Monthly Archive: June 2007

Wow. A Big crowd come out to the Halls Republican Club to hear a legislative update from State Representative Bill Dunn. He did an exceptional job. Many officials and Representatives of Officials were present....

Thanks to Oatney World for this story and video this past Tuesday. Although some things have changed in the State Senate with a Republican Lt. Governor. Some things NEVER change in the State House....

A Brian’s Blog reader has emailed an example of the Shopper’s tabloidish methods. This appeared in the January 7, 1998 Shopper. The text under the photo reads “Mike Prince and Chad Tindell, candidates for...

I am watching the Funeral of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Evangelist Billy Graham. What a beautiful service. Her sister’s stories of Ruth as a girl and a young woman. Franklin Graham’s stories...

I began working in political campaigns in 1982 when I was 16 years old. I distributed bumper stickers, yard signs, knocked on doors for candidates that I liked. Robin Beard was the Republican candiadte...

November 2006 (Actually the week of Thanksgiving) Sandra Clark, Bruce Hartmann and I met in a conference room at the Knoxville News-Sentinel to discuss the numerous factual errors and the violation of journalistic standards...

There has been much talk recently about Brian Hornback, Brian’s Blog and the Shopper (the dirty little secret that E.W. Scripps Company bought a year or two ago) Last evening during the Commission meeting,...