ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek) was recently appointed by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management. "As an anesthesiologist and a legislator, I'm honored to be selected by Speaker Burns to sit on the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management," said Rep. Au. "As healthcare providers, my colleagues  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: President Joe Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Wednesday, to two Army soldiers for their actions during the Civil War, April 12, 1862. "The very first recipients of the Medal of Honor were a small band known as Andrews' Raiders, named for a spy for the Union Army, James Andrews, who led one of the most daring operations in the entire Civil War," Biden said. "Two soldiers ... died because of that oper  more