From the Editor

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 July 27, 2021

From the Editor: New policies on commenting (a work in progress)

This is in the “good problem to have” category, but our increased traffic means we have an increase in comments under articles, and with that an increase in trolling (I…

From the Editor July 5, 2021

From the Editor: Back Home to Cobb County at Last

Our regular readers might that noticed that our volume of content dropped over the past few days. I was in Albany, New York for the past three months, taking care…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

From the Editor June 10, 2021

If it’s a Juneteenth Celebration, call it a Juneteenth Celebration, otherwise pick another date

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, the Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] There has been a fierce and highly organized effort in the U.S…..

Screenshot of interactive map. The figures represented in the map are in table form within the article

From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

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…

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…

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Health & Wellness June 18, 2026

Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children

This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Democrat wins Gwinnett County-based state Senate special election after close call

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 17, 2026 Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Georgia’s runoffs are over. Here are the candidates who are advancing to November’s election.

by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 18, 2026 As Georgians headed to the polls on Tuesday, voters were doing…

Energy June 18, 2026

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

by Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first…

Environment June 18, 2026

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

by Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced, [This article first appeared…