Humiliating TVA traffic stops show poverty of TN government
A TVA police officer, Scott E. Stone, gives me this business card after stopping a woman for having a motor vehicle tag that didn’t match her car. (Photo David Tulis) The TVA traffic enforcement story is raising alarm because it suggests how far down the state has sunk and, with it, its people. By David […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Snow melt study adds to warnings on U.S. smog production effort
A well insulated sky gets a streak of reinforcement as the U.S. dulls the sun over Hamilton County, Tenn., in a purported war on climate change. (Photo David Tulis) A jet lays a string of coal fly ash over Soddy-Daisy in a program that carries on in secret, to the detriment of human populations on […]
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 […]
Soddy-Daisy roadblock hits 2 nights over holiday
This video shows one of the escape routes for a roadblock tonight and Saturday near the Regions bank in Soddy-Daisy. (Photo David Tulis) Update. The city will run its roadblock tonight under the Highway 27 overpass in rainy weather 10 p.m. to midnight. DT Our earlier story: Soddy Daisy will be running police roadblocks tonight […]
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 […]
Council says ‘Gig City’ concept merely marketing claptrap
Blake and Lexi Bozarth serve city guests at their residence, and want the city to prosper from an expansion of Airbnb’s network. But they are not angered by the city’s pretended authority to regulate the short-term vacational rental field. (Photo Lexi Bozarth, Facebook) City council votes to deny free market progress in many parts of […]
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 […]