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By Tonya Brantley,
Managing Editor

With the welcoming of a new year it is traditional to look back at some memorable happenings of the previous months. The People News will reflect these happenings by analyzing the monthly surveys posted on the publication's website
www.thepeoplenews.com.

Each month, in order to better gauge reader sentiment,  the online version of the The People News asks a survey question of those visiting the site. The survey seeks input, usually regarding the front page story and local issues, to help provide insight and help understand the public's point of view.

Even though the surveys were not formulated and monitored scientifically, and it would have been possible for a special interest group to slant the results, the results do seem to reflect the general sentiment of replies to official surveys conducted locally.

The People News will continue to post surveys on its website monthly during 2009.

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If you would like to participate in The People News surveys, you can have your say by visiting: www.thepeoplenews.com. The wording and results of each month's survey for 2008 are listed below.

January 2008
Do you support the Bradley County school system taking students from other school districts when its schools are overcrowded?
YES- 46% NO- 54%

February 2008
Do you think the online surveys conducted by The People News on this website are a useful tool to gauge the sentiment of its readers.
YES- 51% NO- 49%

March 2008
Do you think the Ammunition Accountability Act, the coding of bullet projectiles, will make it easier for law enforcement to solve gun related crime?
YES- 49% NO- 51%

April 2008
Do you believe that politically biased groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center should influence law enforcement and education policy?
YES- 46% NO- 54%

May 2008
Do you believe that Tennessee's open records laws should be strengthened to make it easier for the public to access information from state and local government?
YES- 52% NO- 48%

June 2008
Do you think it was appropriate for Greenway board member Bill Estes, to have his concrete driveway improved with Greenway funds even if there were grade changes to his access?
YES- 51% NO- 49%

July 2008
Would you support the Bradley County Board of Education renovating Valley View Elementary School even if it means downsizing the proposed new elementary school on Minnis Road?
YES- 51% NO- 49%

August 2008
Do you believe it was wise of the Bradley County Commission to borrow money on a promise that the principal and interest would be paid with monthly charitable donations?
YES- 44% NO- 56%

September 2008
Do you believe city officials are encouraging Cleveland to become a safe haven for illegal immigrants by their failure to enforce state, federal, and local laws?
YES- 53% NO- 47%

October 2008
Do you believe local officials are doing enough to protect American jobs from the influx of illegal cheap labor?
YES- 46% NO- 54%

November 2008
Do you believe the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions should be employing a bank examiner who has been proven untrustworthy?
YES- 46% NO- 54%

December 2008
Do you believe there is a liberal agenda to silence conservative talk radio?

The results for December 2008 survey were not compiled at time of going to press. The results can be viewed on The People News website: www.thepeoplenews.com  any time after Jan 1, 2009.

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