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i am able see how many of these statements apply to our state of tn, the capital, and the most significant major urban city of the state, memphis. much of the time, it is the politics that is suggested and sometimes partially or completely pushed through the capital, depending on the mood of the grand divisions of the state. political influence in the union has pretty much always followed the electoral college, and i believe that such will remain, even though the popular vote holds a significant place in the minds of the majority. to me, america, the census bureau, the states, various governments and municipalities, residents, and voters continue to rely on the hard numerical values of a given thing---we like numbers!
i dare say that most states have decent government meeting houses in their capitals. in tn, memphis, because of its distance from nashville, the significant size of memphis and shelby county in its own right, and other factors, tn is fortunate to have additional public buildings outside of nashville, tn. although i am sure tn is not the only state w/ such arrangements, the presence of the tn supreme court building, located in jackson, tn, just up interstate 40, about 45 minutes from memphis, regularly sits, hears both oral and written argument, and a adjudicates all relevant tn law.
as a matter of taste, i would never say that tn's legislative plaza, capital building, and some others fall anywhere near the category of dingy, although i don't personally care for the dhs building, personnel building, the children's services building, etc.; yet, as tns, we have nothing of which to be ashamed. if nashville did not have the legislative plaza, the capital building, the tn department of personnel, and many others, i think it would probably be competing w/ murfreesboro for office space. nevertheless, each has its own identity,
I, as well as many other BR posters here, obviously care about more than football. It's not a good representation of the entire population. Since when is McDonalds service something to criticize a city for? Seems like you're reaching. The Burger King on Range (I think) and I-10 was slow one day, is that something to tell someone who wants to move to Denham?
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I, as well as many other BR posters here, obviously care about more than football. It's not a good representation of the entire population. Since when is McDonalds service something to criticize a city for? Seems like you're reaching. The Burger King on Range (I think) and I-10 was slow one day, is that something to tell someone who wants to move to Denham?
All I can say is at least you're happy there. Somebody has to be I suppose.
It's very ironic. Public workers for one of the most over-taxed states in the Union living in another state to avoid the high taxes and col. They need to put a law in place to make these folks live in state and pay back into the system that supports them.
How do you know that's why they live there? The city of Trenton is right on the state border, you know. Maybe there are better schools or neighborhoods or other amenities on the PA side of the border. Not everyone uses taxes as their sole determinant of where to live.
i am able see how many of these statements apply to our state of tn, the capital, and the most significant major urban city of the state, memphis. much of the time, it is the politics that is suggested and sometimes partially or completely pushed through the capital, depending on the mood of the grand divisions of the state. political influence in the union has pretty much always followed the electoral college, and i believe that such will remain, even though the popular vote holds a significant place in the minds of the majority. to me, america, the census bureau, the states, various governments and municipalities, residents, and voters continue to rely on the hard numerical values of a given thing---we like numbers!
i dare say that most states have decent government meeting houses in their capitals. in tn, memphis, because of its distance from nashville, the significant size of memphis and shelby county in its own right, and other factors, tn is fortunate to have additional public buildings outside of nashville, tn. although i am sure tn is not the only state w/ such arrangements, the presence of the tn supreme court building, located in jackson, tn, just up interstate 40, about 45 minutes from memphis, regularly sits, hears both oral and written argument, and a adjudicates all relevant tn law.
as a matter of taste, i would never say that tn's legislative plaza, capital building, and some others fall anywhere near the category of dingy, although i don't personally care for the dhs building, personnel building, the children's services building, etc.; yet, as tns, we have nothing of which to be ashamed. if nashville did not have the legislative plaza, the capital building, the tn department of personnel, and many others, i think it would probably be competing w/ murfreesboro for office space. nevertheless, each has its own identity,
lol, if Nashville is dingy, what does that make Memphis?
Springfield, IL isn't what I would call dingy. And it's really not a Rust Belt city, as it never had much manufacturing to begin with. The capitol building is pretty and is the tallest of all the domed state capitols in the U.S. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is also very nice. The area has its very nice and quaint parts, lots of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-era history, but it's basically a sleeper of a small Midwestern city that is completely overshadowed by the bigger cities in the area such as Chicago and St. Louis.
When Raleigh was established as the state capital, it was far from the center of NC's population. At that time, most of the population was to its east.
Raleigh was actually established as a state capital city from the very beginning due to its proximity to a popular tavern meeting spot among legislators from both the east and the west.
Interesting. I know at one point both Raleigh and Fayetteville were vying to be the new capital. I wonder how that would have turned out if Fayetteville had gotten it.
What's cool about Charleston? I've driven through there many times and never had the temptation to stop.
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