Please donate today to support the local news you love: eastcobbnews.presspatron.com. Thank you!As I was getting ready to go to church Sunday morning, I made the mistake of checking my work e-mail.
This is the day of the week I typically step away from my duties here at East Cobb News, at least for a while, but I do check e-mails on occasion.
One I received in particular was just ugly—I won’t describe it in detail except to say that it was from a reader who enjoys sending hateful messages to me, thinking he’s figured out what my politics are, and is certain my “rag” reflects those views.
He’s as wrong about that as he is careless with spelling, grammar and punctuation, but I’ve gotten used to that. It comes with the territory.
Another person of a different political persuasion blasted me in similar fashion on social media a couple weeks back, completely unhinged, accusing me of holding the opposite views alleged by my Sunday correspondent. It was hard to take seriously.
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But as I listened to the sermon Sunday morning, I felt so much better. It was about connecting our hearts with what matters the most to us.
This message pertained to finding our hearts in regards to our religious faith. But a passage mentioned from Psalm 4—”speak to your heart in silence”—resonated with me for more worldly reasons too.
It reminded me of why I do what I do as the founder, editor and publisher of East Cobb News. Providing local news and fostering authentic community connection comes from the heart. It’s my abiding passion, and to borrow the words I heard in the pulpit, it comes from “the deepest, most true part” of who I am, at least professionally.
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We know money is tight and these appeals may get annoying, but I am coming to you from the heart about this.
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