults and those with respiratory illnesses. It’s the focus of today’s discussion, led by a pediatric pulmonologist who calls for stronger ozone standards based on scientific evidence. The other column is written by an Atlanta teen who suffers with asthma.

Explore»Join the conversation

About the Author

Rick Badie

Medicaid cuts punish Georgia’s disabled citizens: Here’s one family’s story

Families who cannot afford to be full-time caregivers for disabled relatives depend on Medicaid programs for additional support, but that is now threatened with federal cuts.

OPINION

Don’t confuse abortion and IVF: Fetal personhood raises different questions

Despite efforts to conflate abortion and in-vitro fertilization, these two procedures are very different and should be treated as such under secular and religious law.

OPINION

As an OB-GYN who took Tylenol during pregnancy, I know acetaminophen is safe

President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told pregnant mothers not to take Tylenol that it's linked to autism in children.

The Latest