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My Comment Election integrity is fundamental to our republic. If we can't trust our elections, then we don't really have a republic at all. I am not a fan of voting machines and would like to see us return to hand-marked, paper ballots. I do think
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District 7 wrap up Here are the results of the District 7 primaries. District 7 results county by county results. Van Epps won by a wide margin 19,001, to 9,335. In trying to understand the impact that the Trump endorsement had on the race between Jody Barrett and
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Correction In my earlier edition I stated that Stuart Parks has withdrawn and actually it is Stuart Cooper who has withdrawn. U.S. District 7 special election We are in the homestretch for the primaries for U.S. Congressional District 7. Election day is next Tuesday the 7th. Candidates Republican
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U.S. District 7 special election We are in the homestretch for the primaries for U.S. Congressional District 7. Election day is next Tuesday the 7th. Candidates Republican Primary Candidates NamePartyJody BarrettRepublicanGino BulsoRepublicanStuart CooperRepublicanAdolph Agbéko DaganRepublicanMason FoleyRepublicanJason D. KnightRepublicanJoe LeursRepublicanStewart ParksRepublicanLee ReevesRepublicanMatt Van EppsRepublicanTres WittumRepublican Democratic Primary Candidates NamePar
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My Comment Thoughts on forgiveness I want to make a comment about the extraordinary act of Erik Kirk. She forgave her husband's murderer. From a human standpoint, this seems to be incoherent. How could someone forgive such a heinous act against a loved one? The reality is that
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My Comment Correction Last week I reported on new developments being approved by both the City of Franklin and the county. I had some things wrong and I want to clear up any misconception I have created. The number of approved units for the county that I gave as final
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My Comment A great soul has been taken from us. Few men have had the impact of Charlie Kirk. He inspired people from all generations. His message was ageless and struck a cord in the hearts of the young and old alike. He debated his generation with great wit and
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I made a mathematical mistake when calculating the percentage of change for the debt service in my September 5 Recap. The actual change between 2024-25 and 2025-26 is 16.8%. If not me, who? If not now, when? “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
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My Comment To see what the WCRP has in store for September. For full information, go here Alderman Bev Burger is conducting a town hall on Monday the 8th. This meeting is open to all, whether you live in Ward 1 or not. Come and bring your questions for her,
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My Comment Last week, I mentioned that our infrastructure is not keeping up with our development. I don't think anyone who lives in Williamson County is unaware of the traffic snarls on various roads in the county. As we add homes and apartments, we also add burden to
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My Comment I have talked about my concern about infrastructure not keeping up with development. We all want to preserve the quality of life in Williamson County and the overcrowding of our roads is certainly an indication that we are not doing that as well as we might. With all
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My Comment Last week, I wrote about the two BOMA meetings this week that would be addressing the Harlin Development. I will have a summary of both meetings as well as resolutions and video below. First was the BOMA Work Session and, right after that, was the BOMA Board meeting.