Have conservatives turned a corner?
The annual Politics Online conference is this week. This is definitely a conference for the sausage makers and is aimed at those working in nonprofit, government or political technology. When I first attended in 2006,...
Image via WikipediaFrom Next American City---- The American poor spread to suburbia, but we're not ready But more consequential to a far larger group is the mass out-migration of impoverished people from center cities into the suburbs, often in the same...
The question comes up frequently, "Is Chattanooga a bike friendly city?" Bicycling Magazine has included Chattanooga in their top 50 American Bike Friendly Cities.(see here) Pretty neat to be recognized. But are we really a bike friendly city? My...
The long journey through unemployment - it's over. I start Thursday working as a graphic designer for Chattanooga Coin part time. My hours will be noon to 5, Monday thru Thursday. Most of the time with Mandy that I will...
On a recent walk with Amy we stopped under the bridge near Runnymede Ave because of all the interesting colors and textures on the wall. I posed in front of it to add a bit more color and texture. ...
Two big events this weekend deserve notice.First, Saturday morning, April 24 there will be an informal candidate forum with the two Republican candidates for County Commission District 2 from 10-11am at Sweet Gipsy Coffee Shop. Some friends and I have...
Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday, Sen. Bob Corker assailed Republicans and Democrats alike for misleading rhetoric on a bill intended to reform the nation's financial industry. Corker worked with Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., on the...
NCSU Libraries made it onto the local news! MyNC.com has the video here, where our own David Woodbury discusses our 30 iPads that we lend to NCSU library users as an extension of our technology lending program.Yes, thiry - three-zero...
The i-Vote candidate forum at Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts brought together 12 of the 17 candidates running for Hamilton County School Board in five districts Monday evening. Candidates introduced themselves, highlighted their qualifications and fielded students' questions about issues...
Over the past few years, many Brainerd activists, working with our City Council representatives and other city agencies, have served on various committees aimed at improving the Brainerd community. We’ve been working, plotting, sketching, talking and planning. And now we’re...
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