It’s dangerously hot in Columbus this week, with triple-digit temperatures expected through Friday. City leaders have opened cooling stations to help people stay safe.
🥵 Why It Matters: Extreme heat like this can be deadly—especially for the elderly, kids, or anyone without air conditioning. These cooling stations offer a lifesaving break from the brutal heat.
🚨 Where To Go: Columbus has opened 10 recreation centers for anyone needing to escape the heat. You can cool down here:
• 29th Street Recreation Center – 501 29th Street
• Boxwood Recreation Center – 1068 Enoch Drive
• Carver Park Recreation Center – 6665 Hunter Road
• Comer Recreation Center – 107 41st Street
• Frank Chester Recreation Facility – 1441 Benning Drive
• Michael Fluellen Recreation Center – 2824 8th Street
• Northside Recreation Center – 2010 American Way
• Psalmond Road Recreation Center – 6550 Psalmond Road
• Shirley Recreation Center – 5025 Steam Mill Road
• Tillis Recreation Center – 1425 13th Avenue
🚌 Getting There: METRA buses are offering rides to any of these cooling centers through Friday evening.
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Before You Dismiss This Article…
We live in a time when information feels overwhelming, but here’s what hasn’t changed: facts exist whether they comfort us or not.
When A&W launched their third-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder in the 1980s, it failed spectacularly. Not because it tasted worse, but because customers thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If basic math can trip us up, imagine how easily we can misread complex news.
The press isn’t against you when it reports something you don’t want to hear. Reporters are thermometers, not the fever itself. They’re telling you what verified sources are saying, not taking sides. Good reporting should challenge you — that’s literally the job.
Next time a story makes you angry, pause. Ask yourself: What evidence backs this up? Am I reacting with my brain or my gut? What would actually change my mind? And most importantly, am I assuming bias just because the story doesn’t match what I hoped to hear.
Smart readers choose verified information over their own comfort zone.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
