Kamala didn’t get the questions in advance. It’s a presidential debate, of course the questions would be about abortion, the economy, inflation, immigration, and foreign affairs. Her ease with the questions isn’t her having the questions in advance, it’s her being prepared for a debate. What did Trump think he was showing up for? A […]

This election reminds me of a famous poem by Robert Frost called “The road not taken.”  Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; This election […]

It’s 50 days until the election and so far I have yet to see a scheduled debate or forum between any candidates running for state or local government. There is some vast underlying belief that if you feel you have a strong base and strong name recognition that you can skip debates or a forum.  […]

This week brought further proof that when it comes to local politics “dirty” is the nature of the game. I recently wrote an opinion piece about how I was sick of local politics.  While the Boyd/Lambert circus continues to put on a show in the major media sources, I want to call attention to some […]

Last week I read an article about a debate held between East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert and Hamilton County District 8 Commissioner Tim Boyd.  I found it amusing to read of the verbal sparing.  The more I thought about it the more disgusted I became. What happened to the days where a group of civic-minded […]

Across the country businesses along with cities and counties are changing their physical and economic landscape using Mega sports complexes.  These indoor and outdoor facilities cover every type of youth sport that you can imagine, and are designed to capitalize on the $10 billion a year business that is youth sports. Westfield, Indiana, a city […]

It has been an interesting week seeing the back and forth between Roy Exum and Tim Boyd regarding the upcoming idea of a $15 million expansion at Camp Jordan.  While everyone seemed to argue over how it should be done, no one seemed to ask if it should be done. To me it’s as simple as […]

… divided we fall. Anyone paying attention to city council meetings for the last month and a half has witnessed first hand the power of that phrase.   A group of neighbors upset over the use of ATVs by a property owner and his 12- year-old grandson on a vacant tract of land culminated with […]

Money. Gamblers want to risk it for chances of more. Savers want to keep it. The frugal are careful about giving it away. The lavish use it as a status symbol.  Our politics, our cities, our country, and even our world are carved up and deeply divided by money. In East Ridge there are two main […]

“If the Border Region Act was left to people like you, NOTHING would happen.  Because you’re a NAYSAYER!”  The words, which were literally being shouted at me, rang like a bell and I could feel wave after wave of vibrations penetrate deeper and deeper into me, as if barbed wire were being wrapped around my […]

The fate of the future of the athletic facilities may be settled on Thursday. Will they be left to rot while remaining under the control of a budget strapped school board with no intentions of making any repairs or improvements?  Or will they be given away to the city of East Ridge in hopes that […]

Reconnecting to a successful past … or devil in disguise? There are four, fresh applications on the East Ridge City Manager’s desk for our new City Attorney.  Depending on who’s whispers you’re hearing, at least one of those applications has been labeled by some as either a link to our successful past or a devil […]