Chattanoogan.com POLL RESULTS

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Do you believe Tonya Craft when she says she did not molest the 3 little girls?

Yes - 2205 votes - 91.46%
No - 206 votes - 8.54%


Total votes:2411


Do you support Arizona's tough new law dealing with illegal immigrants?


Yes - 1599 votes - 80.03%
No - 399 votes - 19.97%

Total votes:1998

Do you believe that Tonya Craft is receiving a fair trial?


Yes - 393 votes - 17.21%
No - 1890 votes - 82.79%

Total votes:2283

For County Commission District 9, do you favor?


Chester Bankston - 258 votes - 45.74%
Gary Neil - 219 votes - 38.83%
Richard Tornquist - 87 votes - 15.43%

Total votes:564

For County Commission District 7, do you favor?


Gordon Anderson - 223 votes - 41.3%
Larry Henry - 317 votes - 58.7%

Total votes:540

Should liquor and wine be allowed at the Tivoli/Memorial Auditorium?


Yes - 1123 votes - 69.71%
No - 488 votes - 30.29%

Total votes:1611

For County Commission District 2, Republican primary, do you favor?


Richard Casavant - 264 votes - 34.97%
James Fields - 491 votes - 65.03%

Total votes:755

For County Commission District 6, do you favor?


John Brooks (D) - 269 votes - 40.33%
Joe Graham (R) - 398 votes - 59.67%

Total votes:667

For House District 28, do you favor?


Tommie Brown (D) - 273 votes - 27.46%
Teresa Wood (R) - 721 votes - 72.54%

Total votes:994

For County Commission District 5, do you favor?


Greg Beck - 101 votes - 39%
Bernie Miller - 158 votes - 61%

Total votes:259

Should the Chattanooga Police Department be handed over for operation by Sheriff Jim Hammond?


Yes - 843 votes - 50.88%
No - 814 votes - 49.12%

Total votes:1657

Should the City Council approve a contract for Freeman Cooper to stay on as police chief after retiring?


Yes - 208 votes - 12.29%
No - 1485 votes - 87.71%

Total votes:1693

Should Winston the bulldog who attacked the police car eventually be euthanized?

Yes - 592 votes - 30.85%
No - 1327 votes - 69.15%


Total votes:1919

Should the state take over Howard High School?

Yes - 1217 votes - 76.21%
No - 380 votes - 23.79%


Total votes:1597


Do you agree with Chief Cooper that camera enforcement has helped curb traffic fatalities in Chattanooga?


Yes - 277 votes - 32.63%
No - 572 votes - 67.37%

Total votes:849

For Juvenile Court clerk, do you favor


Gary Behler - 306 votes - 41.41%
Ron Swafford - 433 votes - 58.59%

Total votes:739

Should the City Council go along with the stormwater plan of


The Blue Ribbon Committee on Water Quality - 823 votes - 87.37%
The Littlefield Administration - 119 votes - 12.63%

Total votes:942

After his apology, are you ready to forgive Tiger Woods?


Yes - 989 votes - 57.73%
No - 724 votes - 42.27%

Total votes:1713

Do you think the school system should monitor teachers' email, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages?


Yes - 410 votes - 31.51%
No - 891 votes - 68.49%

Total votes:1301

Considering the harsh winter, do you subscribe to theories of global warming?


Yes - 767 votes - 31.41%
No - 1675 votes - 68.59%

Total votes:2442

Should there be a merger of the Sheriff's Department and the Chattanooga Police Department?


Yes - 940 votes - 49.76%
No - 949 votes - 50.24%

Total votes:1889

Should the Housing Authority proceed with rebuilding the Fairmount Avenue apartments?


Yes - 161 votes - 26.39%
No - 449 votes - 73.61%

Total votes:610

Will the city take any steps to reduce the new much-higher stormwater fee?


Yes - 182 votes - 15.7%
No - 977 votes - 84.3%

Total votes:1159

Do you agree with Councilwoman Sally Robinson that rodeos are cruel to horses?


Yes - 451 votes - 26.51%
No - 1250 votes - 73.49%

Total votes:1701

With the surprising vote in Massachusetts, is the health care bill dead?


Yes - 930 votes - 66.52%
No - 468 votes - 33.48%

Total votes:1398

Is Derek Dooley a good choice for the Vol football coach?


Yes - 1704 votes - 71.09%
No - 693 votes - 28.91%

Total votes:2397

For Hamilton County trustee, do you favor?


Bill Hullander - 771 votes - 56.24%
Carl Levi - 600 votes - 43.76%

Total votes:1371

At this point in the race, do you believe Chattanoogan Zach Wamp will be elected Tennessee governor?


Yes - 1046 votes - 47.12%
No - 1174 votes - 52.88%

Total votes:2220

Should the Legislature ban speed and red light cameras in Tennessee?


Yes - 1877 votes - 72.95%
No - 696 votes - 27.05%

Total votes:2573

Should the Grand Jury be abolished as out of date?


Yes - 428 votes - 34.6%
No - 809 votes - 65.4%

Total votes:1237

When Tiger Woods returns to the golf links, will you be one of his fans?


Yes - 1024 votes - 42.99%
No - 1358 votes - 57.01%

Total votes:2382

Should tasers be used on students who are fighting at school?


Yes - 1643 votes - 68.4%
No - 759 votes - 31.6%

Total votes:2402

Could a Democrat win the Third District U.S. House seat long held by Republican Zach Wamp?


Yes - 357 votes - 35.24%
No - 656 votes - 64.76%

Total votes:1013

Will Congress pass the healthcare bill it is now considering?


Yes - 370 votes - 32.12%
No - 782 votes - 67.88%

Total votes:1152

Should the city cut back on the steep increase in the water quality fee?


Yes - 1537 votes - 87.78%
No - 214 votes - 12.2

Should the 3 UT football players charged in a robbery case be allowed to stay on the team?


Yes - 174 votes - 8.06%
No - 1986 votes - 91.94%

Total votes:2160

Should fireworks sales be allowed at Exit 1 (East Ridge)?


Yes - 1095 votes - 64.07%
No - 614 votes - 35.93%

Total votes:1709

Do you give the new nude seasonal statues at the Market Street Bridge a?


Thumbs up - 1130 votes - 48.21%
Thumbs down - 1214 votes - 51.79%

Total votes:2344

Should the city of Chattanooga spend more than $100,000 per year on public art?


Yes - 571 votes - 20.94%
No - 2156 votes - 79.06%

Total votes:2727


Do you favor the healthcare bill now before Congress?


Yes - 361 votes - 19.85%
No - 1458 votes - 80.15%

Total votes:1819

Should the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County totally merge under a metro government?


Yes - 879 votes - 53.7%
No - 758 votes - 46.3%

Should the city and county begin talks on consolidation of services?


Yes - 846 votes - 62.81%
No - 501 votes - 37.19%

Total votes:1347

Do you favor a bill that would ban forced annexation?


Yes - 1254 votes - 77.65%
No - 361 votes - 22.35%

Total votes:1615

Do you plan to get a swine flu vaccination?


Yes - 625 votes - 33.78%
No - 1225 votes - 66.22%

Total votes:1850

Should the U.S. commit more troops to Afghanistan?


Yes - 719 votes - 47.52%
No - 794 votes - 52.48%

Total votes:1513

Do you plan to switch to the new EPB cable TV service?


Yes - 1390 votes - 67.12%
No - 681 votes - 32.88%

Total votes:2071

Should the city use money from the speed and red light cameras to help restore take-home cars?


Yes - 575 votes - 44.85%
No - 707 votes - 55.15%

Total votes:1282

Should the city find other cuts instead of charging employees for take-home vehicles?


Yes - 1287 votes - 60.42%
No - 843 votes - 39.58%

Total votes:2130

Total votes:1837

Do you favor a government-run health care program?


Yes - 698 votes - 24.23%
No - 2183 votes - 75.77%

Total votes:2881

Will B.J. Coleman lead the UTC Mocs to a winning season?


Yes - 937 votes - 47.52%
No - 1035 votes - 52.48%

Total votes:1972

Was there anything "wrong" in the handling of a case by a Sessions Court judge for the criminal court clerk's son in his office rather than in open court?


Yes - 724 votes - 70.5%
No - 303 votes - 29.5%

Was "excessive force" used in the incident in which Alonzo Heyward was shot by police after he pointed a rifle toward them?


Yes - 677 votes - 32.6%
No - 1400 votes - 67.4%

Total votes:2077

Should the City Council vote to approve new annexations?


Yes - 325 votes - 24.89%
No - 981 votes - 75.11%

Total votes:1306

Should the city set up its bidding system so local companies have an advantage?


Yes - 815 votes - 61.37%
No - 513 votes - 38.63%

Total votes:1328

Should the city of Chattanooga move now on annexations?

Yes - 497 votes - 24.91%
No - 1498 votes - 75.09%


Total votes:1995

After 3 years on the job, what grade would you give Dr. Jim Scales as Hamilton County School Superintendent?


A - 116 votes - 5.42%
B - 202 votes - 9.44%
C - 458 votes - 21.4%
D - 570 votes - 26.64%
F - 794 votes - 37.1%

Total votes:2140

Should local cities ban guns in their parks?


Yes - 1419 votes - 55.47%
No - 1139 votes - 44.53%

Total votes:2558

Should quotes by President Obama have been included along with fireworks at Pops in the Park?


Yes - 516 votes - 23.75%
No - 1657 votes - 76.25%

Total votes:2173

Is it a good idea for the city of Chattanooga to carry out an annexation move now?


Yes - 477 votes - 24.55%
No - 1466 votes - 75.45%

Total votes:1943

Poll Results

Would you favor having 9 district voting centers open for 20 days instead of 3 early voting sites then 125 precincts on Election Day?

Yes - 700 votes - 61.84%
No - 432 votes - 38.16%

Total votes: 1132


Would HES Executive Director Guy Bilyeu be a good choice to head the McKamey Animal Trust?

Yes - 502 votes - 64.28%
No - 279 votes - 35.72%

Total votes: 781


Should the name of the county jail be changed to honor former Sheriff H.Q. Evatt?


Yes - 576 votes - 40.62%
No - 842 votes - 59.38%

Total votes:1418

Would you have voted in support of a $102,000 PR contract for city recycling?


Yes - 184 votes - 18.27%
No - 823 votes - 81.73%

Total votes:1007

Should Gov. Bredesen's veto of the guns in restaurants bill be overturned?


Yes - 1128 votes - 50.79%
No - 1093 votes - 49.21%

Total votes:2221

Do you think Sen. Bob Corker will be a future presidential candidate?

Yes - 1338 votes - 48.92%
No - 1397 votes - 51.08%


Total votes:2735


Should parents of young children who are continually truant be required to pick up trash?


Yes - 912 votes - 77.68%
No - 262 votes - 22.32%

Total votes:1174

Poll Results
Will gas go back up above $4 a gallon?


Yes - 935 votes - 58.04%
No - 676 votes - 41.96%

Total votes:1611

Do you believe the news media is overplaying the swine flu story?


Yes - 1865 votes - 85.28%
No - 322 votes - 14.72%

Total votes:2187

Should Michael Vick be allowed back in the NFL?

Yes - 1050 votes - 42%
No - 1450 votes - 58%


Total votes:2500

Will B.J. Coleman wind up as the UTC Moc quarterback?


Yes - 434 votes - 38.96%
No - 680 votes - 61.04%

Total votes:1114

Should former City Councilman John "Duke" Franklin get probation?


Yes - 263 votes - 15.51%
No - 1433 votes - 84.49%

Total votes:1696

Should a stand-alone, centrally-located vocational school be opened in Hamilton County?


Yes - 871 votes - 79.11%
No - 230 votes - 20.89%

Total votes:1101

Should the 9-year-old have been charged with arson for burning down the Dollar General in Hixson?


Yes - 1375 votes - 81.12%
No - 320 votes - 18.88%

Total votes:1695

Should criminal charges have been brought against the 13 boys involved in the Signal Mountain fight?

Yes - 1006 votes - 61.08%
No - 641 votes - 38.92%


Total votes:1647

Poll Results
Do you believe a significant portion of the Volkswagen plant construction is going to local firms?


Yes - 640 votes - 37.02%
No - 1089 votes - 62.98%

Total votes:1729

Can Merrill Eckstein turn a profit at Finley Stadium?


Yes - 461 votes - 33.8%
No - 903 votes - 66.2%

Total votes:1364

Should new quarters be built or remodeled to consolidate the operations of the sheriff's office?


Yes - 508 votes - 40.71%
No - 740 votes - 59.29%

Total votes:1248

For City Council District 9, do you favor?


J.T. McDaniel - 262 votes - 32.51%
Peter Murphy - 544 votes - 67.49%

Total votes:806

For District 8 City Council, do you favor?

Andrae McGary - 995 votes - 78.97%
Leamon Pierce - 265 votes - 21.03%


Total votes:1260


For City Council District 1, do you favor?


Linda Bennett - 411 votes - 55.02%
Deborah Scott - 336 votes - 44.98%

Total votes:747

Should the County School Board close Howard Middle School and 21st Century Academy?

Yes - 1059 votes - 75.21%
No - 349 votes - 24.79%


Total votes:1408


Poll Results
Do you believe the Stimulus Bill will be effective in helping jump start the economy?


Yes - 824 votes - 29.02%
No - 2015 votes - 70.98%

Total votes:2839

Do you believe that crime is out of control in Brainerd?


Yes - 1572 votes - 86.52%
No - 245 votes - 13.48%

Total votes:1817

Do you believe that parents and guardians whose children are repeatedly truant should be prosecuted in General Sessions Court?


Yes - 1334 votes - 82.09%
No - 291 votes - 17.91%

Total votes:1625

Do you believe Darwin's theory of evolution is correct?

Yes - 1088 votes - 38.83%
No - 1714 votes - 61.17%


Total votes:2802

For District 1 City Council do you favor?


Linda Bennett - 438 votes - 52.14%
Joe Graham - 255 votes - 30.36%
Deborah Scott - 147 votes - 17.5%

Total votes:840

For District 3 City Council, do you favor?

Pam Ladd - 381 votes - 49.8%
George Patten - 384 votes - 50.2%


Total votes:765


For District 8 City Council, do you favor?

Dennis Clark - 337 votes - 43.65%
Andrae McGary - 174 votes - 22.54%
Leamon Pierce - 261 votes - 33.81%


Total votes:772

Should Detective Kenneth Freeman face assault charges for shoving a Wal-Mart greeter and a customer?


Yes - 2151 votes - 92%
No - 187 votes - 8%

Total votes:2338

For Third District Congress, Republican, would you favor - should they choose to run?


Tommy Crangle - 56 votes - 3.58%
Wayne Cropp - 82 votes - 5.24%
Chuck Fleischmann - 131 votes - 8.37%
Tim Gobble - 393 votes - 25.1%
Gerald McCormick - 178 votes - 11.37%
Robin Smith - 189 votes - 12.07%
Bo Watson - 537 votes - 34.29%

Total votes:1566

Poll Results
Should the city take action against Concord Road renter who put "grotesque" and bizarre "art" in her yard?


Yes - 788 votes - 50.32%
No - 778 votes - 49.68%

Total votes:1566

For District 9 City Council, do you favor?


Quenston Coleman - 81 votes - 13.3%
J.T. McDaniel - 211 votes - 34.65%
Thomas Mott - 41 votes - 6.73%
Peter Murphy - 186 votes - 30.54%
Jackie Thomas - 90 votes - 14.78%

Total votes:609

Do you believe the TVA fly ash spill near Harriman is a threat to the Chattanooga water supply?


Yes - 1283 votes - 64.47%
No - 707 votes - 35.53%

Total votes:1990

For City Council District 6, do you favor?


Carol Berz - 1393 votes - 74.69%
Marti Rutherford - 472 votes - 25.31%

Total votes:1865

For mayor of Chattanooga, do you favor?


Rob Healy - 918 votes - 45.81%
Joe Lance - 154 votes - 7.68%
Ron Littlefield - 858 votes - 42.81%
Thomas Smith Jr. - 74 votes - 3.69%

Total votes:2004

Would you support Sarah Palin for President in 2012?


Yes - 981 votes - 39.11%
No - 1527 votes - 60.89%

Total votes:2508

Do you agree with the jury verdict in finding Councilman Pierce not guilty of assault?

Yes - 672 votes - 53.8%
No - 577 votes - 46.2%

Total votes:1249

Poll Results
Should UTC cut some sports due to budget problems?


Yes - 1008 votes - 61.92%
No - 620 votes - 38.08%

Total votes:1628

Will Alabama have an undefeated football season?


Yes - 746 votes - 41.7%
No - 1043 votes - 58.3%

Total votes:1789

Poll Results
Should Congress provide bailout funds to the nation's automakers?


Yes - 399 votes - 18.29%
No - 1783 votes - 81.71%

Total votes:2182

Is the U.S. headed for a depression?

Yes - 1347 votes - 59.39%
No - 921 votes - 40.61%


Total votes:2268

For cable TV, would you choose?


AT&T - 210 votes - 9.64%
Comcast - 353 votes - 16.2%
EPB - 1272 votes - 58.38%
Satellite - 344 votes - 15.79%

Total votes:2179

Do you believe Phil Fulmer will take a head coaching job elsewhere?


Yes - 1096 votes - 59.79%
No - 737 votes - 40.21%

Total votes:1833

For County School Board, District 4, do you favor?

Gregg Juster - 405 votes - 54.58%
M. Francetta Pierce - 31 votes - 4.18%
Anita Polk-Conley - 157 votes - 21.16%
George E. Ricks Sr. - 149 votes - 20.08%


Total votes:742

For U.S. Senate, do you favor?

Lamar Alexander - 1361 votes - 67.14%
Bob Tuke - 666 votes - 32.86%


Total votes:2027

Do you believe Rejon Taylor should have been given the death penalty for killing Guy Luck?


Yes - 1845 votes - 83.41%
No - 367 votes - 16.59%

Total votes:2212

For President/Vice President, do you favor?

John McCain/Sarah Palin - 2055 votes - 61.62%
Barack Obama/Joe Biden - 1280 votes - 38.38%

Total votes:3335

For City Council District 5, would you favor?

Russell Gilbert - 168 votes - 44.33%
Joe Rowe - 211 votes - 55.67%


Total votes:379


Poll Results
For City Council District 6, would you favor?


Carol Berz - 465 votes - 29.49%
Marti Rutherford - 357 votes - 22.64%
Someone else - 755 votes - 47.88%

Total votes:1577

Will The $700 Billion Mortgage Bailout


Help stabilize the economy - 321 votes - 23.23%
Have little or no positive effect - 559 votes - 40.45%
Make things worse for the economy - 502 votes - 36.32%

Total votes:1382

Who do you feel won the Vice Presidential debate?


Joe Biden - 684 votes - 35.39%
Sarah Palin - 1047 votes - 54.16%
It was a draw - 202 votes - 10.45%

Total votes:1933

Do you believe defeat of the $700 billion bailout bill will bring dire economic consequences?


Yes - 658 votes - 43.72%
No - 847 votes - 56.28%

Total votes:1505

Do you favor the proposed $700 billion federal mortgage bailout?


Yes - 658 votes - 28.58%
No - 1644 votes - 71.42%

Total votes:2302

Should some of the smaller Hamilton County Schools Be Closed?


Yes - 697 votes - 51.36%
No - 660 votes - 48.64%

Total votes:1357

Poll Results
For President, do you favor


John McCain - 2202 votes - 62.95%
Barack Obama - 1296 votes - 37.05%

Total votes:3498

Do you favor a toll bridge for Northern Hamilton County?


Yes - 1057 votes - 57.45%
No - 783 votes - 42.55%

Total votes:1840

Was Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a good pick by John McCain for VP?


Yes - 1736 votes - 68.4%
No - 802 votes - 31.6%

Total votes:2538

Do you favor jail time for the parents of young children who continually skip school?


Yes - 1317 votes - 63.47%
No - 758 votes - 36.53%

Total votes:2075

Do you support the "Fight The Hike" effort against a 20.6% water rate increase?


Yes - 1380 votes - 77.35%
No - 404 votes - 22.65%

Total votes:1784

Should the WWTA set up an $8 fee for customers to cover major repairs to the sewer system?


Yes - 301 votes - 24.83%
No - 911 votes - 75.17%

Total votes:1212

When should school start?

In early August - 274 votes - 12.63%
After Labor Day - 1896 votes - 87.37%


Total votes:2170

Should the County Commission


Set up a new senior tax freeze program - 392 votes - 44.7%
Improve the current senior tax relief program - 280 votes - 31.93%
Take no action on additional senior tax relief - 205 votes - 23.38%

Total votes:877


Hamilton County Woman Charged With TennCare Drug Fraud

A Hamilton County woman has been charged with trying to use the state’s public healthcare insurance program to pay for a forged prescription. The Office of Inspector General on Tuesday announced the arrest of Detrice Ann Moon, 42, of Chattanooga.   Ms. Moon’s arrest was assisted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. A Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted Ms. ... (click for more)

Latest County Jail Booking Reports

Here are the latest county jail booking reports from Hamilton County and Walker County: Hamilton County: APPLEBERRY, CARLOS DEMETRIUS 2404 5TH AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, 37406 23 Hamilton County     CRIMINAL TRESPASSING BALLARD, CHRISTOPHER JAMES GLEASON DRIVE APT 57 EAST RIDGE, 37412 23 East Ridge     DRIVING ON REVOKED, SUSPENDED ... (click for more)

Thoughts On The Mathews Sentencing

It is not by coincidence I haven’t submitted an opinion piece in some time to the Chattanoogan.  The topics I cover are generally vitriolic in regards to local political decisions and their makers regarding public safety and I do not wish to associate my name with more noble subjects such as that of the heroic death and cowardly murder of Chattanooga Police Sergeant Tim Chapin, ... (click for more)

Thank You, Judge Mattice And Chattanooga

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)

Ford's Game-Winner Leads Irish Past Chargers

Notre Dame is moving on.   The Irish advanced Monday night when steady Steadmon Ford drove a stake in the Chargers’ heart, draining a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left as No. 4 seed Notre Dame defeated fifth-seed Chattanooga Christian, 41-38, in District 7-AA tournament action in Phifer Gymnasium.   It was a thriller.   Notre Dame (10-14) ... (click for more)

Guerry, Cash, Johnson Net Wins

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Led by Zan Guerry's straight set win on Sunday, Chattanooga has been well represented among the winners the first two days of the International Tennis Federation Seniors World Championships here. Playing in the Men's 55s, Guerry celebrated his 63rd birthday Sunday with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph against No. 32 seed Carlos Eduardo Freitas Mamede (Brazil). ... (click for more)