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Bring Champy's To Hixson

  • 4/30/2024

It's a shame we have so many gun battles in certain parts of the city. An outside could come in, look at a map with the number of gun incidents and quickly formulate that most of inside Chattanooga city limits, there is a problem. There should always be a police presence in that area due to the close proximity of UTC housing...either on foot, bicycle or stationary cars. If Set Champion feels he needs to move his awesome business away from there, I for one, would most gladly welcome him to Hixson. I wish he could have moved here before that overpriced ghost town of an establishment, Big Chicken did...that place is not fairing well. Maybe it would do better in the area where Champy's ... (click for more)

Jerry Summers: Roses And Onions

  • 5/2/2024

Roses to: The national development company that purchased the Chattanooga Bank Building (CBB) at 736 Broad St., to build a boutique hotel on 11 floors is to be commended for its efforts in preserving a historic structure that was constructed in 1927 and now will be saved from demolition. This is unlike Cameron Hill in the 1950s, etc. and the continued deterioration of the once famous Patten Hotel. It should be a good addition to Downtown Choo Choo City. Onions to: The asbestos removal company that has left the premises and gone to another foreign site. There are a few facts that are documented and should be distributed to the public about the work of the foreign asbestos removal ... (click for more)

Storms In NYC - And Response

  • 4/30/2024

Many watch as major news unfolds now in NYC. In a courthouse at the lower end of Manhattan, the former number 3 at the DOJ, Michael Colangelo is spearheading the “Stormy Daniels” hush money trial. With a smell of election interference, a Democrat judge slapped a gag order on Republican Trump but not the other parties. Today the judge fined ... (click for more)

The Tollbooth Of Permission And Training - And Response

  • 4/29/2024

The logic of Slim Pickens and Mel Brooks... applied to arming teachers. In the brilliant movie "Blazing Saddles," the political leader (God bless Harvey Korman) installs a tiny tollbooth in the middle of the desert. See image below. A-l-m-o-s-t everyone who encountered it simply went around it. Save for the few deep thinkers that each ... (click for more)

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Storms In NYC - And Response
  • 4/30/2024

Many watch as major news unfolds now in NYC. In a courthouse at the lower end of Manhattan, the former number 3 at the DOJ, Michael Colangelo is spearheading the “Stormy Daniels” hush money trial. With a smell of election interference, a Democrat judge slapped a gag order on Republican Trump but not the other parties. Today the judge fined Trump for violating the order and threatened him with jail if he continues. On the Upper Westside, a mob of fanatic, chanting agitators have grown ... more

Boyd Buchanan Advances In D-II-A Region Softball
  • 5/2/2024

There’s often a lot of conversation surrounding most sports about opportunities and how the team that takes advantage often wins while the team that doesn’t doesn’t. That was certainly the case at Boyd Buchanan for the first day of action in the Division I-A East Region softball tournament where the host Lady Buccaneers advanced to Friday’s games at Silverdale with a 13-3 run-rule win over Christian Academy of Knoxville. Take a look at the line score and you see where the Lady Warriors ... more

Dan Fleser: Vols Hampered, Helped By Portal
Dan Fleser: Vols Hampered, Helped By Portal
  • 5/1/2024

Some thoughts and a pertinent question regarding Tennessee athletics: Managing a program in the transfer-portal era begins with accepting the vagaries associated with it. ... more

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