Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

From the Editor June 8, 2024

Fun with scam AI chatbots: “There are flying fish in my hair!”

Image above generated by DALL-E from ChatGPT By Larry Felton Johnson This “From the Editor” column is an expanded version of the following Facebook post I did this morning: Before…

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Business June 8, 2024

Town Center CID elects officers; adds board members

The Town Center CID (TCCID) Board of Directors met on May 21, appointed two new board members, and elected four officers. In this article, you will learn the following: Who…

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Transportation June 7, 2024

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb urges seniors to attend MSPLOST meeting

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County sent out the following notice urging seniors to attend a meeting about the MSPLOST organized by Cobb DOT: TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING from Cobb Department…

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Cobb County June 7, 2024

Cobb Planning Commission delays recommendation on rezoning for student housing near KSU until July

By Caleb Groves On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the Cobb County Planning Commission heard a case for a student housing complex near a college campus, and voted to hold the…

Opinion June 7, 2024

Buckle Up, Atlanta And Georgia! How Both Deal With Dangerous, Drunk and Distracted Drivers

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College At the end of May, the site “WorkTruckOnline” posted warnings about which cities were the most dangerous for driving in…

Climate and Weather June 7, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook issued for north GA for Sunday June 9 through Wednesday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia that begins Sunday, June 9, and lasts through Wednesday. It…

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Cobb County June 6, 2024

Cobb Transit Advisory Board recommends BOC approval of putting MSPLOST on November’s ballot

Photo by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves The Cobb County Transit Advisory Board adopted a resolution on Tuesday, June 5, 2024, to recommend that the Board of Commissioners place the…

Climate and Weather June 6, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook issued for north and central Georgia continues Thursday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Thursday, June 6. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms…

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Housing June 6, 2024

Rent Control Community Forum in Marietta this Saturday, June 8

Renters rights advocate Monica DeLancy distributed the following press release about an event in Marietta this weekend: the Rent Control Community Forum: The Georgia for All Rent Stabilization Coalition, comprising…

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Cobb County June 5, 2024

Cobb government participates in cyber threat exercises

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Several Cobb County departments participated in a set of cybersecurity exercises organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)….

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National March 10, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

by Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive…

Health Care March 10, 2025

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