April 29, 2007 — A perfect day for an outdoor festival with record breaking crowds at the 14th annual Taste of Marietta at the Town Square in Marietta, Georgia.
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The annual Taste of Marietta was held at the Town Square today. So up I went with camera in hand, plus a tape recorder. So, I ‘ve got the photos in one place and the audio in the other. Now I am trying to figure out how to merge them. Would be nice if I [...]
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Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.