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Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor August 27, 2023

From the Editor: Some corrections are so embarrassing I feel like crawling under a rock

Corrections are an inevitable part of journalism. News publications post between thousands and hundreds of thousands of words per day, depending on the size of the publication. The Cobb County…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

From the Editor May 29, 2023

Writing about Mableton City Council meetings

I’ve spent the past five days gripped with a sort of low-level panic over the progress of my article about the second transitional meeting of the Mableton City Council. I’ve…

From the Editor January 29, 2023

We’re reinstating the ability to comment under Cobb County Courier articles

In August of last year, I removed the ability to comment under Cobb County Courier articles onsite. There were two reasons for this. The first was that moderating comments was…

From the Editor October 24, 2022

The Cobb County Courier is launching a twice-per-week streaming video show

The Cobb County Courier is launching a twice-per-week streaming video show. I’ve tentatively scheduled the half-hour show for Thursday at 7 a.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. I have it…

From the Editor September 25, 2022

From the Editor: Once again, yes I am clearly biased

As our readership increases (we’ve roughly increased our average monthly readership by two-and-a-half times over the past year) the number of people who drop by just to comment on our…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

From the Editor September 17, 2022

The Cobb Public Library isn’t just for checking out books

I’m publishing this as a From the Editor rather than a news article because I’m going to intersperse the quotes from the Cobb Public Library with my own observations about…

From the Editor July 20, 2022

What makes the Cobb elementary school logo resemble the Nazi eagle?

[This is a From the Editor opinion article by Larry Felton Johnson, the Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] Eagle icons are not uncommon. The eagle is on…

From the Editor July 17, 2022

Guns and children: The Cobb County School District meets Dunning and Kruger

[This is an opinion article by Larry Felton Johnson, Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] There are things I am good at and things I am not. There…

From the Editor July 1, 2022

From the Editor: Stay safe this holiday weekend

On behalf of the Cobb County Courier I’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day weekend. In particular, don’t drink and drive. And if you’re on the…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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