What’s that sucking sound?
Hopefully the people of Nashville will let their elected officials know that they do not want a Convention Center Authority. Mayor Karl Dean is creating the Convention center Authority under the provisions of Public Chapter 474, the Convention Center Authorities Authorization Act of 2009.
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I was disheartened, though not surprised, to read Sen. Lamar Alexander’s recent comments on the Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009: “The audit? It’s a bad idea. It’s a sorry day when the Congress superimposes itself on the Fed, nosing around in monetary policy.”
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. —
To the Editor:
A recent change to state law (and federal law) allows for the extension of the rights of firearm permit holders to provide for the safety of themselves and their loved ones while in public parks. This extension can be removed by local government if it is believed to be in [...]
Article on Constitution Party appreciated
Kudos to the Times-News for your recent article covering Darrell Castle and the Constitution Party.
In today’s political arena, the electoral system is tilted heavily in favor of Democrats and Republicans. From lack of media attention to restrictive ballot access laws, third-party candidates have a hard time getting their message out. That [...]
CLINTON - Anderson County’s rainy-day fund is being drained by more than $1.5 million to keep the county tax rate unchanged.
County commissioners on Tuesday voted against their budget committee’s recommendation to raise taxes to fund salary increases and to give more money to the library board, sheriff’s office and highway department.
The county will instead extract [...]
During the 1990s, the Bush/Clinton arms embargo against Moslems in the Balkans got a lot of innocent Moslem men, women and children killed by the better armed Serbs.
That embargo created for the U.S. a lot more terrorist enemies. The Balkan Moslems are European Slavs, not Middle Easterners. Many have blond hair and blue eyes and [...]
Recently, Rep. Mathew Hill, R-Jonesborough, filed house bill 3096, which is titled “Protecting English in the Tennessee Workplace Act.”