From the Editor

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

From the Editor April 16, 2021

I’ve seen snow this year, but not in Cobb County

I’m not a big fan of snow, but I do like to see it about once per year. This morning I woke to a steady dusting of snow, but not…

From the Editor April 8, 2021

Interactive map of proposed City of East Cobb

NOTE TO READERS: One thing I’ve discovered in testing the map is that if you access it via a mobile device and it takes you to the web address ending…

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 March 26, 2021

From the editor: median home values by census tract

I’m posting this from a Panera Bread in Albany NY, the closest place to where I am staying at the moment that I can get internet access. I’ve been called…

From the Editor January 7, 2021

From the editor: Trump lost, it is over, and this has to stop

This is going to be short, because I have no intention of relitigating an issue that has been decided in the courts over 60 times. But Trump lost a free…

From the Editor November 26, 2020

Opinion: No, Cobb County is not shredding Trump ballots

I don’t tend to speak in certainties. At 69 years old I’ve learned through long and hard experience that it doesn’t pay to make hard and fast predictions, and I…

From the Editor November 9, 2020

Loeffler and Perdue launch assault on American democracy

I have always avoided writing opinion in the Cobb County Courier. And despite the fact that I am personally a Democrat (and have never hidden it when people ask), I…

From the Editor September 14, 2020

How to advertise with the Cobb County Courier

The Cobb County Courier is supported primarily by local advertising, and our partnerships with our advertisers is a win/win proposition. We get the revenue we need to continue and expand…

From the Editor July 19, 2020

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Here at the Courier we’ve always had a policy of narrowly focusing on news from Cobb County. The only exceptions have been on state and national stories that have an…

Line at Lindley Middle School voting site (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2020 Elections, From the Editor June 9, 2020

Line at the Lindley Middle School voting site

Lindley Middle School in Mableton has been my voting site for well over a decade, and never have I had to stand in line, even during the 2016 election. Lindley…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

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Health Care cost November 23, 2024

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by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

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