50% tax cut would spur sharp improvements in county schools
This graphic from the 2016 CAFR shows where the county’s money comes from. It is possible to empathize with Hamilton County Commissioners who are being asked to consider a tax increase of F$100 million to pay for the state factory school system in the Chattanooga area. The reason one might sympathize with board members is […]
10 forms of slavery blacks endure today (largely without realizing it)
This monument to a Confederate general, A.P. Stewart, should offend less than the requirement of the party represented in the building behind, one that says black people cannot marry without state permission. (Photo MP on Flickr) Black activists and Democrat-oriented sympathizers have it easy. They complain bitterly about statues of Confederate notables such as Gen. […]
Bullet points on the leftist rally in Chattanooga
Critics of swastikas and National Socialist theories from 1940s Germany await the beginning of a left-wing rally in Chattanooga on Aug. 17, 2017. (Photo David Tulis) The leftwing rally in Chattanooga exhibited some of the best and worst of progressivism. The bad: its harsh demeanor against dissent, its fruity sexual mores and its fractured analysis of […]
If HUD rejects Christianity, it will not do anything to reduce poverty
John Anthony stands with Cory, a graduate of a Milwaukee project that teaches the basics in communication, resume completion and job interviews. (Photo John Anthony) Since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has expanded its mandate to enforce these laws by labeling everything that is not equal, […]
Local organic fare costs more, & why it’s worth it
Becky Ensinger milks a goat in Dayton, Tenn. She makes goats milk soap that sells online at Dixie Does Alpines. (Photo David Tulis) DAYTON, Tenn. — I’ve been mulling over the question over why Wal-Mart milk prices and quality raised by the caller to your show while I was a guest. I think he had […]
Whaddaya mean certified? Danger of trusting experts
Confident of his assumptions, Irving Fisher in 1929 predicted smooth sailing and a “permanently high plateau” prior to the market meltdown. (Photo Wikipedia) In the summer of 1968 and again in summer 1969 I worked as an inhalation therapist at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans. What, you may ask, did I know about inhalation […]
Gaddy house solidly built, well renovated, engineer says
Barry Field, engineer David Tulis interviews an engineer who on July 24 inspected the Thomas and Carol Gaddy house in Dunlap, Tenn., and gives it a solid and safe review. “Subsequent to a thorough examination of the entire dwelling,” says Barry Field in a letter, “we found nothing that was not 100% structurally sound.” (Courtesy Noogaradio […]
Gaddy says facing jail for cause of freedom, soldiers of foreign wars
Carol Gaddy stands next to a federal flag posted along the edge of her property along Coops Creek in Dunlap, Tenn. Her stand for God-given rights honors veterans and soldiers, she says. (Photo David Tulis) A feisty homeowner in Southeastern Tennessee who has defied a court’s order to voluntarily allow a search of her house […]
Apps, cloud let entrepreneurs track expenses
Lynn Talbott of HR Biz Cloud Accounting says apps let small business operators keep track of their expenses, tells entrepreneurs for what they ought to watch out. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
Council raises digital wall around Airbnb, barring hundreds from home-based business
John Muller regrets that Glenwood is outside a district for short-term vacation rentals, an omission that will slow the growth of and investment in that area. (Photo David Tulis) This map shows areas of town that will be allowed to take part in home sharing rentals. Homeowners outside the district face enforcement action, though the […]