The Chattanooga Audubon Society is hosting its first annual friend and fundraising Gala on Feb. 29 from 7-9 p.m. at Southern Belle Riverboat, 151 Riverfront Pkwy in Chattanooga. Cost is $100 per person. For more information, contact Darlene Carlson, executive director, at dcarlson@chattaudubon.org or 423-892-1499. "The Chattanooga Audubon Society protects and preserves over 450 ... (click for more)

Arron Fowles used a fictional assortment of pizza to tell the JFK Club why he thinks ranked choice voting is far superior to a single-choice vote. In his analogy, a group of people were given a choice of pizza for an office party. Of the 16 who voted for four choices, mushroom and sausage were tied for the two top picks. But when there was a “runoff” vote to decide between the ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Lee announced on Thursday that he will submit comprehensive pro-life legislation to the Tennessee General Assembly this year, including the prohibition of an abortion where a fetal heartbeat exists. This legislation would make Tennessee one of the most pro-life states in the country. “I believe that every human life is precious, and we have a responsibility to protect ... (click for more)

Signal Mill on the North Shore at 205 Manufacturers Road has sold for $13,520,000. Sitting on 2.89 acres, Signal Mill is a modern, adaptive re-use of an early 1900's era textile mill. The property was originally Signal Knitting Mills, opened by William Murphey and a group of Chattanooga businessmen. Mr. Murphey, a textile engineer from Georgia, brought his expertise to Chattanooga ... (click for more)

The behavior of our local radical left women was abusive and uncalled for. The next Woman’s Rally and March should be lessons in common decency and civility towards other women. Interrupting an invited female speaker with displays of yelling and holding up disparaging signs is wrong. The women before me that broke the barriers in male-dominated professions would be embarrassed ... (click for more)

With all of the hoopla over transgendered athletes, you need to know there is a woman out there who is eager to be a ‘trans-species.’ She wants to be a bear. Not only that, but one night a mysterious Marine showed up in a hospital to stand final watch. And, as if that is not enough, a dog just answered a question that we human beings cannot. Almost every day I enjoy my Morning Readings, ... (click for more)