City searches for police chief; local economy v. official violence
The deadline passes for applications among those who want to be considered by Mayor Andy Berke and city council for chief of police. The official culture of violence in policing, however, begs for review by concerned citizens and a clamor for a reform-minded top officer. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
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 […]
Favors open to decentralized solution to 5 broken schools
YOUR LOCOCENTRISM IS SHOWING — State Rep. JoAnne Favors analyzes a proposed state takeover of five “failing” Chattanooga-area state schools, objecting to a top-down alliance that puts a Massachussetts organization in the driver’s seat. Mrs. Favors, a Democrat, is open to nontraditional solutions if they can be brought to bear by LOCAL people, despite a […]
Using this secret power, you undo an evil law, at least today
The power within. As juror, you exercise huge power. David Tulis reveals secret. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
Rules for Airbnb belie Gig City idea as puffery, not reality
Prosperity for Gig City requires absolute openness for Airbnb, for the sharing-economy that is UNREGULATED. Go Giggers. The David Tulis show. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
To become great, city must slash official violence
Flags noting the deaths of Americans in federal wars fly across Chattanooga today, and in front of city hall in Soddy-Daisy, in north Hamilton County. (Photo David Tulis) To make Chattanooga a great city, residents should consider the extent to which they will accept the use of official violence in the city. By David Tulis […]
Boyd reveals ‘confidential’ details of tourism bureau
A family visiting Chattanooga enjoys a moment along the riverfront near the aquarium. (Photo Chattanoogafun.com) Tim Boyd proposes cutting the funding of the Convention & Visitors Bureau largely given by county government of which he is a commissioner. The group has a yearly budget of F$7.2 million, gets F$6.4 million or 84 percent of its cash […]
‘Chattanooga goes rogue, finds local food, independence’
Sara McIntyre argues that local food is essential for personal, civic virtue, and promotes Crabtree Farms’ upcoming plant sale and festival. With David Tulis. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
Christianity envisions radical political, economic decentralization
If God blesses the trend toward radical decentralization, Chattanooga city hall will become increasingly important, Nashville and Washington, D.C., less. (Photo David Tulis) The basic premise of localism—and therefore, the basic premise of what I call “County Rights”—is that civil government power should be as decentralized as possible. This is the heart of the program. […]
How national economy wrung from us old, local economy mores, ways
Wendell Berry is a defender of local economy as a cultural artifact. What we lost when national economy consumed local economy, according to Wendell Berry. A soliloquy quoting Mr. Berry in his book, What are People For. Also, Tennessee sues to defend itself as a “sovereign entity” vis a vis a Yankee refugee program. (Courtesy […]