City, unable to demilitarize, gives cops more body armor

The Chattanooga police department runs a Lenco Bearcat armored car and troop carrier such as this one. (Photos Lenco) Chattanooga is buying more personal armor protection for officers such as this one, engaging in urban warfare from the top hatch of a Bearcat war wagon such as that owned by city government. An advertising video […]

20 reasons Democrats more dangerous than Muslim terrorists

DNC — dilation & curettage. The Democrat National Committee and its party unstintingly support the slaughter of the unborn, but not only Caucasian boys and girls such as these. Equal treatment for black babies. They are more dangerous to America then “radical Islamic extremist terrorists” and they are meeting in Philly this week. Democrats, the party […]

Constitution envisions militia, not militarized police

A police car, part of a paramilitary organization serving the executive branch of city government, runs its lights in Chattanooga. (Photo Wrcbtv.com) Constitutional attorney Edwin Vieira says it is mistaken to argue that police departments be disarmed, as free market commentators such as Dr. Gary North have suggested. Constitutional government has the solution to police […]

Soddy-Daisy boots fluoride to purify water, boost public health

Chiesa Smith, right, and Bernadette Martin give an interview to Steve Johnson, a reporter with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, after lobbying to bring an end to water fluoridation in North Hamilton County, Tenn. Mrs. Martin’s children are, from left, Stella, Kaia and Felix. (Photo David Tulis) Jim Farmer, left, wins near-unanimous favor for his […]

Tests of fluoride inadequate, water plant boss says

This image is from the website of North West Utility District in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., which votes Tuesday on a recommendation to end fluoridation. Overseers of the North West Utility District in Soddy-Daisy are hearing from members of the public about fluoridation, a longstanding program that costs every ratepayer mere F$3 a year but has untold […]

Fluoride — medical miracle or molar madness?

A Chattanooga-area water district votes Tuesday on a bid to end its fluoridation of its water supply. David Tulis, Chiesa Smith and others explores the danger of fluoride and efforts to convince the board of North West Utility District to make the cautious step and abolish the practice. (Courtesy AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio) […]

Expo your 1-stop shop to boost learning, aid family

Families in home education and the world of schooling profit from the annual home education expo and curriculum fair. (Photo Ginger Sumerlin) Exhibitors from around the United States are gathering in East Ridge this weekend to supply a growing need for educational resources among families in the region. Nearly 80 providers ranging from booksellers, universities […]

Fluoride in toothpaste; must water be poisoned? dentist asks

Most people use toothpaste, which contains so much fluoride that tubes such as this one contain a remarkable warning on the back. (Photo David Tulis) Fluoride is an industrial waste that is conveniently recycled into north Hamilton County water supplies as a benefit to the human tooth. Fluoridation has been commonplace in many parts of […]

Since fluoride ‘advantageous to health,’ dentists want all to take

Drs. Robert and Mandy Shearer, dentists in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., supported water fluoridation at a May public meeting of the local water board. But they have maintained good relations with patients by avoiding a strong push for fluoridation, another compulsory government program that angers many people. (Photo Soddy-Daisy Smiles advertising mailer) Area tooth doctors favor mass […]