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TN town abandons fluoride as Hixson board puts up stone wall

City government in Jonesborough, Tenn., has voted out fluoride in their Tri-Cities water supply. Heath Marter, with his girlfriend Liz Morris, of Chattanooga is a vocal oppoent of fluoride and seems to be knocking his head against a wall to get the Hixson Utility District board to consider the dangers of fluroide upon unsuspecting customers. […]

Lawsuit vs. Gaddys costs Dunlap taxpayers $20,000

This dwelling is suspected by city officials as being a dangerous nuisance. (Photo Carol Gaddy) Attorney Stephen Greer has filled two large folders of work in the case file in his litigation against Thomas and Carol Gaddy. (Photo David Tulis) DUNLAP, Tenn. Taxpayers of a small town hounding two of its senior citizens in court […]

High comments given to Tulis for deep-reaching reporting, analysis

David Tulis, a lococentric journalist with an eye for Chattanooga, is depicted here as a cosmopolite with a global perspective. According to my colleague, Mike Steel, you are wise to support this website and to advertise your business, church or group on our multimedia platform, Noogaradio 1240 AM 101.1 FM. Please donate to support our […]

City should quit county, Crockett says; taxes will go down, identity up

This interview by former city council member and mayoral candidate Dave Crockett lays out the rationale for the secession of Chattanooga from Hamilton County. It would be a great benefit for city taxpayers, who would pay only Chattanooga taxes, and not double taxes. The proposal comes amid a flurry of activity in the general assembly […]

Ministers decry high-interest claims of payday lenders

A group of Christian clergymen say payday loans, like those peddled behind these signs in Chattanooga, prey upon the poor. (Photo wrcbtv.com) NASHVILLE, Feb. 13, 2017 — The Tennessee Pastors Network announced today the results of a large survey of Tennessee ministers regarding the ethics and morality of pay day loans and title loans and […]

How local economy ideal creates social capital, local mercies

How idea of local economy brings social capital to individuals, families in beleaguered hometown. Dustin Sprick, a homeschool dad and telecommuting programmer, and David Tulis. Today and tomorrow. (Two segments, 20 minutes each; courtesy NoogaRadio) Tweet Pin It

Grohn backs police eyeball-on-pole to snoop crime-prone areas

An emergency and surveillance center in Chicago. (Photo IBM) Mayoral candidate Larry Grohn voted on Tuesday to officially launched a program of mass surveillance by cameras by the executive branch of city government, led for now by Andy Berke. The city council, rejecting any hint that surveillance of the poor is part of a continuing […]

How fees, unequally applied, hurt city’s economic growth

Chris Long pauses with a campaign sign before a portrait of Martin Luther King. (Photo Facebook Chris Long) Every two to four years politicians at all levels of government come back to the community asking once again for your vote of support. Repeatedly plans for certain communities are dusted off and re-performed in community groups, […]

Gate, ‘private property’ sign thwart city ‘inspection’ of house

Attorney Stephen Greer of Dunlap, Tenn., stalks past the Thomas and Carol Gaddy gate, thwarting a planned “inspection“ of the house. Contract inspector Earl Geary is at right. (Photo David Tulis) This document says the city is illegally and unconstitutionally seeking to institute a search without a warrant. (Photo David Tulis) Stephen Greer, attorney, is […]