Constitution envisions militia, not militarized police
A police car, part of a paramilitary organization serving the executive branch of city government, runs its lights in Chattanooga. (Photo Wrcbtv.com) Constitutional attorney Edwin Vieira says it is mistaken to argue that police departments be disarmed, as free market commentators such as Dr. Gary North have suggested. Constitutional government has the solution to police […]
Soddy-Daisy boots fluoride to purify water, boost public health
Chiesa Smith, right, and Bernadette Martin give an interview to Steve Johnson, a reporter with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, after lobbying to bring an end to water fluoridation in North Hamilton County, Tenn. Mrs. Martin’s children are, from left, Stella, Kaia and Felix. (Photo David Tulis) Jim Farmer, left, wins near-unanimous favor for his […]
Tests of fluoride inadequate, water plant boss says
This image is from the website of North West Utility District in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., which votes Tuesday on a recommendation to end fluoridation. Overseers of the North West Utility District in Soddy-Daisy are hearing from members of the public about fluoridation, a longstanding program that costs every ratepayer mere F$3 a year but has untold […]
Fluoride — medical miracle or molar madness?
A Chattanooga-area water district votes Tuesday on a bid to end its fluoridation of its water supply. David Tulis, Chiesa Smith and others explores the danger of fluoride and efforts to convince the board of North West Utility District to make the cautious step and abolish the practice. (Courtesy AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio) […]
Fluoride in toothpaste; must water be poisoned? dentist asks
Most people use toothpaste, which contains so much fluoride that tubes such as this one contain a remarkable warning on the back. (Photo David Tulis) Fluoride is an industrial waste that is conveniently recycled into north Hamilton County water supplies as a benefit to the human tooth. Fluoridation has been commonplace in many parts of […]
Expo your 1-stop shop to boost learning, aid family
Families in home education and the world of schooling profit from the annual home education expo and curriculum fair. (Photo Ginger Sumerlin) Exhibitors from around the United States are gathering in East Ridge this weekend to supply a growing need for educational resources among families in the region. Nearly 80 providers ranging from booksellers, universities […]
Since fluoride ‘advantageous to health,’ dentists want all to take
Drs. Robert and Mandy Shearer, dentists in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., supported water fluoridation at a May public meeting of the local water board. But they have maintained good relations with patients by avoiding a strong push for fluoridation, another compulsory government program that angers many people. (Photo Soddy-Daisy Smiles advertising mailer) Area tooth doctors favor mass […]
Commercial, vehicle ‘crimes’ on Castile’s rap sheet aren’t moral evils at all
Diamond Reynolds meets with the press after police shot into her car, killed her boyfriend, Philando Castile, in cold blood and put her in jail without charge. Immediately after police shoot down a citizen, departments and the press begin an effort to discredit the victim by exposing his criminal past, as if a rap sheet […]
Soddy-Daisy’s fluoride sellers keep toxic ingredient levels secret
Darrell Burchard is plant operator of the Sale Creek, Tenn., water treatment facility that routinely injects clean well water with an acid, fluoride, that critics say has pernicious effects on human health. (Photos David Tulis) David Collett responds to an open records request, but a North West Utility District fluoride vendor of fluoride hides vital […]
Soddy-Daisy tries to make roadblocks avoid offense to constitution
Jeff Gann, acting police chief in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., says the town conducts six to 10 roadblocks a year. (Photo David Tulis) A Soddy Daisy roadblock July 2, a Friday night, was designed to comply with a court ruling and constitutional protections that seek to reduce the offense of roadblocks against travelers’ fourth amendment rights. The […]