Our next step is picking up where we left off after March’s Town Hall and creating this space for THE PEOPLE to tell their real stories of how very real lives are being affected by the drastic actions and changes of Elon Musk, the Trump administration, and Project 2025’s puppet masters.
Our hope is that, since our elected representatives from Washington refused to attend our town hall for ‘safety’ reasons and hear our stories there, that they will READ them from the comfort and safety of their fancy office chairs.
And maybe, just maybe, our beloved Tim Burchett can be reminded that Knoxville still remembers the county mayor who used to be ‘one of us’ and was universally respected for always working across the aisle. Can we get that Tim Burchett back? Is he redeemable?
STORIES
Stories- Cathy C. March 13, 2026This is from my next door neighbor, Chris, who owns a small, tourist oriented business in Pigeon Forge, TN. He said I could share his story. I have edited it a little to make it understandable to the general public. “ I’ve been working a lot even though there isn’t business in town. I’ve let my ...
- L.C. Lorraine July 9, 2025Lotta ‘Tinos, No? Tennessee’s treasured and all around good man, Hippie Jack, sends me stuff in messenger sometimes, because he says I’m one of his angels. I don’t deserve the title. He calls me that just because I helped somebody once with some money that they needed during one of our increasingly frequent government furloughs. I did ...
- Marie I March 24, 2025I broke into tears when I called Burchett’s office today. My son (who is now a 9 year veteran of the US Navy) is on the autistic spectrum. When he started K5, his speech was at the level of a two year old. I fought for him. His teachers fought for him. And thanks to ...
- Jana R. March 24, 2025Being an elder I rely on Social Security. I worry, not only for others who rely on it, but their families as it really will have a ‘trickle down effect’ because many families will have to fill in the gaps for their parents and grandparents so they have food, shelter and access to medical care.
- Mark C. March 23, 2025I’m deeply concerned about the evisceration of the Department of Education. This is personal for me.I’m the first one in my family to get a bachelors degree, more less a Masters or PhD and it all started when I filed my FAFSA (Federal Application For Student Aid) after graduation from high school. I was able ...
