Record Results

July 30, 2006 |

On the West side of District we have seen record turnout during the early voting period. Shelby County alone set a new record, 78,899 votes compared to the earlier 24,000 vote record!

August 3rd is just a few days away. I encourage everyone to get out and rally behind your candidates. Get your family, friends, co-workers and people you see at the store out to vote. Together, we can make this election one for the record books.

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Can we trust paperless voting using electronic machines.

By Bill Larson | July 30, 2006 |

We all know that computers some times have a mind of their own, they are subject to programming errors, software bugs, hackers, viruses, and even random unexplained glitches. You may not have thought about them in this way, but electronic voting machines are also computers. Can we really trust them? «Read the rest of this article»

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Montgomery County Home Sales Remain Strong In Defiance of National Trends

By Randy Worcester | July 29, 2006 |

The Leaf-Chronicle reported the national information that existing home sales were flattening and prices were cooling. Clarksville and Montgomery County are defying this trend!

Nationally, existing home sales declined 1.3 percent from May and were 8.9 percent below June 2005. The median house value was $231,000. The median is a typical market price where half of the homes sold for more and half for less. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Clarksville Montgomery County branch of the NAACP’s special Thank You list!

By Terry McMoore | July 29, 2006 |

The Clarksville Montgomery County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Political Action Committee Chairman Mr. Terry McMoore, would like to send a special Thank You and a “Tip of The Hat” to the following people and organizations which helped to make the NAACP Community Mass Voter Registration Drive & Rally 2006, a Great Success. «Read the rest of this article»

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Barbara M. Brown, I am running for the Montgomery County Commission District 2

July 29, 2006 |

This site is an encouragement to everyone to participate in the electoral process. It is extremely important for all registered voters to VOTE in the county general election.

The County Commission, among other duties, sets the county tax rate and approves the county budget, including the amount spent on education, infrastructure, and public safety. It is also important that commissioners represent the broad spectrum of our community.

In the Montgomery County Commission Race for District 2, I bring a proven record of 29 years of community service. I began with the Cub Scout program at St B where I served as Cubmaster for 6 years and then directed the district day camp program for 2 years. When my sons were in Little League and band, I also supported those programs with volunteer service and leadership. «Read the rest of this article»

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway Dedication Ceremony

By Terry McMoore | July 27, 2006 |

On Saturday July 29, 2006 after many years of battle with the Clarksville City Council the community will finally get to celebrate the naming of a street named after the slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Voting Rights Act protects all Americans

By Terry McMoore | July 26, 2006 |

No matter who you are, as an adult, you have a right to vote.

There has been a lot of talk about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 being due to expire in 2007 and how it would revoke African Americans’ right to vote. Well, this story, urban legend or whatever else you may want to call it, is not true. Not entirely true anyway. There are some sections of this act that were due to expire in 2007 that have been addressed by the U.S. Congress since 2005 in a proactive move to ensure the renewal of those sections of this act.

However, while many believe that this just affects the rights of African-Americans, nothing could be further from the truth. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 actually protects all of us from being subjected to unnecessary measures that could restrict or prevent our ability to vote as a whole. «Read the rest of this article»

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Gay rights back in the news

By David W. Shelton | July 26, 2006 |

So yes, it’s been a great day. Why on earth would I say such a thing? The Supreme Court in a largely liberal state has ruled against gay marriage. That’s supposed to be a bad thing. Isn’t it? Compound that with recent big losses in New York and right here in Tennessee and you have a huge blow to gay activism everywhere.

Well, maybe not. Consider this: with every loss to a state’s Supreme Court, the Reich-wing has one of their toys snatched away. As it turns out, those “activist judges” aren’t such activists after all. Now, as much as some of us would like to disagree with them, we can’t ignore the reality that the great “activist judge” mantra is backfiring in a big way. «Read the rest of this article»

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