The best solution to terrorism is a local economy solution
An armed citizen shoots a robber who threatens to kill a clerk while taking her hostage in this Kangaroo store in East Ridge, Tenn. (Photo NewsChannel 9) Ed Reinhold is a special agent with the FBI. That agency cannot stop terror attacks without the aid of local economy. (Photo NewsChannel 9) Late last week FBI […]
Local sovereignty, local control — how to get it back
Voters in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., line up at a recent round of polling. Elections are only a small part of regaining local control. (Photos David Tulis) Regaining local control or “sovereignty” requires a long-term interest in what happens in place such as this one, the courthouse in Hamilton County, Tenn., with its jail and sheriff’s department […]
As tyranny grows, Americans wait helplessly
In Brumidi’s painting “Apotheosis of Washington” in the federal capitol, the Americanized Virgin Mary makes war on fleeing sinners labeled Tyranny and Kingly Power. She is pictured just below a deified George Washington (not pictured here), and is equipped with pentagrams and the Roman eagle as her help. The Roman Catholic and occultic content of […]
Arguments against local economy
The Main Street farmers market in Chattanooga is an expression of market decentralization — and for local economy. (Photo David Tulis) We make much of local economy in Chattanooga and are excited by arrival of digital overcapacity in the Gig, real estate on the Northshore and highly touted entrepreneurial culture exemplified by Lamp Post Group […]
Officer under perjury investigation for muddled tale of uppity black
Dragged to court by a perjurous police report on the day of the birth of his third child, Hanson Melvin of Chattanooga exits the Hamilton County courthouse in Chattanooga on June 14, 2016. (Photo David Tulis) This document is a sworn statement, aka a “police report,” that tells of a “screaming” and “yelling” family man […]
Cop arrests pedestrian who refuses to show driver license; he files complaint
Hanson Melvin stands at the spot near Northgate mall where Chattanooga police waylayed him without probable cause and arrested him. (Photo David Tulis) I faced a judge in city court Tuesday on charges of disorderly conduct, but the disorderly conduct was that of Chattanooga police officers who arrested me for being a pedestrian who refused […]
How to maintain your rights at traffic stops, help free city
Officer Mark Niethammer, suspended in December 2015 for drag racing his police cruiser, gives a tyke a push on his self-propelled car during a presumably friendly neighborhood visit. (Photo Chattanooga Police Department) My most recent encounter with police was the night I returned to Chattanooga from a visit to the Gnome of Strawberry Plains. The […]
Fluoride pits concrete, corrodes pipes at Sale Creek plant; operator sick
These filter tanks take crud and turbidity out of well water in north Hamilton County. But the North West Utility district north of Chattanooga injects hydrofluorosilicic acid into the water — crud of a different sort that’s part of a legacy practice its board is considering dropping. (Photo David Tulis) Fluoride is an industrial waste […]
Hirsch victory dinner marks God’s work on people in state system
Lawrence County farmers’ market gets under way in Middle Tennessee with the fruit of the earth, 90 percent of which is God’s grant for man’s use, 10 percent of which is required as a return to the Creator. (Photo mainstreetlawrenceburgtn.com) On June 11 a criminal defendant will host a victory dinner at a church fellowship […]
What to do when you get a camera-generated traffic ticket letter
Rep. Andy Holt explains how traffic camera ticket companies are violating the law and deceiving motorists. NASHVILLE, May 25, 2016 — In the 2015 legislative session, I sought to outlaw all speed and red light cameras in the State of Tennessee. It was an incredibly hard battle against cities and private companies that have become […]