Is a defense attorney or public prosecutor likely to be a better criminal court judge?
Why a defense attorney probably makes a better criminal court judge than a state prosecutor. In Hamilton County, Tenn., Boyd Patterson prosecutes for the state, and Mike Little (now in the public defender’s office) defends the accused. They are challenging a politically appointed incumbent, Tom Greenholtz. Mr. Little, despite shortcomings, says criminal court is “independent of everybody. […]
Boys who recommend themselves go farther than those who don’t
Robert Henderson, 10, helps a deacon clean the dining hall after lunch. (Photo David Tulis) “Why are you here helping me?” I ask the boy. “I don’t know,” Robert Henderson, 10, says. “I just thought I should help.” He works broom and pan. By David Tulis As deacon, I look for young men at my […]
Was slavery in the South inherently sinful, evil?
Slavery is a human condition attended with many evils, but the federal government says in its archive of interviews of former slaves that 80 percent spoke well of their former masters and that the comity between the races prior to the war is unmistakeable as historical fact. The issue has emerged in Nashville after a […]
Little says possible to be ‘just judge,’ says courts not machine for skinning poor
Public defender Mike Little says there is no conspiracy within the court system to oppress the working poor who run afoul of the state’s many “victimless crime” rules.(Photo 2012 David Tulis) By Esther Taj Attorney Mike Little has worked in the Hamilton County public defender’s office 1 ½ years and is a candidate for criminal […]
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Carefully, Southerner tells boys meaning of U.S. flag
Cooper Plotner, left, takes advice from Clay Hindman about the proper way to store the federal flag at a Trail Life USA chapter meeting in Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) A group of Trail Life USA boys and dads properly present themselves before the American flag. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis The lad in front […]
Passport Challenge event in city brings Hispanic right to travel into view
Gladys Pineda-Loher and Jim Coppinger, the mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn., promote a Latin event under the heading of “passports.” (Photo Facebook) Part of the prosperity and security of people in the home county here in Southeast Tennessee is the right of free movement. By that I mean not just the power of relocation and […]
Q&A. City’s zoning reform: fresh water but dirty pipe
Top photo, streetscapes under traditional zoning regulation end up looking like this — hostile to human life and not “people-centric,” as Mayor Andy Berke describes it. Bottom photo, a street that has been revived under form-based zoning rules is interactive and alive. (Photos Form-Based Code Institute) Traditional zoning cares mostly for the use of a […]
Dyslexia remains public policy in ‘Read to be Ready’ program
Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed reading program for East Ridge and other cities does not overturn the long-term Tennessee policy goals in functional illiteracy. The governor and his wife, Crissy, launched a campaign Feb. 17 for “a statewide focus on the critical value of reading — not only the value of learning to read but also […]
Bills target Tennessee’s complicity with global anti-gun owner rules
A Tennessee bill would take a first step towards withdrawing state resources and people from enforcing gun control based on international law or treaties, blocking them. Introduced by Rep. John Windle and Rep. Mark Pody, HB 2389 and SB2395 by Sen. Paul Bailey would prohibit law enforcement officers from enforcing provisions of international law and […]