Dear Dennis Waldron, It’s not about where you shop. It’s not about who you dine with. It’s not about where you buy water. It’s not about ‘the paparazzi.’ It’s not about having a city phone v. a personal phone. It’s…
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Alderman Jones Has History of Solicitation of Prostitution
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First it was theft from an employer. Then it was shoplifting while carrying a loaded .38 semi-automatic weapon. And now this. **** WARNING **** GRAPHIC INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED. * * * On…
Another Crime, Another Guilty Plea
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It appears the appointed alderman, Calvin Jones, did not learn his lesson with his first experience of being charged with a crime. As we discovered earlier this week, his first go-round (that we’re aware of) on the wrong side of…
A Guilty Plea to a Serious Criminal Charge
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This is La Vergne received a very disturbing email containing proof of a criminal past by the appointed alderman, Calvin Jones. On July 16, 2000, he received a felony indictment by a Davidson County Grand Jury for taking between $500 and…
How’s Employee Morale Now, Mayor?
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Here we go again. Back in late April, Mayor Dennis Waldron was recorded trash-talking city employees, volunteers, and other elected officials. This was about the time he was telling anyone who would listen to him (and those subjected to listening by…
Let’s Talk About Free Speech
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There seems to be some hoopla these days in LaVergne over the subject of free speech. Stating the obvious, we all know that free speech is protected under our first amendment rights of the Constitution of the United States. We also…
Let’s Talk About Take Home Vehicles
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A reader posted on our facebook page about seeing the mayor at Aldi’s earlier today. Today is Sunday and he drove his city vehicle. Why is this important? First, let’s take a look at the short history of mayors driving city vehicles.…
EDITORIAL: Choose to be Nice
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The editorial team here at This is LaVergne had written a couple of more posts regarding the mayor’s recordings “Caught on Tape” – particularly his comments about how he could have gotten the fire department for free (why didn’t he?…
Caught On Tape Analysis: The Senior Center
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“Senna told all the senior citizens down there that if I got elected I was gonna do away with the senior center. The senior center is thriving best its ever been.” – Dennis Waldron This comment ties in to another comment…
Caught on Tape: The Dennis Files
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A scant three months ago, the mayor of LaVergne was quoted in the Daily News Journal saying he did not want to have a hostile work environment. He said everyone was “treated equal” at City Hall. He is often heard boasting about…