http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Toward an Informed Citizenry en-us buggyshoes@gmail.com 2009-11-07T10:23:07-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/07/hope-you-were-hungry.html During the attempt to adjust some design elements on this site, it appears that a lot of entries were re-posted via the RSS feed, and thus it looks like I spammed some aggregators. Sorry... 84629@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Site News 2009-11-07T10:23:07-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/07/east-meets-west-meets-middle.html A pair of Twitter updates from Tennessee gubernatorial candidates demonstrates that the pack's pre-holiday trips back and forth across the state are in full swing. Sen. Jim Kyle, of Memphis: Enjoyed meeting democrats in... 84626@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-07T09:01:44-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/05/democratic-candidates-for-governor-in-hamilton-county-straw-poll.html From Facebook: The Hamilton County Democratic Party will hold its annual Estes Kefauver Dinner on Monday, November 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Choo Choo's Imperial Ballroom. Five Democratic gubernatorial candidates will be there,... 84585@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-05T12:44:46-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/26/lets-be-blount-about-education.html Tonight in Maryville, a group of concerned citizens hosted a candidate forum dedicated to the subject of improving education in Tennessee. Several of the men and women running to be our next governor were... 84458@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Education 2009-10-26T22:47:45-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/26/do-we-need-county-primaries.html Officials in Putnam County, Tennessee are looking into that question, according to a report by Nashville station WSMV. Not surprisingly, the local Democratic and Republican parties are saying "not so fast." Naturally, they seem... 84378@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Elections 2009-10-26T22:10:02-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/23/chattanooga-tea-party-to-host-speaker-ramsey.html The Chattanooga Tea Party group is meeting-up with Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, a Republican candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 2010, today at 3 p.m. at the Country Place Restaurant on Shallowford Road.... 84419@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-10-23T09:17:19-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/21/how-to-win-favor-with-the-party-during-a-primary.html Political parties tend to adopt a neutral stance in primary races—unless, of course, there is a clear need to purge a wayward member and her heresy from the pure body of true believers. The... 84385@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Campaign finance 2009-10-21T09:30:10-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/21/senator-roy-herron-at-setpac.html Last Friday, state Sen. Roy Herron, a Democrat from Dresden who is running for governor, spoke to the Southeast Tennessee Political Action Committee. I was unable to cover the event, but Judy Frank was... 84382@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-10-21T07:54:01-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/15/special-election-primary-today-in-germantown.html There is a state Senate primary today in addition to the Memphis mayoral election. District 31, where former Senator Paul Stanley resigned after being blackmailed about photos he took of a legislative intern, covers... 84314@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ 2009-10-15T09:56:58-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/15/how-not-to-recruit-candidates-for-critical-elections.html Maybe it's just me, and I'm not a political strategist by any stretch (in fact, I adopt a wary stance at the whole profession), but this: When [Curt Cobb] told me he was stepping... 84309@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Political News 2009-10-15T06:50:42-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/13/rejected-house-62-special-election-headlines.html As you know, the special election held today in the 62nd District of the Tennessee House of Representatives has been unofficially won by Republican Pat Marsh. To help him celebrate his victory, I have... 84291@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Humour 2009-10-13T21:06:54-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/13/an-extra-special-election-state-party-showdown.html Today, voters in the 62nd House District will elect a replacement for former Rep. Curt Cobb. These off-cycle elections are usually little-noticed and attended only by activists, but not this time. More political observers... 84274@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ State House Elections 2009-10-13T07:09:31-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/10/09/open-thread-on-the-2009-nobel-peace-prize.html I'll get it started: if (and I'm just assuming here) the spirit behind awarding President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize was that an Obama presidency, by itself, significantly increases the prospect of "improved... 84217@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ International 2009-10-09T10:05:36-05:00