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Cash Friday lets local economy folk obtain partial satisfaction

The federal reserve note with 100s printed on it, carefully, by a federal government printer. The war on cash is a war not against criminals, terrorists, and the underground economy alone. It is a war against local economy and the free market in Tennessee — against private and personal commerce. So take it personally. By […]

Tears, ideals at Roosevelt’s beloved Sagamore Hill

Sagamore Hill is the home to which Theodore Roosevelt raced at the end of each workday as New York city police commissioner. (Photo Jeannette Tulis) Last week during spring break, I fulfilled a long-time dream of visiting Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, Long Island, known as Sagamore Hill. By Jeannette Tulis / Esprit newsletter […]

Intern would learn news trade, boost this site, radio platform

Mike Steel, left, and Russell Stroud of Noogaradio assemble an FM radio antenna in the station’s Hixson studio. (Photo David Tulis) Russell Stroud is the news director of Noogaradio and is a story of how an intern becomes a partner. Mr. Stroud, 21, of Ringgold, Ga., has never set foot in a classroom, having been […]

CVB’s threats to silence Boyd lack legal basis

Chattanooga is pitched as a tourist destination by a group that gets F$7.1 million from Hamilton County taxpayers. (Photo Chattanoogafun.com) A local nonprofit group that relies on tax money for most of its budget is threatening County Commissioner Tim Boyd, who is walking on tiptoes while discussing the group’s big spending. He should rather walk […]

WUTC, a cash-needy state client, fires reporter Helbert in fit of servility

Jacqui Helbert tells about her being fired by the NPR affiliate in Chattanooga. (File photo WUTC) David Tulis and Jacqui Helbert explain what happened in her firing by UTC and WUTC, a government radio station. The firing of reporter Jacqui Helbert at WTC is a picture of how a power-based market works in contrast to […]

Jets stripe city skies 9 days of past 15; lungs, gardens, health at risk?

This morning scene from my house in Soddy-Daisy is breathtaking, showing how dust deposits spread into cloud cover. The U.S. war against sunlight continues under Mr. Trump, evidently because it serves a goal higher than public health under the U.S. clean air act. (Photo David Tulis) In a view typical of sky stripe mornings, jets […]