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 MINUTES
Biggest threat to America? Not terrorism but apathy, expert says
[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...
Exhibit honoring Oak Ridge 85 opens at Oak Ridge History Museum
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A new exhibit honoring the 65th anniversary of the pioneering Oak Ridge 85 officially opened at the Oak Ridge History Museum on Friday. On Sept. 6, 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community integrated Oak Ridge High School and...
Labor 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.
Nashville doctor announces Democratic gubernatorial bid
From the Tennessee Lookout: Dr. Jason Martin, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Sumner Regional Medical Center, has made official what’s been rumored for months: He’s running for governor. Martin made the announcement at Meharry Hospital in Nashville Monday...
Democratic Candidates for Governor - Debate Tuesday June 19th - at 6pm Central time Representative Craig Fitzhugh and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Location: Belmont University McAffee Concert Hall Open to Public -- tickets required -- A limited number are...
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A Note from Mary Mancini
Republicans REFUSE to Expand Medicaid in Tennessee... AGAIN! Gov. Bill Haslam made another push for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee, but just like before, a handful of extremist Republicans nixed the idea. This time, it was killed in secret in a closed-door meeting....
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