By Jinx Watson The blackberries are two weeks early this year. The tropical-like rains will rot the cabbages we planted unless we pick them now. The children haven’t used their sleds in 3-4 years. For me, this is pretty good evidence of climate change right here in Roane County. So, […]
From Mother Jones MONIKA BAUERLEIN AND CLARA JEFFERY APRIL 24, 2019 We’re a long way from done processing the Mueller report—or, given how much has been redacted, from knowing what it really says. But one thing that’s clear now is that the questions it leaves open are about a lot more than the […]
Gloria Johnson, a Democrat representing Knoxville’s District 13, will be the guest speaker at the Monday, June 24, meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club. The group will meet at 6 p.m. at The Other One, a deli at 178 Randolph Road in Grove Center, Oak Ridge. Johnson, who served […]
NAACP Monthly Meeting – Joe Eskridge 865-882-5545 email:jkeskridge@comcast.net Great News! Mary Mancini, chair of the TNDP, will be speaking at this NAACP meeting on Monday, June 3 at 7 pm at the Greenwood School. Everyone is welcome, please be there!
The Tennessee Democratic Party 2019 THREE STAR DINNER is just three weeks away! The TNDP Three Star Dinner is the premiere yearly Tennessee Democratic Party rally and fundraising event and brings together Democrats from across the state, Mountain City to Memphis. The importance of this night cannot be overstated as […]
From the New York TimesBy Jill Filipovic Contributing Opinion Writer The most important requirement for the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee? Electability. It matters more, we keep hearing, than nominating a candidate who has good policies. It matters more than nominating a candidate with a track record of passing progressive legislation. It […]
EXCITING NEWS! U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema will be the keynote speaker at the Tennessee Democratic Party’s 2019 Three Star Dinner on June 22! The Three Star Dinner is the premiere Tennessee Democratic Party rally and fundraising event and brings together Democrats from Mountain City to Memphis. Read more.
Please Watch the Video: “AG Eric Holder on WNYC’s The Stakes” “Get out there and fight for this democracy, fight for this country. Understand that if we’re going to have a better America, it’s going to depend on what each and every one of you do … On Sunday night, […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 9:00 pm (Updated: March 12, 9:00 pm) from RCN By Deborah Fisher Government officials have found an effective way to keep secrets, especially when they don’t want taxpayers and voters to know about sweetheart deals with favored businesses. It works something like this. First, the government […]
State Representative David Byrd has been credibly accused of sexually abusing three former high school basketball players, who were aged 15 to 16 at the time. He even apologized to one victim. But now he’s gotten a promotion – to chair the Tennessee House Education Administration Subcommittee. Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada gave Byrd the […]
