Mr. Anthony goes to Washington to help Trump rollback of HUD

John Anthony promotes property rights vis a vis federal departments such as HUD. Property rights defender John Anthony is heading to Washington, D.C., where he has a receptive ear among members of the federal congress who are concerned about executive branch overreach through the national government’s housing office. The department of housing and urban development, […]

Church makes final steps to free itself by dissolving corporation

From left, Vaughn Hamilton, Pat Murphy and Peter Gagliardi sign forms transferring property of their now-dissolved incorporated church to their nonincorporated church. Attending are, center, Leslie Lynn and Alex Hon of Title Guaranty & Trust Co. in Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) Church governors do business in a title guaranty office, left building, and finally at […]

TN inmate alleges private prisons ‘really dangerous’ under gang control

These are a few lines from a Tennessee prisoner. (Photo The Post & Email) (Jan. 15, 2017) — Like numerous others before him, an inmate relatively new to the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, Tenn., has told The Post & Email that privately-run prisons in the state are dominated by gang members and […]

Hours before deputies slay Sexton, police group demands de-escalation reform

Sheriff’s deputies and TBI agents pore of the truck of slain Hamilton County resident Chris Sexton. (Photo Wrcbtv.com) A Chattanooga man was slain Tuesday hours after a national police group proposed standards for the use of force among departments in a country whose cops killed 963 people in 2016. Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies killed Chris […]

Killing of Sexton after chase cries for policing reform

High speed police chase in Hamilton County ends in slaying of Chris Sexton, 29, who violated a domestic order of protection. Policing at its best? Or worst? Four reforms are called for to save American lives, end risks for other travelers. David Tulis asks Sheriff Jim Hammond to upgrade deputy training (Courtesy Noogradio.com) If Berke is […]

If Berke is pro-cop, is he pro-black?

Andy Berke, Chattanooga mayor, is all smiles among a group of children, members of a race whose people are disproportionately abused by the mayor’s executive branch and its well-armed constabulary. (Photo Facebook) Mayor Andy Berke is so out of touch with the operations of his own police department that he does not see its continuing […]

20 years for 3 pills — TN cops entrap teen in dating scam

Tommy Jones is sheriff of Monroe County, Tenn. (Photo WATE.com) A year-and-a-half ago, several Monroe County, Tenn., police departments set up an elaborate drug sting to take down what the police perceived to be known drug dealers in the area. The message they wanted to send, according to Sherriff Tommy Jones II was, “If you […]

Gelpin says intends to seek redress for false arrest

Rochelle Gelpin and her daughter Shay stand in the spot where Mrs. Gelpin was arrested without probable cause and charged with disorderly conduct. A grand jury dismissed the case. (Photo David Tulis) A woman who was ordered by police officer into her house because “it is government property” is dawdling over her options for redress […]

Family with 4 children says gun range noisy, imperils neighbors

A family that lives on Retro Hughes Road across the site of a proposed gun range say the business would create a huge level of noise and endanger others  with the prospect of errant bullets. The partners planning the F$2 million business say they exceed NRA and other requirements with sound barriers, solid protective berms […]