Apr
18
Kingsport Tea Party
April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
“They use taxes to control our behavior, steer our choices and change the way we live our lives,” David Davis
The Tea Party was great, with alot of support across all isles. My only complaint is why Rep Roe sent someone. Its hard to talk about how bad you think taxes are when you pass a [...]
Apr
7
Tea Party
April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
April 15th, from 3pm to 5pm
Memorial Park (across from Dobyns-Bennett High School)
1650 Ft. Henry Drive
Kingsport, Tennessee
Spread The Word!
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”
- Thomas [...]
Mar
25
Good law by a Democrat
March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Proposed legislation co-sponsored by Rep. John Litz and Sen. Steve Southerland involving red-light cameras has pitted the state legislators against the Morristown engineering department.
HB 0541 by *Litz ( SB 0768 by *Southerland)
(A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(8)(B), whenever in this state three-light traffic-control signals are used displaying successively green, yellow, and red lights for [...]
Mar
10
VOLuntarilyConservative:More Signs of Trouble for the East Tennessee Economy
March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Tri-Cities are a prime example. Each has its own major economic driver. Johnson City has East Tennessee State University. Bristol has Bristol Motor Speedway. Kingsport has Eastman Chemical. Over a decade ago, I wrote a piece speaking to the vulnerability of each of the Tri-Cities due to this phenomenon. At the time, King Pharmaceuticals [...]
Feb
16
Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By ERIC ADAMS, kgw.com Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. — Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.
Four Portland legislators joined a Springfield senator to introduce Oregon House Bill 2461, which would impose a $49.61 tax on each barrel of beer produced by [...]
Feb
15
Boycott Kingsport
February 15, 2009 | 8 Comments
With everything going on. We see spending and spending from the BMA. It’s high time our voices are listened to. It is time we boycott the city. Spend as much as you can outside the city limits. Also being that they rely on tourism for all these projects lets see what the locals mean to [...]
Feb
13
Tennessee House votes on Porkulus
February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Feb
12
Their Votes. Your Views. Tennessee Votes
February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Now you can track what and how your rep’s are voting on in Tennessee. Tennessee votes
Made possible by TCPR
Welcome to TennesseeVotes.org!
This website provides plain-English, concise, non-partisan descriptions of every bill and vote in the Tennessee legislature, searchable and sortable by legislator, subject category, keyword or a combination of these. It also allows you to comment, [...]
Feb
9
AGC Flat Glass plans temporary layoff of 100 Kingsport workers; closes Bridgeport, West. Va. plant
February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
AGC Flat Glass North America today announced the layoff of 100 people at the Blue Ridge pattern glass plant in Kingsport and closure of its plant in Bridgeport, West. Va.
The company calls the Kingsport layoff a temporary action.
Temporary layoffs are usually ranked as six months to a year, but the duration depends on economic conditions.
It [...]
Feb
6
Things you dont get to see in Kingsport
February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Hunter Wright Stadium
This is the closest I have been to it also. Thought id share.