ALL interested in Tennessee’s public schools need to take action. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY UNDER FUNDED! The governor’s plan to funnel money from public schools to charter schools could get passed. The legislators supporting this move need to hear from teachers, parents and friends of public education! Emergency livestream on TN Education Budget: https://www.facebook.com/gloria.johnson.739/videos/668508544266394<<< […]
Subject: Extend Broadband Internet in Roane County–Contact Your RC Commissioner before 2/14/22 Vote Roane County Commission Votes Monday, February 14, 2022 to Fund Extending Broadband Service in Roane County. Basically Comcast and VEC are looking for approximately $1.5 million in support (available from COVID Recovery Fund) to potentially increase fiber optic broadband service to as […]
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Contact: Brit Bender, Executive Director Tennessee Democratic Party 319 Plus Park Blvd. Nashville, TN 37217 Office: (615) 327-9779 comms@tndp.org For Immediate Release December 8, 2021: “Where are the maps?” – TNDP Demands to See Newly Drawn Maps As More Legislators Release Gerrymandered Districts As many Tennessee counties have released newly drawn county commission maps, the […]
YOU ARE INVITED! Roane County Democrats December Holiday Gathering……Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 Greenwood School 7:00 pm 726 Greenwood St., Kingston, TN This year we are doing a Cake & Coffee and Wine and Cheese event…… Please bring something to share with your fellow Democrats and stay and visit with us! DEMOCRATS CARE HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS […]
How do we eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Jump on the phone and take Two BIG Bites out of the Elephant this week… HOT INFO TO SHARE: Calling and Emailing Senators Manchin and Sinema – Happening right now! There are crucial bills in Congress right now that would improve life for millions […]
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Energetic and exuberant, Vickey Shubert Beard is a positive life force to be reckoned with! The Roane County Democrats are lucky she retired from her work and chose to focus on growing our “blue dot in a red county!” Her important contributions include igniting our Roane County Democrats’ image and raising the awareness of citizens […]
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ROANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY REORGANIZATION CONVENTION 8/21/21 MEETING MINUTES […]
[O]ne of the biggest threats to American democracy right now isn’t nuclear war or terrorism, but the growing narcissism and nihilism of the public, says Tom Nichols. Nichols, an instructor at Harvard Extension School and the U.S. Naval War College, recently released “Our Own Worst Enemy.” The book details how a lack of civic virtue […]
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A new exhibit honoring the 65th anniversary of the pioneering Oak Ridge 85 officially opened at the Oak Ridge History Museum on Friday. On Sept. 6, 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community integrated Oak Ridge High School and Robertsville Junior High, becoming the first to desegregate public schools […]
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From the Tennessee Lookout: Dr. Jason Martin, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Sumner Regional Medical Center, has made official what’s been rumored for months: He’s running for governor. Martin made the announcement at Meharry Hospital in Nashville Monday morning after launching an exploratory committee a month ago. He has appointed Keith Maune, founder of a Nashville technology […]
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