Berke boldly keeps status quo in policing, rejects query on reform
Andy Berke, mayor of Chattanooga, greets Ben Caleb Long, an IBEW rep, left; and his wife, Sarah; and son, Wyatt prior to a debate at UTC. (Photo David Tulis) Mayor Andy Berke is holding course in his control of policing at Chattanooga, rejecting questions at the debate Friday about reform, using his limited time in […]
Crockett’s quirky lococentrism, from Rio & boardroom to mayor race
Mayoral candidate Dave Crockett, left, chats with welder and retired Chatt State instructor Larry Ponder and factory owner David Stutz. (Photo David Tulis) Mayoral candidate Dave Crockett is 6-foot-5 and until recently wore a Texas 10-gallon hat that makes him even taller in the saddle, more expansive in his travel tales. Mr. Crockett is a […]
How national economy makes Chattanooga a wasteland
National chains are interspersed among locally owned shops in Hixson, Tenn., north of Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) This is what our mode of production optimizes: ugliness, debt-serfdom, and servitude to politically dominant corporations. An insightful correspondent recently remarked on the striking transition of American neighborhoods from commercial districts dominated by locally owned businesses to streets […]
Local economy greatly influenced by whom voters pick as mayor
City hall in Chattanooga, the seat of municipal government. (Photo David Tulis) Our interest in the mayoral campaign in Chattanooga should not be understood as a rejection of our local economy and free-market ideal that tends to eschew politics — which is the argument about laws and ordinances prior to their being enacted. I’m giving […]
What if mayor painted yellow line down middle of your street?
What is the mayor drew a line down your street and said you couldn’t cross it? He would be denying free association and free movement. (Courtesy NoogaRadio.com) Tweet Pin It
Berke part of cultural revolution vs. repressive Christian social order
Andy Berke, Chattanooga mayor, talks with the press with staffer Lacie Stone at his side. Mrs. Stone’s husband accuses Mr. Berke of cuckolding him in her embraces. (Photo News Channel 9) Andy Berke, trying to keep his job is mayor of Chattanooga, is a typical old school progressive politician whose personal mores reflect his political […]
Stay indoors? Massive deposits today over city
A breath-taking sky greets early risers over Soddy-Daisy, just north of Chattanooga, on a day given to intense aerosol geoengineering activity by unknown aircraft. (Photo David Tulis) Aircraft injections of coal dust dribble windward into clouds on what started out as a morning of clear blue sky over Chattanooga. The clouds are a physical product […]
When cops kill, agency focuses on ‘stress disorders’ for officer after ‘incident’
For public safety, health and welfare, police gun down a man having a personal psychological episode that police say endangered the life of his daughter. Javario Eagle, armed, killed by police in 2015 after emotional, erratic acts A Chattanooga police manual says that after a cop kills a civilian, the department should take great care […]
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Does Crockett rail view contradict local economy perspective?
Dave Crockett, right, holds a pool cue on the campaign trail in Chattanooga, arguing for local economy with a boost from friction-free maglev rail paid for by a near-bankrupt Uncle. (Photo Crockett campaign on Facebook) The candidacy of Dave Crockett for mayor of Chattanooga highlights a problem in the idea of local economy and free […]