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From the Editor September 27, 2018

Meet the Editor is at Cenacle Coffee this week

The fifth Cobb County Courier “Meet the Editor” is going to be held this Friday, Sep. 28, 2018, from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m., and I’m doing it at The Cenacle Coffee this time. …

From the Editor September 20, 2018

Fourth Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

I’m massively plagiarizing my own previous posts about Meet the Editor this time since absolutely nothing has changed except the date and time. The fourth Cobb County Courier “Meet the Editor” is…

From the Editor September 12, 2018

Third Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

The third Cobb County Courier “Meet the Editor” is going to be held this Friday, Sep. 14, 2018, from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m., I’m going to be seated at a table Rev Coffee Roasters at 1680…

From the Editor September 6, 2018

The second Cobb County Courier “Meet the Editor”

The second Cobb County Courier “Meet the Editor” is going to be held this Friday, Sep. 7, 2018, from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m., I’m going to be seated at a table Rev…

From the Editor August 28, 2018

Meet the Cobb County Courier editor in person

I’m the editor of the Cobb County Courier, and every week, usually on Friday mornings, I’m going to sit in a coffee shop or some other place that’s appropriate for…

Crowd at BOC meeting and millage rate hearing (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget, From the Editor July 26, 2018

A note from the editor on our millage vote article

This is an editorial statement rather than news, so make of it what you will. During last night’s millage rate hearing at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting, I…

native plants and pollinators. Bees on mountain mint.

From the Editor, Native Plants July 20, 2018

Thousands of small reasons to grow Georgia native plants

Just under three years ago I attended a native plant work day at Heritage Park in Mableton, organized by the Georgia Native Plant Society. When the work ended, several people…

Oakdale Road at Dickerson -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

From the Editor June 29, 2018

Avoid Oakdale Road between Buckner and Highlands Pkwy

I’m writing this as a note “From the Editor” because we don’t do systematic traffic reporting. But the delays are so long due to the paving of Oakdale Road between…

From the Editor May 11, 2018

A personal note from the Editor and Publisher of Cobb County Courier

As those of you who regularly read the Cobb County Courier know I seldom run either opinion or personal essay. The Courier is a news site. But I’ve decided to…

From the Editor June 17, 2017

And the winner is: Cobb County Courier

From the Editor As I wrote last week, River Edges is due for a name change. I’m going through the process of setting up a Limited Liability Corporation and applying…

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