http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Toward an Informed Citizenry en-us buggyshoes@gmail.com 2010-04-27T21:17:03-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/04/27/reminder-tennessee-ticket-has-moved.html If you are reading this via RSS or Chattablogs.com or some other way, please take note: I am now posting Tennessee Ticket entries at TennesseeTicket.com, and the feed URL is http://tennesseeticket.com/feed/. You can also... 86527@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Site News 2010-04-27T21:17:03-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/02/06/gubernatorial-campaign-cash-a-visual.html R. Neal organized the data into a usable format, and A.C. Kleinheider linked to it, and with their help I bring you these visualizations of the numbers reported this week by the seven "major"... 85631@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Campaign finance 2010-02-06T06:33:30-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/02/05/volunteer-doppelgangers.html While some have compared Tennessee Congressman Marsha Blackburn, and her would-be U.S. House colleague, Robin Smith, to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, others have a different Tennessee political stalwart in mind. While Sarah Palin... 85659@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Humour 2010-02-05T07:59:07-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/02/01/candidates-tout-variety-of-finance-figures.html The day is finally here. It's the campaign finance reporting deadline for the 2009 year-end period, and flacks were busy all weekend (at minimum) coming up with just the right spin to accompany the... 85609@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Campaign finance 2010-02-01T07:29:36-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/29/libertea-debate-postponed.html The 3rd Congressional District GOP candidate debate (or forum) that had been scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2010 has been postponed due to inclement (or, if you ask some, awesome) weather. Watch for an... 85589@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ US House Elections 2010-01-29T19:54:22-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/29/schools-closing.html From Channel 3's (WRCB) Twitter account: Hamilton County public schools are closing early at the following times on Friday, January 29, 2010: High schools: 11:30 Middle schools: 11:45 Elementary schools: 12:15 Magnet schools: 1:00... 85575@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Miscellaneous 2010-01-29T11:11:01-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/24/happy-birthday-to-tennesseeticket.html Five years ago today, a search ended. An enthusiastic reader of nationally focused political Web sites for the previous five years, I had set out on a quest to find a blog that covered... 85511@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Site News 2010-01-24T09:56:27-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/24/zach-wamp-opens-campaign-headquarters.html CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An estimated 250 supporters and onlookers crowded into a downtown building to celebrate the opening of the first of three statewide offices by the Zach Wamp for Governor campaign. Chattanooga Mayor... 85506@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2010-01-24T08:37:10-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/17/race-to-the-top-passed-now-what.html On Friday, the Tennessee General Assembly approved legislation that will implement changes in state education practices in hopes of receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government for the next several years.... 85445@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Education 2010-01-17T11:53:16-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/17/education-forum-follow-up.html The Cookeville Times' Lynette Judd asked two questions of the seven gubernatorial candidates who spoke in Nashville on Thursday night. Question 1: What is your opinion on the “Race to the Top” funding that... 85442@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ Education 2010-01-17T09:57:29-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/14/which-candidates-were-strongest-in-tonights-forum.html Granted, it wasn't a debate, so declaring a "winner" doesn't really make sense. But there will be an eventual winner come November, so: which candidates did you think did the best on substance, composure,... 85415@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2010-01-14T23:02:46-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/14/gubernatorial-candidate-forum-tonight.html The leading candidates* for governor will address the future of education and economic development in Tennessee in a forum at Belmont University that will be broadcast across the state via CBS television affiliates. In... 85411@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ TN Gubernatorial Elections 2010-01-14T17:57:08-05:00 http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2010/01/11/special-election-in-house-district-83.html Democrat Guthrie Castle, Independent John Andreucetti, and Republican Mark White will each cast a vote for himself on Tuesday, and will each hope that he has enticed a few more voters to the polls... 85362@http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/ State House Elections 2010-01-11T22:27:13-05:00