http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Toward an Informed Citizenry en-us buggyshoes@gmail.com 2008-05-11T22:15:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070287.html U.S. Representative Zach Wamp has not faced a well-supported challenger in any of his re-election bids. Tennessee's congressional districts are gerrymandered enough; but the Third District was represented by a Democrat for twenty years... 70287@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ US House Elections 2008-05-11T22:15:35-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070288.html The event is a fundraiser. Details are at Post Politics.... 70288@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Presidential Elections 2008-05-11T21:30:46-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070273.html Staffers and volunteers gathered on Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga Saturday for the kickoff to "Vote for Change," a national voter registration effort sponsored by the Barack Obama campaign. Organizers say some 55 volunteers... 70273@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ 2008-05-11T15:05:45-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070211.html The top story on Chattanoogan.com as of this writing is that CARTA plans to raise rates; has asked the city and the county for additional funds; and states that cuts to some services (such... 70211@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Community 2008-05-09T08:34:07-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070166.html I hope you have been following the discussion (as dry as it may seem) regarding the purpose and function of auditors in the City of Chattanooga. Like many a tedious procedural debate, this one... 70166@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Government 2008-05-08T22:09:44-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070167.html Brittney Gilbert sums up Then and Now. (Think I made a tweet about this? You bet I did.)... 70167@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ About Blogs 2008-05-08T07:48:02-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070125.html Gems from last night, and ongoing: Hillary's assertion that Indiana "broke the tie" in the PA-NC-IN trifecta is quite possibly the most pathetically unconvincing piece of election-night spin since Joe Lieberman's "three-way split decision... 70125@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Presidential Elections 2008-05-07T09:27:38-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070110.html Last week, the family and I drove to Nashville and back (well, we never saw Nashville, just part of Nolensville Pike), and I noticed some new driver awareness communications along Interstate 24. Every so... 70110@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Government 2008-05-06T22:56:29-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070102.html So, I can now openly say that former Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long was as guilty as sin on those charges of extortion and drug trafficking, and all the rest, because he has entered... 70102@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Miscellaneous 2008-05-06T20:58:24-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070098.html When I seriously got into blogging and went to a national conference in Nashville nearly three years ago, one panelist in the first night's "old media/new media" discussion was an impressive alt-weekly editor named... 70098@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ News 2008-05-06T19:25:16-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070083.html Add me to the list of bloggers who'll be watching the North Carolina and Indiana returns tonight. Though opinion polls can be useful indicators, the election results are always the real document, of course.... 70083@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Presidential Elections 2008-05-06T10:23:39-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070067.html A couple of days ago the annual Armed Forces Day parade wound its way through the streets of downtown Chattanooga, and throngs of the Tennessee Valley's most patriotic citizens lined its path. Photographer Wesley... 70067@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ There are no words 2008-05-05T21:20:38-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/070011.html Let's see, who gets the link tonight? How about race42008.com? They are just pointing to CNN, though. Obama led the vote count throughout the day and had a 52.7 percent to 47.3 percent advantage... 70011@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Presidential Elections 2008-05-03T21:34:24-05:00