Commentary by Kevin Burke
My life. My money. My business.

I read a Chattanoogan.com opinion piece today where the writer said that closing schools because of low enrollment numbers was ‘insane.’  How can someone actually say that it makes sense to keep a school in operation that is not remotely close to capacity, when other schools closer to capacity - possibly newer and in better [...]

The key feature I was missing on my Blackberry 8830 was the ability to view web pages as they appear on the internet. With the new Blackberry Storm I can see the correct formatting on web pages. Now I’m going to try to attach a picture I took with it.
UPDATE: I was not able [...]

This is great.  No, actually it’s sad.  But it definitely confirms that no matter how ignorant some people are, they still get to vote.  Yes, there are ignorant McCain supporters too, so don’t leave that as a comment.

Chancellor Peoples has spoken, and Rob Healy is on the ballot.
Chattanooga Mayoral hopeful Rob Healy has been waiting on the courts to decide whether he will be able to run for Mayor in the Spring ‘09 Chattanooga city election. The original issue was whether Mr. Healy met the durational residency qualifications under section 8.27 [...]

It’s safe to assume that even if you’re not a Tennessee Vols fan, you cannot seem to understand why Coach Fulmer has not yet given Chattanooga native BJ Coleman his chance under center.
Playing off the recent election, Varsity Team Sports and Apparel has come up with a “BJ for Quarterback” t-shirt that is now on [...]

If you missed last nights show, you can catch it or record it at 10:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 10:30 on Comcast Chattanooga channel 5, or channel 45 for those of you who still use rabbit ears!
And as I said before, if you can’t catch it either, check back during the week to WTCI’s Tennessee [...]

I’ll be taping a show today at 2:00PM to be aired tonight at 8:30PM on Chattanooga cable channel 5.  It’s the local PBS affiliate - WTCI Chattanooga.  The show is Tennsee Insider, and focuses on current affairs - specifically politics.  The show is produced by Angela Lee and is moderated by Felicia McGhee-Hilt.  Each week [...]

This was too good to pass up!  I thought you all would love to see this.  Here’s the question to which you can respond below:  which of our local City Councilmen or County Commissioners would be most likely to be this guy?  Hopefully none!

Yet another reason why I love Ooltewah.  And this morning it’s down to $1.89 per gallon!  I really can’t remember the last time I paid under $2.  I normally support the local business and buy my gas at Steve Ray’s Midnite Oil, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay less than $2 per [...]

I’m on my second Blackberry, and I’ve been very tempted lately to switch over the the iPhone. The only problem is that I have my service with Verizon Wireless. I’m not opposed to changing service providers, but everyone I talk to has Verizon. This really helps cut down on my minutes because [...]