by Nathan Reed | Nov 30, 2012 | Blog, current news, politics
I didn’t win the mega super jackpot lottery. But I didn’t expect to win. I didn’t buy a ticket. Maybe I’m too poor or not poor enough — I’ve often heard the lottery called a “poor man’s tax”. It hurts me to see...
by Nathan Reed | Oct 31, 2012 | Blog, government, politics, Quotes - In and Out of Context
I visited the David Robinson Park earlier today to check on some improvements the city is making. I walked over the playground, just looking around, and thought of how much it has changed since my youth. I was struck at how “safe” it all looked, and was...
by Nathan Reed | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog, government, politics, Quotes - In and Out of Context
It’s an epidemic — young people are leaving our small communities. Young, highly skilled, motivated, people are leaving us to pursue their dreams in the “big city”. It’s not just Tennessee… “We were trying to address a loss of young...
by Nathan Reed | Jul 8, 2012 | Blog, politics
I’ve read quite a bit about Robert Kennedy and his assassination. It’s a difficult topic — a man so young, so vital being struck down. I don’t know whether he would have made a good president, a great president, but the story is compelling and...
by Nathan Reed | Sep 26, 2011 | Blog, current news, government, politics
Between 1973 and 1995, 68% of capital (murder) cases had serious reversible errors. Imagine the errors they didn’t catch. I can’t imagine having that on my conscience. Source: Error Rates in Capital Cases, 1973-1995
