Picking on Haslam because he’s got money.

Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam bought the wrong license thus violating state law:
As it turns out, he did not buy the most appropriate license of all under state law – the basic Tennessee hunting and fishing license that costs $27 – though he did purchase other permits that he did not need, according to Haslam’s [...]

A look at TN gubernatorial candidates on guns:
All seven major candidates express support for Second Amendment rights but differ sharply on guns in bars and other issues.
Three Republicans – Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga – said they support renewing the guns-in-bars law.
The Democrats [...]

ACK tells us that Bloomberg sent investigators to gun shows in Nashville to illegally buy guns. The AP report is here:
Investigators hired by New York City conducted stings at gun shows in states that have not closed the “gun show loophole” and found some vendors openly selling weapons to buyers who admitted they couldn’t [...]

At least, that’s how I read this.

They either support gun control or support gun control. Cammack even says we crazy gun nuts need to stop being all gun nutty because we’re making people nervous. Well, outside the lefty blogs who get twitchy over anything gun related, I haven’t noticed a lot of nervousness.
Meanwhile, though not a Democrat, Haslam [...]

WizardPC is none too happy. And he has video of Haslam’s remarks. I found it interesting he consulted TFA on how to strengthen his second amendment bona fides and then disregarded that advice.

Knoxville banned the law-abiding from going armed in their parks. And that ban will stand. Now, only criminals will be armed there. No surprise there. But this is a bit interesting:
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, who’s seeking the Republican nomination for governor, didn’t vote but gave the vote his support, saying the intersection of greenways [...]

The Rep:
Today, September 3 at 5:00 p.m., the Knoxville City Council will consider an ordinance that, if passed would remove a long-time ban on the possession of firearms within city parks.
The meeting will be held at the City County Building located at 400 Main St. in Knoxville. You can also contact your city leaders Mayor [...]

The guns in parks issue was said to be resolved since Knoxville had an old law on the books banning possession in parks. Steve Hall has proposed an ordinance repealing the ban and the meeting is scheduled for tonight. This could be an interesting meeting as Stacey Campfield reports that Mayor Bill Haslam plans [...]

Campaign for Liberty on why not Haslam:
Mayor Haslam discussed the story as I explained and he said his intention in the entire situation was simply to “stop the wrong people from having guns”.
I asked him “what kind of people are you referring to that you say shouldn’t have guns?”
And he responded with “felons, criminals, and [...]

Apparently, Haslam dodged the question about whether or not he supported a ban on lawful carry of firearms in parks. Via Knoxviews.com, who seems to think marginalizing a minority is OK.

ACK notes there’s some question as to whether an email actually came from Bill Haslam’s blackberry. It’s not unheard of. Zach Wamp actually emailed me once from his blackberry. He then responded quickly to me and also asked that I not give out his personal email address.

Haslam got out of Mayors Against Guns Just in time:
US Conference of Mayors Demands Brady Agenda
Bloomberg to Run Anti-Gun Ads in Virginia

ACK has a copy of Haslam’s letter resigning from the group.
Also, my sources tell me this will be a topic of discussion on one of the local TeeVee stations this weekend.

ACK has an article in The Nashville City Paper about TN Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Haslam leaving Mayors Against Guns:
Haslam has had plenty of opportunities, had the group truly offended his sensibilities on guns, to withdraw from the group before now.
He neglected to do so.
Therefore, it is not a stretch to imagine that had Mayor Haslam [...]

Michael Silence has more on Mayor Haslam leaving Mayors Against Guns.
And, yes, I’ll start using Pilot Stations to fill up. They’re the only place in town that sells E85.

Seen at ACK’s:
Bill has resigned from the group. He did so because he believes MAIG has expanded its mission in ways that go far beyond fighting criminal gun use, including a number of ideas that he does not share.
Good for the mayor.

I’ve followed the issue of gubernatorial candidate and Knoxville mayor Haslam and and his unfortunate membership in an anti-gun group for a bit. A reader notes:
Hey, I went to the Mayors Against Illegal Guns web site and Knoxville and Haslam are not there.
Did he quit? He did distance himself from them in the past. [...]

Representative Judd Matheny organized an event that was sponsored by Barrett Firearms and Hero Gear to conduct firearms awareness training with many of our elected officials from Nashville. Pics and report here, including one of Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey having some fun with an AR-15.
Update: Zing: Haslam, I’m Guessing, Doesn’t Have Pics Like These

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belongs to the anti-gun group Mayors Against Illegal Guns (background here). He has recently begun to distance himself from the group and good for him. As he has stated a few times, he signed the petition that had some core principles that he thought everyone could agree on. Well, here are [...]

Randy Neal at KnoxViews has a good catch today. His advice? Get a room.
Thus begins the Haslam love-a-thon. Can action figures be far off? I want the cowboy one with the six gun.
Even the most jaded reader will get a little verklempt as Metro Pulse commenter Joe Sullivan writes, “Yet for me the rewards [...]

Glenn and Helen sat down to interview Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. You can see the interview here.
They ask him about his membership in Mayors Against Guns. He says it was probably a mistake to have joined. And that when it started, Bloomberg wasn’t in charge. He does not favor any more gun [...]

Michael Silence does some reporting:
I put a call into Haslam to get some response, and he graciously called me back. He said in retrospect he probably should not have signed a petition by the anti-gun group. But he noted at that time the first four or five goals of the group were planks “anyone would [...]

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is running for governor. He belongs to a an anti-gun group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which keeps having members exit. One of his gubernatorial opponents says:
As for the Second Amendment, he parts ways with Mayor Haslam, comparing the idea of suing gun manufacturers for crime (which Haslam has gone on [...]

Very bad behavior in Knoxville. News Sentinel Editor Jack McElroy will have a lot to say for weeks if not months. Yet bad behavior occurs every day on the highways and very few want to ban cars. It could have been a knife or a hammer. Even a two by four piece of lumber. But [...]

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, a member of Mayors Against Illegal guns (see links here), addresses his membership at about the 9:30 mark, here. He just signed it and thinks they have six points everyone should agree with. I can’t find those points.
Obviously, he’s gearing up for his gubernatorial run.
Some bits:
[Bloomberg] [...]

Looks like the Tennessee Gubernatorial race is getting underway with the two contenders on the Republican side looking to be Zach Wamp and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. AC doesn’t see Wamp getting too far because of money. You’ll recall that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the Joyce Foundation funded, anti-gun [...]

Mayors Against Guns (which Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of) recently received $175K from the Joyce Foundation (which Barack Diggler Obama used to be director of) so that they can sue.

So, Mayor of Atlanta attaches her name to some astro-turf generated by Mayors Against Guns as evidenced at the bottom of the page:
Shirley Franklin is mayor of Atlanta. Contributing to this column were: Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee; Manuel A. Diaz, mayor of Miami; Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco; Greg Nickels, mayor of Seattle; [...]

AC interviews Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam regarding future political aspirations, namely governor.
This is the part where, as promised, I remind everyone that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of Mayors Against Guns. Mayors Against Guns is an anti-gun group headed by NYC’s Michael Bloomberg. It is funded, in part, by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation. [...]

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean may join an anti-gun group:
A national movement among urban mayors against illegal guns and the so-called “gun show loophole” has made its way to Knoxville and Memphis. Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said he is exploring joining that cause.
Mayor Haslam and other Tennessee mayors have signed up with this anti-gun group.
Update: The [...]

Boy, these astroturf groups shoot up fast!
You’ll recall Mayor Bloomberg started Mayors Against Guns, which Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan are members of.
Now, Bloomberg has started State Legislators Against Guns.

The other day, I mentioned to the Mrs. one of the new fuel efficiency vehicles. It’s a passing interest of mine. I figure in the next year or two, I’ll have the itch for a new ride. And I’m pretty sure the smart thing to do with our next vehicle purchases is to get something [...]

So, Insty notes this really cool plan to get the US less dependent on foreign oil. It involves requiring (for about $100) new cars to be flex fuel vehicles. I’m torn because, well, it’s a good idea. But at the same time it makes my libertarianish side want to smack me about the head [...]

So, we knew that Shelby County Mayor Wharton and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam were members of the Joyce Foundation funded group Mayors Against Guns. But now, there’s a new edition. Via Rustmeister, seems Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan is also a member of this sham group.
Other mayors have figured out the group [...]

In case you missed it from the post below:
But Obey lashed out at both the NRA, which failed to endorse him in his most recent race despite his pro-gun rights record, and Bloomberg. He said the mayor’s representatives came to his office and threatened to run television ads attacking him.”
Nice. But what we expect [...]

Another mayor has left Bloomberg’s mayors against gun group. This time, in New Jersey of all places:
Oldsmans Township, NJ Mayor Harry Moore has resigned his membership from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun coalition, continuing the trend of mayors jaded by Bloomberg’s focus on gun control rather than crime control.
“I applaud Mayor Harry [...]

In an update to ColtCCO getting slammed for lawfully carrying a gun, Insty notes:
it suggests a serious training deficit with the Knoxville Police, as well as an attitude problem on the part of the officer in question.
Well, the tone at the top from Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is anti-gun. Why wouldn’t the cops be?

Another mayor has left Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, Mayors Against Guns:
Carmel, Indiana Mayor Jim Brainard is the most recent addition to a list of the nation’s mayors to resign from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun coalition.
“These mayors, one-by-one, have come to realize the misinformation Bloomberg has given them regarding the true intent of his [...]

Looks like Pilot Oil is going to start selling Ethanol 85. That would be good news for yours truly and the environment as I drive a vehicle that will take that. But I’m boycotting Pilot Oil since one of it’s owners, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, is a member of the Joyce Foundation funded [...]

Bloomberg is not only the #1 enemy of gun rights but, generally, the #1 enemy of personal responsibility. Somebody ought to inform Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam who he has chosen to ally himself with.

It’s amusing. From Joe, I learn that Gun Guy Gonzo linked to me stating we gun bloggers are full of venom and vitriol, cursing and overcompensating masculinity, and instead of providing insight on the news, they provide rehashes of decades-old NRA lies and propaganda. This is particularly amusing when you’re in the know [...]

The story so far: The local paper runs, err, well, I’ll just let Tam say it:
Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last Saturday, I glanced down at the Knoxville News Sentinel in the rack by the register and was struck dumb. There at the top of the front page, above the fold, [...]

Chuck Canterbury:
Some of America’s mayors, led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Thomas M. Menino of Boston, would like you to believe that their Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is about fighting illegal firearms in their cities and across the country.
It’s not.
The principal goal of this coalition is the repeal of language [...]

First, I saw on the snooze last night that the shooter had been adjudicated mentally defective by a judge and ordered to go to padded land. Now, I’m not sure how the National Instant Check System works but shouldn’t something like that show up on a background check? Heck, a number of years [...]

Terry Frank asks I wonder if Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam will continue to maintain his membership in Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun group after this publication. You’ll recall that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the Joyce Foundation funded Alliance of Mayors Against Guns. Past entries here. Seems the NRA did a story on [...]

The Editorial staff of the Knoxville News Sentinel has penned yet another in the series of “Can I carry your water Mr. Mayor” Editorials. Except this time it is a different Mayor, it is Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. Bonus points for also carrying the water of the Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV.
The subject of [...]

If she doesn’t bring up gun control. Says the post:
The shooting deaths of two auxiliary cops must spur the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass tougher gun legislation, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.
But carrying guns is banned there. How’d that happen?
He also called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday to urge her to act – and said [...]

I mentioned before that I was boycotting Pilot Oil because Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the Joyce Foundation-funded Mayors Against Guns. And his family owns Pilot Oil. Apparently, the boycott has other followers too.

One of the worst decisions by Knoxville Mayor Haslam and his administration was the approval and installation of Redflex Red Light cameras. But much worse than that decision was the decision not to change the Yellow Light timing to ensure traffic safety.
Whether this was oversight, incompetence, or greed will be difficult to ascertain. The engineering [...]

Sebastian reports that yet another mayor has dropped out of Bloomberg’s anti-gun group. Says Mary B. Wolf, Mayor of Williamsport, PA:
I have learned that the Coalition may be working on issues that conflict with legal gun ownership and that some action on your behalf are dubious. I have also learned that other mayors [...]

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (who is a member of the anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns that is funded by the Joyce Foundation – summary here and all posts here) has announced his plans for a second term:
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam today announced his candidacy for a second term.
Haslam who was elected in 2003 cited among [...]

There was a rather unflattering entry at Wikipedia about Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam being a member of Bloomberg’s anti-gun Mayors Against Guns group. Seems someone from Knoxville (i.e., perhaps some of the mayor’s people) keeps trying to scrub it. But, never fear, Countertop restored it.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership responds to the Justice Department telling Bloomberg to knock it off:
“The response by the Bush Administration’s Justice Department to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to combat illegal gun trafficking come across as an effort to silence the messenger rather than respond to the problem of a [...]

A third mayor has quit Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group:
A third mayor has bowed out of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun mayors’ coalition, saying he is in favor of disarming criminals, but “not at the risk of losing our Constitutional freedom.”
SAF learned from the staff at Gun Week that Rio Rancho, NM Mayor Kevin Jackson [...]

The NRA has a page up listing the mayors who joined Bloomberg’s anti-gun group. They also have contact info and how to be heard. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the group. So, if you local yokels haven’t called the mayor in a while, do so at:
Phone: 865-215-2040
Fax: 865-215-2085
mayor@cityofknoxville.org

Bloomberg does the opinion piece for mayors against guns a gun control organization that is funded by the Joyce Foundation. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the anti-gun coalition of mayors (see background info here) and that is why I personally am boycotting Pilot Oil. Nothing new in this misguided [...]

One of your fellow mayors against guns quit the group:
Jared Fuhriman, the mayor of Idaho Falls, has walked away from the coalition of mayors. He told a local newspaper that he was originally told that Bloomberg’s coalition was only going after “illegal guns.” But after doing his own research he said, “I could see [...]

Countertop notes that there is a protest to catch a man guilty of committing gun crimes:
Maniacal New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors’
Coalition Against Illegal Guns will be meeting for a one day
“National Summit” at the DC Capitol Hilton (corner of 16th and K at
1001 16th Street NW) on Tuesday, January 23rd – [...]

By now most people have learned of the disharmony between the City of Knoxville and Knox County government over the South Grove Shopping Center. Harmony is very important in Knox County. It appears that it is even more important than either ethics or the law.
The disharmony is over an allegedly illegal “One Man One Vote [...]

You may recall there was a little dustup over the World’s Fair Park project a couple years ago. The idea was to save the Sunsphere, the Candy Factory, and the Tennessee Amphitheater.
In the News Sentinel today we learn it may cost $3.4 million for full renovation or $655,000 for complete demolition. Money that was supposed [...]

In the past few weeks there have been two local events that should give anyone pause regardless of their feelings about firearms. Whether the concern is for the United States Constitution or just plain common sense, the idea that anyone should trust a criminal armed with a gun makes no sense.
The first event was this [...]

I said before that I was boycotting Pilot Oil due to Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s membership in an anti-gun group funded by the Joyce Foundation. I was pleased to have received correspondence from someone in the Mayor’s office offering to clarify the issue with me. I received that comment 11 days [...]

Gene, being accused of anti-gun bias, writes:
As for just reporting the facts, the program was designed to illicit (sic) comments from my guests. I think we succeeded. Mike Cohen, Frank Cagle and Terry Frank each offered their opinions. If you review the segment, you won’t hear me offer my opinion. I’m simply the moderator.
The email [...]

The video mentioned here is now online here. A few notes:
Gene Patterson acknowledges WATE hasn’t covered Haslam’s involvement in this group.
The general consensus shared by the panel (and Glenn and me) is that Haslam didn’t know all the details about the group he joined.
Apparently, Knoxville has been having gun buybacks. A reader and [...]

In light of some recent postings on Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belonging to anti-gun group, I was going back through some links. Looks like Tennessee has another mayor that has recently allied himself with an anti-gun group: Shelby County Mayor A.C. Warton. Unlike Knoxville, the Memphis press has covered the issue:
Wharton will travel [...]

Terry Frank brought it up on the boob tube:
Gene asked Frank Cagle, Mike Cohen, and me if Mayor Haslam’s alliance with Bloomberg might have an effect if Haslam ran for Governor. We all agreed it would. Cagle said something to the effect that he could envision a 30 second spot and he reminded viewers of [...]

Regarding my boycott of Pilot Oil due to Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s membership in an anti-gun group, I received this comment:
As an employee of the Haslam administration I encourage sayuncle to contact me via email as I may be able to offer a communication venue if he is having trouble connecting with the mayor.
I responded [...]

how pro-gun folks are willing to debate their position any time and any where (often, when we’re not even asked); Yet, the anti-gunners only set up shill blogs without comments, issue press releases, and largely stick to venues in which they will not be challenged and avoid those that will? Yeah, me too.
By the [...]

It’s now been over one month since I reported that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the Joyce Foundation-funded, anti-gun group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns. This has been mentioned on my site and linked by instapundit, NRA News, and other local blogs; and it has been covered by radio host Steve [...]

Wayne LaPierre takes on some other mayors. No mention of Haslam this time.

Bitter notes that The Shooting Wire is taking on the anti-gun mayors:
Without belaboring a point, their organization is, indeed, one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Neither, however, does it represent the end of the firearms industry or the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
It represents another obvious sign that the profession once described [...]

It wasn’t me but whoever edited Bill Haslam’s wikipedia entry, I salute you.
Update: Gone now. That was fast. But here’s the old one.

Cam Edwards notes that the Tulsa mayor Kathy Taylor is also a part of Mayors Against Guns. He asks:
I’m really surprised the Tulsa media hasn’t gone after Taylor on this.
Well, Knoxville’s press hasn’t covered the fact that Mayor Haslam has joined the group either. Speaking of Knoxville, Les says:
The ultimate goal of [...]

Mayors against guns will have a meeting:
A coalition of mayors meets Thursday in Chicago to exchange strategies for fighting illegal guns and for winning tougher state and federal gun laws.
But, remember, Mr. Haslam just wants to deal with illegal guns. Apparently, the wants to do that by making more guns illegal:
Mayors say they struggle [...]

In comments here, a reader posted his email exchange with the mayor Haslam’s office about his membership in Mayors Against Guns. It’s reprinted here (read from bottom up):
To: Mayor
Cc: cchesney@cityofknoxville.org
Subject: Still really disappointed
Date: Oct 11, 2006 2:57 PM
Nice try Cathy Chesney but you didn’t come close to touching on the issue which was [...]

I criticized the local news for not covering the fact that the Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belongs to an anti-gun group. Rich, who happened to be at the News Sentinel when I had my panties all bunched up, says:
On the day in question, both the A and B sections of the paper were running [...]

Uncle shoots and maybe scores.
The NRA has picked up my story about Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam being a member of the anti-gun Mayors Alliance that is funded by Joyce Foundation (See here, here, here, here, here, and here). Wayne LaPierre (yes, that Wayne LaPierre) asks What’s going on in Knoxville:
Here’s a suggestion for [...]

Over at NSH, I posted this bit about Mayors Against Guns and the Joyce Foundation. In the comment section, a guy claiming to be Bob Ricker (Executive Director of the American Hunters and Shooters Association) says:
I’m the Executive Director of the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA)and AHSA has neither fequested nor received [...]

You know, that group that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a part of:
The Mayors Against Guns further claim that they “respect the rights of law abiding citizens to own guns.” No they don’t.
Let’s face it. The City of New York has done just about everything it can do in the form of imposing strict gun [...]

Part of the reason why Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s participation in Mayors Against Guns is important is because of the group’s ties. The group received $175K from The Joyce Foundation. The Joyce Foundation has funded plenty of anti-gun groups, even the hysterical ones. Here’s a round up of who they have funded [...]

Late for Dinner says good for Haslam:
To his credit, Haslam would not back down. He said he doesn’t understand why anyone would not want illegal guns off the street, and invited Gill down to the KPD evidence room to see what they were talking about. Good for Mayor Haslam.
As I said there:
The issue isn’t that [...]

And some radio.
While perusing around Al Gore’s Tubes of Internets, I discovered that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam was part of an anti-gun group. I wasn’t happy about it. In East Tennessee, this could be political suicide. So, I hopped back on Al Gore’s Tubes of Internets and wrote about it [...]

On the air at Steve Gill’s, Mr. Haslam non-explains his participation in the anti-gun Mayor’s Alliance Against Guns. AC has the audio. Short version: they said it was good so I signed up.
He had good talking points but the facts are he’s a member of an anti-gun group. And he was too lazy [...]

Mayor Haslam was apparently on Steve Gill’s show (thanks for the mention Steve) and was asked about his membership in an anti-gun group (see here and here). I haven’t heard it. AC says:
My main man, Steve Gill, and I just conversated and he relays that Haslam’s people called into his show today and were [...]

I called the Mayor’s office this morning to ask about Mayor Bill Haslam’s involvement in Michael Bloomberg’s Alliance of Mayors Against Guns. The nice lady I talked to had no idea what I was talking about. She transferred me to another nice lady who had no idea what I was talking about. [...]

Or at least his presence.
Seems Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of Michael Bloomberg’s Alliance of Mayors Against Guns. I have intentionally left off the word illegal because Bloomberg’s antics have not targeted illegal gun dealers but legal and lawful dealers. Bloomberg has waged a war against lawful gun dealers. [...]

Brother can you spare 9 million?
Have developers figured out what patsies our leaders in local Knox County government are? Much has been written about TIF’s here at Say Uncle. Even those like myself that cast a wary eye towards TIF’s admit that in theory they can be progressive and provide a reasonable return on investment.
But [...]

Terry Frank also has notes from the Republican debate:
I was seated directly behind Mayor Haslam. Two interesting notes here: Carolyn Jensen, face-lady for Sen. Bill Frist, leaned over to the Mayor following the opening remarks and remarked that “he” is doing well, “isn’t he?” The “he”, of course, being Bob Corker.
It seems Corker has the [...]

In the world of television there is a phrase that describes desperation and stupidity, the point where the show tips towards oblivion. That phrase is “jumping the shark”. This comes from the long running series “Happy Days” where in the final season the script writers were so desperate for a bit for sweeps week they [...]

Today is Election Day and the undecided voters must make an important decision. Who should they vote for in the race for Knox County Mayor? I suggest you consider the important aspect of fiduciary responsibly. How well has our current County Mayor managed the County’s finances? Not very well at all.
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale [...]

Terry Frank on the Metropulse’s recent love affair with the hideous practice of eminent domain:
Recently I asked of Bill Lyons, Director of Policy Development for the Mayor Haslam and the City of Knoxville, or if his Metro Pulse staffer wife, Gay, had written, influenced, or contributed to an editorial hit-piece in the Metro Pulse which [...]

Over at KnoxBlab some people are poking fun at the Take Back Our Government Rally.
One poster wrote, “I heard that the anti wheel tax people are having a rally tomorrow night at the Expo Center on Clinton Highway to take back the government. Anyone know who they are taking it from and what do [...]

There are many reasons the City of Knoxville should go back to the drawing board with the proposed sale of the Candy Factory. There have been many problems with both process and participation.
The problems with process are many. First it is unknown how much money the City of Knoxville has spent maintaining and repairing the [...]

Dear Editor:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says,
“If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
After watching the local TeeVee news tonight I got to thinking of a modern update of this Christmas [...]

Who looks out for the taxpayers of Knoxville? Two downtown Knoxville projects have serious questions that need answers. The Market Square and Worlds Fair Site projects have both been brought forward with RFPs that have confused both taxpayers and City officials. Each RFP had a two-part implementation. First the City chooses a finalist from a [...]

When is a deal not a deal? When you get a “do over”. All kids know what a “do over” is. Grownups call them a mulligan. A friend of mine told me the story of “Mulligan Joe”. This golfer wanted a mulligan on every bad tee shot. The general practice is a mulligan on the [...]

I thought Bubba was joking but the Mrs. just called and said that the mayor of Knoxville was on a local TeeVee press conference confirming his intent to resign later this year and run for governor.
Update: SKB reader gemini:
I heard Vice-Mayor Mark Brown has scheduled a press conference for this [...]

Adam Groves emails about this commentary (scroll down):
The city of Knoxville is hard up for money, but does that justify auctioning off more than 100 guns? Check the Web site powellauction.com. You’ll find KPD-confiscated handguns and rifles set to be sold Jan. 15. What’s the background check on bidders? And how many citizens will be [...]