WUTC, a cash-needy state client, fires reporter Helbert in fit of servility
Jacqui Helbert tells about her being fired by the NPR affiliate in Chattanooga. (File photo WUTC) David Tulis and Jacqui Helbert explain what happened in her firing by UTC and WUTC, a government radio station. The firing of reporter Jacqui Helbert at WTC is a picture of how a power-based market works in contrast to […]
City rejects localist Crockett for slick national economy-oriented Berke
Dave Crockett was the local economy candidate for mayor of Chattanooga. His bid was overwhelmed by Web-savvy professional marketing by the incumbent, Andy Berke, standing just behind him in this M.K. King Boulevard march. (Photo Crockett campaign) Dave Crockett speaks to supporter Marty Von Schaaf at an election night dinner Tuesday with supporters. Former Times […]
If localism shares religious ideals of economic nationalism, it is a dead-end
New apartments go up on the North Shore as long rise in credit spawns building boom in Chattanooga before a coming bust. (Photo David Tulis) A locally owned shop in Soddy-Daisy, the Green Pond grocery, sells fuel and snacks. (Photo David Tulis) Localism and lococentrism stray if they share the error of the builders of […]
Crockett, evoking Noogacentric identity, would be powerful mayor
Tall in saddle mayoral candidate Dave Crockett insists that he is the No. 1 Noogacentrist in Chattanooga, shoving aside yours truly. (Photo David Tulis) Dave Crockett is the mayor candidate who best reflects the ideas of local economy and free markets and who best reflects our unique analysis of the problems and prospects for Chattanooga. […]
Crockett, evoking Noogacentric identity, best prospect for mayor
Among four candidates for mayor, Dave Crockett is closest to the ideals of local economy and free markets, also known as Noogacentrism. (Photo David Tulis) Dave Crockett is the mayor candidate who best reflects the ideas of local economy and free markets and who best reflects our unique analysis of the problems and prospects for […]
High comments given to Tulis for deep-reaching reporting, analysis
David Tulis, a lococentric journalist with an eye for Chattanooga, is depicted here as a cosmopolite with a global perspective. According to my colleague, Mike Steel, you are wise to support this website and to advertise your business, church or group on our multimedia platform, Noogaradio 1240 AM 101.1 FM. Please donate to support our […]
Lawsuit vs. Gaddys costs Dunlap taxpayers $20,000
This dwelling is suspected by city officials as being a dangerous nuisance. (Photo Carol Gaddy) Attorney Stephen Greer has filled two large folders of work in the case file in his litigation against Thomas and Carol Gaddy. (Photo David Tulis) DUNLAP, Tenn. Taxpayers of a small town hounding two of its senior citizens in court […]
Ministers decry high-interest claims of payday lenders
A group of Christian clergymen say payday loans, like those peddled behind these signs in Chattanooga, prey upon the poor. (Photo wrcbtv.com) NASHVILLE, Feb. 13, 2017 — The Tennessee Pastors Network announced today the results of a large survey of Tennessee ministers regarding the ethics and morality of pay day loans and title loans and […]
Crockett’s quirky lococentrism, from Rio & boardroom to mayor race
Mayoral candidate Dave Crockett, left, chats with welder and retired Chatt State instructor Larry Ponder and factory owner David Stutz. (Photo David Tulis) Mayoral candidate Dave Crockett is 6-foot-5 and until recently wore a Texas 10-gallon hat that makes him even taller in the saddle, more expansive in his travel tales. Mr. Crockett is a […]
How national economy makes Chattanooga a wasteland
National chains are interspersed among locally owned shops in Hixson, Tenn., north of Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) This is what our mode of production optimizes: ugliness, debt-serfdom, and servitude to politically dominant corporations. An insightful correspondent recently remarked on the striking transition of American neighborhoods from commercial districts dominated by locally owned businesses to streets […]