TVA roadside traffic stops, arrests ‘provide value’ for people
TVA cop Scott E. Stone has used an LPR to seize a family traveling in Chattanooga to question them about a mismatched motor vehicle tag on their car July 22, 2017. (Photo David Tulis) A woman explains why a tag on the back of her car is mismatched on state records to an officer (barely […]
Judges hear claim that TN’s racist anti-gun law unenforceably vague
Appeals court judges in the supreme court building, center right, in Nashville will hear arguments from a commoner about the state’s long abuse of constitutional liberties. (Photo Google Earth) A Christian man with a ministry to shut-ins and jail inmates is challenging as unconstitutional Tennessee’s racist ban on weapons ownership. Arthur J. Hirsch, known as […]
Homeschool expo opens world of learning for families
The home education expo at Camp Jordan July 21 and 22 is a great place for young people to meet. Every last space is used for educational exhibitors at the two-day home education expo in East Ridge that starts Friday, July 21, at 9 a.m. A former home educated student, Danielle Sacci is headed in […]
Expo lets hands shop; city event says yes to relationships, no to machine
The home education expo at Camp Jordan July 21 and 22 is a great place for young people to meet. Every last space is used for educational exhibitors at the two-day home education expo in East Ridge that starts Friday, July 21, at 9 a.m. A former home educated student, Danielle Sacci is headed in […]
Melvin sues cop Campbell, city for ‘outrageous’ arrest
Hanson Melvin is in a cheerful mood outside the Hamilton County courts building in Chattanooga after Judge Don Poole dismisses his criminal case on a phony charge of disorderly conduct. (Photo David Tulis) The conduct was intentional or reckless, and was so outrageous that it is not tolerated by a civilized society. *** [T]he city […]
Despite patriotic nostalgia, Dayton rally urges Christians to restore order
Re-enactor Jim Maddox recites the declaration of independence at a God and country rally in the Scopes monkey trial courtroom in Dayton, Tenn., just as a bit of tape loses its grip on a patriotic plastic banner. (Photo David Tulis) State Sen. Mae Beavers, a candidate for Tennessee governor, rises to give a brief oration […]
Search panelist Ramsey neutral on life-saving police reform
Techtown CEO Chris Ramsey and staffer Gwyneth Wilson greet parents at the end of a computer summer camp at the nonprofit group’s classrooms downtown. Mr. Ramsey is on a committee of five advising Mayor Andy Berke on selecting a police chief. (Photo David Tulis) With the application window closed now, 49 people have applied for […]
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 […]
Airbnb ordinance violates ‘arbitrary, capricious’ rule in TN law
Children take part in a worship of God in a St. Nicholas school event. The school rejects a biblical defense of property rights, and instead is peddling fear of strangers and is complicit in a city council effort to defraud homeowners of their rights by regulating home-based short-term rentals. (Photo Stns.org) City council appears on […]
Optimistic analysis of coming Chattanooga city-state (post crash)
Brandon and Neisha Brophy welcome girl preemie triplets into the world in January 2016. Procreation is a sign of optimism and a picture of human an investment in the future. David Tulis and Sam Spade at Noogaradio debate why Chattanoogans should be optimistic for the future. (Photo Ronald McDonald House blog) Chattanooga faces a coming […]