Category: Local economy

HUD rule enables U.S. to enslave cities to its will

HUD rules will impose rules on cities and towns that become internally enforced. By John Anthony OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Local rule died in America on July 8.  With it passes the rights of rural and suburban communities to decide their own futures.  The trigger was the final 377-page ruling from HUD called Affirmatively Furthering Fair […]

Stocks are lousy; try local economy as Harvest’s McClure does

Stocks are in a bubble, much of the U.S. and global economy is in a bubble. Underlying problem: fiat currencies competing and absorbing vast amounts of free capital in pure gambling. Also, Tim McClure launches Harvest Grocery in Hixson to serve a public need for healthy fare and to support the local farm economy. Our […]

Trump rejects local economy ideal, favors mighty U.S.

Donald Trump vows to make America great again. (Photo Trump Facebook page) By David Tulis The appeal of Donald Trump is that he gives the impression that the federal leviathan is manageable, that it can be subjected to the whim of a national CEO, that a man who appears to care little for details can […]

Berke, Obama say they see licensing as burden on entrepreneurial poor

Vendors at the Lookout Farmers Market in St. Elmo (Chattanooga), Tenn., largely escape the grasping claims of the state upon their free market economic callings and for-profit activities. (Photo Lookout Farmers Market on Facebook) By David Tulis The ideals of capitalism and the free market have receded from view and so when we see a […]

Chris Rolle’s drive to feed bus stop children

Chris and Dorothy Rolle tell about their ministry in feeding children at a bus stop in their neighborhood in Chattanooga. They’ve dealt with neighbors’ opposition, a row over a permit, and now lack of funds. They are raising cash on a crowdfunding website. Listen to AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio. Tweet Pin It

Public person vs. private — which will be more common after meltdown?

Identity theft affects a person’s avatar, or his legal identity. Mischief against an avatar entangles a flesh-and-blood human being. (Photo Page 1, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2015) By David Tulis It’s hard to fix into the same spot questions about the coming financial meltdown and your personal legal status as a public person. If […]

Wendy’s honors claim check; Uncle doesn’t with his debased notes

A lawful bill, this receipt gives me a legal claim to five menu items at Wendy’s. Would that a dollar bill were so honest. By David Tulis Prodded by a son, 12, I agree to join other dads and sons in a Wendy’s restaurant after a hot Saturday morning of mowing, cutting and clearing trails […]

Winslow’s vision for city starts with projection of empathy

Robert Ashton Winslow is a documentary filmmaker and artist seeking to capture the South and his hometown’s place in it. (Photo YouTube) By David Tulis Robert Ashton Winslow is a filmmaker depicting the people in Chattanooga in a series of videos that attempt to give the viewer a rich insight of the city and its […]