March 30, 2008
"Sincerely, Random Concerned Citizen"
The Worst Mayor Ever blog seeks to raise a few eyebrows by alleging close associations between the Mayor and a couple of letter-writing citizens. The letters, posted on Chattanoogan.com, express dissatisfaction that a couple...Posted by joe lance on 11:36 AM | Comments (1)
March 26, 2008
The Chattanooga mayoral election of 2009 has officially begun (with correction)
A prospective candidate has hired a polling firm (I didn't quite catch its name; something like "OCI" or "OCR") to do some seemingly pretty good research on how things shape up for a run...Posted by joe lance on 01:21 PM | Comments (3)
March 23, 2008
Council District Google Map
Your City Council District just got a lot easier to figure out (geographically speaking, that is). The intrepid Josiah Roe has created a Google Map showing all nine districts. I can only imagine the...Posted by joe lance on 08:57 PM | Comments (1)
March 21, 2008
The state of the City is..anxious..demoralized..?
I did not get to attend Mayor Ron Littlefield's State of the City address the other evening, due to a schedule conflict. (The wife and I did get invitations, and I'm afraid we failed...Posted by joe lance on 12:28 PM | Comments (2)
February 20, 2008
I don't know who should be more insulted by this
"Ron Littlefield is the Hillary Clinton of Tennessee Valley politics." So says the Chattanooga mayor's pseudonymous nemesis, Billy Blades, in reaction to a Times Free Press article that I, by the way, have been...Posted by joe lance on 08:34 PM | Comments (2)
February 05, 2008
I'm calling District 6 for Carol Berz
20:53 - The election commission page seems stuck. I've read all their instructions about browser cache, and haven't seen this problem before. I guess I'm just impatient. I wasn't able to attend either the...Posted by joe lance on 08:54 PM | Comments (0)
January 31, 2008
District 6 financial reports
I have been watching the Election Commission site for these numbers to come in, but there is a reason that John Wilson is considered tops in breaking local news. Plus, you know, I have...Posted by joe lance on 02:59 PM | Comments (0)
January 25, 2008
District 6 candidate forum
Last night, the six candidates running for the partial term in the seat left open by Marti Rutherford's resignation faced residents of Brainerd (along with campaign supporters that came with each) in a 90-minute...Posted by joe lance on 03:21 PM | Comments (0)
January 20, 2008
Endorsements in District 6 (updated)
This is just to update readers who may not have caught these items in the news already. The Southeast Tennessee Political Action Committee, or SETPAC, heard from five of the six District 6 candidates...Posted by joe lance on 01:17 PM | Comments (0)
January 12, 2008
Campaign finance update for Chattanooga's District 6
In an effort to provide Chattanooga's 6th Council District voters with the most information possible regarding the six candidates, I have attempted to locate campaign finance disclosure documents that each is required to file...Posted by joe lance on 10:58 AM | Comments (0)
December 02, 2007
Chattanooga District 6 update
Signs are going up along Brainerd Road and in other parts of Chattanooga's 6th City Council district as the race to replace Marti Rutherford quickens. The special election will be held on February 5,...Posted by joe lance on 11:36 PM | Comments (1)
November 21, 2007
District 6 candidate forum announced
The Brainerd Unity Group is inviting the public to a candidate forum to feature those who have qualified for the February 5, 2008 special election in Chattanooga's 6th Council District. The seat is open...Posted by joe lance on 05:02 PM | Comments (1)
November 20, 2007
Mike Feely is interim City Council member
The Chattanooga City Council tonight selected Methodist minister Mike Feely to serve in District 6 until a special election is held on February 5, 2008 to replace former Council member Marti Rutherford. More from...Posted by joe lance on 10:49 PM | Comments (0)
October 09, 2007
The votes are in; I'm not.
Last week I asked readers to vote in an online poll that asked what I should do about the open District 6 council seat. Twenty votes were cast (suggesting that "turnout" was typically light,...Posted by joe lance on 01:31 PM
August 22, 2007
Calling Ms. Chamberlain
It's no coincidence, surely, that on the very day that a ruckus blows up over District 6 Councilwoman Marti Rutherford's residence being located in District 5, someone at a computer in Chattanooga is searching...Posted by joe lance on 10:59 PM