FACT CHECK. Following the original publication of this article, here are a couple of changes / clarifications:1. Photo of candidate speaking at forum has been removed since it served only to trigger some readers. The photo did not comment on…
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…
The intersection at Murfreesboro Road and Nir Shreibman Road has long been a thorn in the side of drivers that live in the Lake Forest, Madison Square, Watersedge, Lakewoods, and other subdivisions as they leave for work in the morning…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Nearly four years ago, I stood in front of the Water and Wastewater Financing Board at a hearing by the State Comptroller’s Office to present a plan to get the city off the state’s distressed water system list. The board…