http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Toward an Informed Citizenry en-us buggyshoes@gmail.com 2009-11-19T12:50:17-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/19/more-on-kefauver-dinner-and-candidates.html As a follow-up to the wrap-up, here's Erik Schelzig's story. (HT: Tom Humphrey) Here is a profile of Memphis' Sen. Jim Kyle by Jackson Baker. (HT: A.C. Kleinheider) And then there was this little... 84767@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-19T12:50:17-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/18/local-democrats-party-at-annual-kefauver-dinner.html Since I live-tweeted the event, I didn't concentrate on taking the best notes for the blog. Besides, Matt Wilson's article captured the essentials, and Nordia Epps posted a brief summary for WDEF. About the... 84751@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-18T13:02:43-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/16/herron-wins-hamilton-county-straw-poll.html The tally: Sen. Roy Herron: 152 Sen. Jim Kyle: 79 Kim McMillan: 30 Mike McWherter: 25 Ward Cammack: 24 There was no total given from the podium for undecided votes. I asked party chairman... 84729@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-16T20:31:43-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/15/herron-wins-sullivan-straw-poll.html Tennessee Senator Roy Herron added a second county straw poll victory to his list on Saturday, when he won 47 percent of votes cast at a Sullivan County Democratic Party event. From the Kingsport... 84713@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-15T22:50:52-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/15/coffee-with-the-candidate-kim-mcmillan.html I recently sat down for a brief interview with former legislator and governor's adviser Kim McMillan, who is running to replace her onetime boss, Gov. Phil Bredesen. (Due to an equipment user malfunction, this... 84711@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2009-11-15T21:09:23-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/11/did-i-hear-you-correctly.html Earlier this fall, I met with Mike McWherter for an hour or so of discussion about the campaign for governor, and how he intends to address some of the challenges facing Tennesseans. As that... 84683@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Policy 2009-11-11T21:53:46-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/11/07/miranda-writes.html Patrick Miranda, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's Fifth District, has a blog to go along with his campaign site. Incumbent Congressman Jim Cooper, a "Blue Dog" Democrat, had... 84634@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ US House Elections 2009-11-07T19:15:01-05:00 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