Category: General Info

Plan Your Vote, Nov. 8 2022

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…

Give Us a Whole Cashew, Not Semantics

George Will once said, “Creative semantics is the key to contemporary government; it consists of talking in strange tongues lest the public learn the inevitable inconveniently early.” “Lest the public learn the inevitable inconveniently early.“ We’ve heard time and again…

The Day to Honor Our Veterans

As the daughter of a 20-year Air Force veteran, I grew up around military bases. The sound of fighter jets taking off and landing lulled me to sleep for the first 17 years of my life. Upon retirement, hearing crickets…

Autism and Law Enforcement Training

Autism and the Law Enforcement Response  This is a great learning opportunity for those in Law Enforcement, and Victim Advocates.  Autism Tennessee will be hosting a free training event, September 19, 2019 at the Multi Purpose Building located behind City Hall,…

All the King’s MEN

When I ran for alderman in 2016, one of my platforms was to model the selection of LaVergne committee membership to be similar to the way that Nashville selects members. When Nashville has committee openings, members of the council will…

November 1 – The Doctor is In

This is officially the first day of the 2017 NaBloPoMo. Crazy name, right? It’s the acronym for “National Blog Posting Month” which is a takeaway from the NaNoWriMo – or “National Novel Writing Month.”  In our case, I hope to…

City Looking at Space Needs

As many readers already know, I am running for the office of Alderman in the City of La Vergne. A hot topic of conversation has been about building a City Hall Complex. Today I met with the City Administrator and I…