March 17, 2014
March 15, 2014
My quiet way of fighting the big boys: Use cash, boost local economy
By David Tulis We’ve reported the federal government’s continuing war on cash, both a recent proposal about digital transactions and a long-term policy that has kept the largest denomination …
March 14, 2014
Reformed pastor explains how Christianity defies evil edicts from afar
In Focus 01/07/14 Lesser Magistrates need to Stand for what’s right from VCY America TV on Vimeo. The doctrine of the lesser magistrate requires elected officials to defend law, …
March 10, 2014
Decentralization lets national, state power devolve to locale
By David Tulis Events in Ukraine are generating a great deal of huffing and puffing in Washington, as if its government has anything to do with a secession vote …
March 7, 2014
Thrive 2055 survey pretends to weigh concerns, pushes centralizing agenda
By David Tulis Survey results by the marketing company behind Thrive 2055 help us enter into the larger agenda of having a gaggle of 16 area counties join forces …
March 5, 2014
That’s all Chattanooga needs — more ‘overarching leadership’
ur biggest obstacle to achieving a larger civic vision is the sad lack of over-arching governmental leadership, vision and collaboration among Hamilton County’s 10 municipal governmental bodies, and the …
March 1, 2014
Chains of paper, or chains of iron; will Knowles defy gay opinion, if it comes?
By David Tulis Will Bill Knowles, the Hamilton County clerk, buckle? Will this Christian man and well-known local political figure agree to issue a marriage license if two homosexual …
February 26, 2014
Crowd stands for pledge; I fiddle with camera, check briefcase, duck into men’s room
Two Southern intellectuals say the United States is too large and no longer is a functioning representative republic. Our study of local economy highlights the problem of scale that …