Grohn says ‘Housing free trade zone’ unworkable libertarian idealism

Larry Grohn entertains doubts about the idea of letting homeless people build their own homes and take ownership in small blocks of land. (Photo Grohnformayor.com) Two candidates for mayor are divided on a proposal to give homeless people small plots of land on which they build hovels or shanties, so that they might have a […]

Arraignment night in Soddy-Daisy plows through 62 cases

James Jordan, left, is on the front row in Judge Marty Lasley’s city court in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. He is decorated with tattoos. (Photo David Tulis) Tara Maye walks out of Soddy-Daisy city court after indicating she intends to have an attorney help in her case. In Soddy-Daisy city court, these women face criminal charges and […]

Grohn wants more cops, jobs training, ‘affordable’ housing

Larry Grohn, a city council member, is running for mayor of Chattanooga. Voting is in March. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis / Chattanoogan.com Larry Grohn is ramping up his campaign for mayor and searching for ways to rise above the particulars of being a legislator on the city council to a winnable theory about […]

Crockett’s sweeping proposals include high-speed rail, green theory

Mayor candidate Dave Crockett says regional thinking is holistic and more realistic than that derived from maps and legal/political borders. He takes credit for many of the improvements that the city gave to itself in the 1990s and promises to be an activist lococentric mayor. (Noogaradio 1240 AM 101.1 FM) Tweet Pin It

Long backs idea of free trade zone in housing

Architectural consultant Chris Long, running for mayor of Chattanooga, says regulatory costs are stifling the housing market in the city. He tells why David Tulis’ argument for a free trade zone in housing — to help the homeless — is an idea that might work. (Photo Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It

Gaddys’ strong claim in house seizure case: City lacks probable cause

The people in the house above, that of Dunlap’s city attorney Stephen Greer, are trying to “inspect or demolish” the house below, that owned by Thomas and Carol Gaddy, private property owners who are the objects of an administrative and judicial combination.  (Photos Google, David Tulis) The efforts by the city of Dunlap to “inspect” […]

Hixson water utility injects risky chemical to save parents trip to Walgreens

Staffers at Hixson Utility District raise the federal flag just before the group’s board meeting Friday in which it insisted on keeping up fluoride injections in drinking water supplies as a token of its goodwill to the drinking, bathing, cooking and gardening public. (Photo David Tulis) The refusal of the Hixson Utility District to abolish […]

Patriots at Dayton dinner hail Trump, assert blessings of constitution

Though they love the U.S. Bill of Rights, men and women rise and salute the federal banner as if it still represents their interests in lawful government. (Photo David Tulis) Homeschooled teenager Jake Griffin, 15, and Jillian Edmonds, 16, listen to Jake’s grandmother, June Griffin, address the Bill of Rights dinner in Dayton, Tenn. (Photo […]

Hixson Utility District weighing 4 reasons to kill fluoride injections

Hixson Utility District on Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, is considering ending fluoridation of water used by 26,000 customers to drink, bathe, cook and garden. (Photo David Tulis) While the science about the benefits of fluoride remains in debate, four simple reasons exist for elimination of the chemical from public water supplies. By David Tulis / Noogaradio […]

Lawyers in bus crash lawsuits yield open secret about a lost liberty

Bus companies such as Durham School Services earn a profit from transporting people or goods for hire on the people’s roads, and so are called “common carriers” subject to regulation. (Photo secure.burlesonisd.net) A secret is being revealed by lawyers filing lawsuits on behalf of victims of the yellow school bus crash in Chattanooga that killed […]