Roane County “Blues” Quarterly Newsletter September 2021
Energetic and exuberant, Vickey Shubert Beard is a positive life force to be reckoned with! The Roane County Democrats are lucky she retired from her work and chose to focus on growing our “blue dot in a red county!” Her important contributions include igniting our...Reorganization Meeting Minutes 8-21-21
ROANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY REORGANIZATION CONVENTION 8/21/21 MEETING MINUTESLabor Day Picnic Cancelled
The Roane County Democrats sadly announce that our annual Labor Day picnic will be cancelled for September 6, 2021 due to the rising COVID 19 infections. It is our hope to have another event in the fall if the numbers improve. Sorry for the inconvenience.Expand Medicaid Now! by Craig Fitzhugh
Craig Fitzhugh for Mayor Tennessee has forfeited nearly $4 billion of our own tax money that instead has gone to other states because the General Assembly refuses to expand Medicaid. Their refusal was a political move that had real-world consequences not only for...RCDP mourns sudden death of Steve Kelley
The Roane County Democratic Party is sad to announce the sudden death of Steve Kelley, county commissioner, loyal member of the RCDP, husband of Renee and brother of Jean West, our party’s treasurer. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 27 at Kyker’s...Get the App
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[O]ne of the biggest threats to American democracy right now isn’t nuclear war or terrorism, but the growing narcissism and nihilism of the public, says Tom Nichols. Nichols, an instructor at Harvard Extension School and the U.S. Naval War College, recently released “Our Own Worst Enemy.” The ...
At a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden said tax breaks and benefits for the wealthy don't "trickle down" to the rest of society.