Dennis PotvinCLARKSVILLE’S LATEST CASH CROP — CHEAP FACTORY LABORWHERE TOBACCO ONCE REIGNED, LOW WAGES AND TEMPORARY JOBS ARE CLARKSVILLE’S NEW CLAIM TO FAME IN THE BUSINESS WORLDApr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
Dennis PotvinTERM LIMITS: SHOULD THE 22ND AMENDMENT EXTEND BEYOND THE PRESIDENCY?Passed by Congress in 1947, the 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two full elected terms (and two years of another if they assumed the…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Dennis PotvinRATHER THAN DEBATE RAISING MINIMUM WAGE, SHOULD TENNESSEE FOCUS ON WAGE INEQUALITY?The cities at the forefront of the movement to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour are Seattle, WA, Minneapolis, MN, and…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Dennis PotvinLET’S TALK ABOUT POT — IS TENNESSEE READY TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA?I have never been a user of tobacco or marijuana, so the issue has never been close to my heart. However, with several states adopting…Feb 21, 2018Feb 21, 2018
Dennis PotvinA PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO THE GUN DEBATE — DO WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS RIGHT.In light of another tragedy at another school, I write this plea for sanity.Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Dennis PotvinTOLLS ON INTERSTATES?A $1.5 trillion tax cut removes money from the government’s hands and gives 99% of it back into the hands of the ultra-rich. Meanwhile, in…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
Dennis PotvinNEW BILL WOULD FORCE TN SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY THE MOTTO “IN GOD WE TRUST”Sen. Paul Bailey of Sparta and Rep. Susan Lynn of Mount Juliet have proposed legislation requiring all Tennessee educational agencies to…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Dennis PotvinProgress Doesn’t March BackwardsI am running for State Representative in Clarksville, Tennessee. I must have a good reason to run, because I am certainly not motivated by…Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Dennis PotvinWant Americans to Go Green? Make It Cheap and Easy.I absolutely believe that human behavior has impacted our climate. The evidence of rising temperatures (and sea levels) strongly supports…Jan 25, 2018Jan 25, 2018
Dennis PotvinMORE PEOPLE DIED FROM DRUG OVERDOSES THAN FROM CAR ACCIDENTS in the state of Tennessee the past 3…In 2015, a legislative task force was formed in Nashville to review the problem of opioid addiction. The first step of fixing any problem…Jan 24, 2018Jan 24, 2018