Category: Political figures

Local economy in tussle among Long, Grohn, Berke, Crockett

Where are local economy and free markets in mayor race? Berke hermetically sealed. Crockett touting giant rail plan. Long insisting on stormwater woes. Grohn pressing grownups’ trade school. (Courtesy Noogaradio.com) Tweet Pin It

Crockett says will fuel cultural change as city-states emerge in lococentric future

Tall-in-saddle mayoral candidate Dave Crockett insists that he is the No. 1 “Noogacentrist” in Chattanooga, shoving aside yours truly. (Photo David Tulis) Used by permission of Chattanoogan.com Mayoral candidate Dave Crockett is remarkable for his breadth of knowledge and his unusual ideas. He says he avoids familiar categories such as left, right, conservative or liberal. […]

Killing of Sexton after chase cries for policing reform

High speed police chase in Hamilton County ends in slaying of Chris Sexton, 29, who violated a domestic order of protection. Policing at its best? Or worst? Four reforms are called for to save American lives, end risks for other travelers. David Tulis asks Sheriff Jim Hammond to upgrade deputy training (Courtesy Noogradio.com) If Berke is […]

Grohn says ‘Housing free trade zone’ unworkable libertarian idealism

Larry Grohn entertains doubts about the idea of letting homeless people build their own homes and take ownership in small blocks of land. (Photo Grohnformayor.com) Two candidates for mayor are divided on a proposal to give homeless people small plots of land on which they build hovels or shanties, so that they might have a […]

Arraignment night in Soddy-Daisy plows through 62 cases

James Jordan, left, is on the front row in Judge Marty Lasley’s city court in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. He is decorated with tattoos. (Photo David Tulis) Tara Maye walks out of Soddy-Daisy city court after indicating she intends to have an attorney help in her case. In Soddy-Daisy city court, these women face criminal charges and […]

Grohn wants more cops, jobs training, ‘affordable’ housing

Larry Grohn, a city council member, is running for mayor of Chattanooga. Voting is in March. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis / Chattanoogan.com Larry Grohn is ramping up his campaign for mayor and searching for ways to rise above the particulars of being a legislator on the city council to a winnable theory about […]

Crockett & the coming U.S. devolution

Dave Crockett, mayoral candidate, is a backer of the idea of the citystate, which envisions a shift in government away from the standard local-state-federal rubric to a more organic and geocentric theory. Here I explore Mr. Crockett’s connection with people in this line of thinking. Also, a chat with Carol Gaddy, the feisty Dunlap, Tenn., […]

Crockett’s sweeping proposals include high-speed rail, green theory

Mayor candidate Dave Crockett says regional thinking is holistic and more realistic than that derived from maps and legal/political borders. He takes credit for many of the improvements that the city gave to itself in the 1990s and promises to be an activist lococentric mayor. (Noogaradio 1240 AM 101.1 FM) Tweet Pin It

Berke bows needlessly to rule, adds housing woes, Long says

Chris Long is an independent candidate for mayor of Chattanooga and says a free market perspective will ease some of the burdens of commercial government as overseen by Democrat lawyer Andy Berke, the incumbent. Our interviews focus on policing and housing. David Tulis presses Mr. Long to see if his ideas let the free market […]