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What was happening in Chattanooga in 1960
Saturday, January 28
John Satterfield, president elect of the American Bar Association and a practicing attorney from Jackson, Miss., addressed the mid-winter meeting of the Tennessee Bar Association (Eastern Division) at Hotel Patten. He spoke on “World Peace Through Law.”
Daniell concentrates on discrimination, sexual harassment
Like many lawyers, Grace Daniell admits to working a lot. She arrives at the office before the sun is up, is lucky to make it home before prime time television kicks in, and spends a good chunk of each weekend at work, too. As a solo practitioner, she has employees counting on her, a business to run, and clients who are looking to her for help.
Hamilton County Drug Court changing lives for good
Crystal Couch prints a copy of her mug shot, taken a few years ago, after police had arrested her for using narcotics. She then pulls the sheet of paper out of the printer tray and looks at it. She barely resembles the girl staring back at her from the page.
Pro Bono Star of the Month
Rachel Fisher believes that corporate lawyers share a role in improving equal access to justice.
While she focuses her practice on business law, Fisher frequently steps out of her comfort zone to represent pro bono clients.
Fisher explains, “Since I began volunteering with Legal of East Tennessee, I have assisted low-income clients with a wide variety of legal issues that fall outside my area of practice. I have assisted local heroes obtain their veteran’s benefits, helped low-income clients resolve identity issues through name change, and advised clients on a host of domestic and ‘poverty law’ issues at Saturday Advice Clinics.”
Under Analysis
Don Kirshner, rock impresario
Don Kirshner, known as the “man with the golden ear”, died recently in Boca Raton, Fla. of apparent heart failure. During his lifetime, he was not a stranger to the Courts.
All of Kirshner’s scrapes and disputes cannot easily be chronicled.
However, even those somewhat readily available paint a picture of a man in constant controversy.
Read all about it...
Too much regulation adds to food cost
Just this morning, I heard on the news that OPEC wants more of our energy dollars and has plans to get it. As I filled my car up with gasoline that now was over the $3 mark, I wondered just how much more do they really want. Even with a percentage of our fuel being ethanol, they are still getting enough to put down sod in their desert areas and turn the place into a real nice golf course.
Southern Style
The amazing Mae Axton
We each in our lives have people who step up and say, “I believe in you.” Sometimes they are family, sometimes friends or business associates.
Through the years, many have stepped into my corner and cheered me along or shared their counsel.
One of the most unique individuals that I ever had the pleasure of meeting and working with was the late Mae Boren Axton.
Case Digests: Tennesse Court of Appeals Syllabus
Open Lake Sporting Club v. Lauderdale Haywood Angling Club.
Lauderdale County – This appeal involves a dispute over the location of a boundary line between tracts of land owned by two hunting clubs. After many years of litigation, the parties agreed that a new survey would be conducted by a new surveyor and that they would be bound by his decision. After the new surveyor filed a report and survey, one of the clubs filed a motion to set aside the survey, contending that the new surveyor did not make an independent determination regarding the location of the boundary line, but rather, copied a previous survey that was completed in the past. The trial judge refused to hold a hearing regarding the validity of the survey because the parties had agreed to be bound by the surveyor’s decision. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Are we there yet?
The purpose of life
On Monday night I attended a class in the “Perspectives Study Program” at The Summit Church in North Little Rock. Perspectives is a ministry of the U.S. Center for World Mission.
For those of you not familiar with them, the opening description on their Web site reads – “Since 1974, more than 80,000 believers in North America have experienced the Perspectives course. In 15 lessons, you’ll engage with a range of dynamic speakers, weekly readings and a study that will help you dig even deeper.”
I Swear...
That blankety-blank law!
Did you ever stop to think about what a remarkably versatile concept “law” is?
The first definition of law in my dictionary of choice has five sections, two of which have three subsections:
(a) (1) : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
River City Roundabout
Top Deal
Living Social Deals are something that many are becoming aware of as a great tool to use at local places andon items in order to save some bucks before you even get to the deal location. You can save 50 percent or more off the deal you purchase, and it benefits the businesses that participate in Living Social Deals because it guarantees that customers will be coming in to spend their vouchers.
A Day in the Life
Since this is my first column in the award-winning Hamilton County Herald, I thought it would be fitting to tell you, my future readers, a little about myself. After living in Colorado Springs, Colo., for over 25 years, I married my college sweetheart and moved to Arkansas.
The Bookworm
“My Father at 100”
How times change. Take Dad, for instance.
When you were three, daddy could do anything. By the time you were 10, he was “Dad,” and the shine on him was a little less bright. When you were 18, he was “the Old Man,” tarnished, clueless, and hopelessly out-of-date. But now, though, he’s probably dad again, and you can bet he’s relieved about that.
Brainbuster — Make your brain tingle!
1. Which fast-food chain’s new mascot made the first ever national television appearance during the 1966 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and later had a hot air balloon in the 1987 parade? The clown for Jack in the Box; Colonel Sanders for Kentucky Fried Chicken; Ronald McDonald for McDonalds; or Burger King’s ‘King’
Chattanooga Technology Council promoting innovation, entrepreneurship
Ever since man invented the wheel, he’s been preoccupied with technology. Yet, even though technology has become such an integral part of human life, touching nearly everything people do, it’s possible to take it for granted. When this happens, people fail to utilize its full potential.
Medical aesthetics brings skin wellness with non-invasive laser procedures
Like the name implies, Dr. Carlton Vollberg’s Center for Comprehensive Medicine provides more than just the usual medical services.
It’s a place for facial rejuvenation through non-invasive laser treatments and Botox, as well as many other aesthetic services for the center,” says Rebecca Benedict, the lead aesthetician.
Puckett does real estate her own way with Buyers Exclusively
Before the Aquarium was built, it was virtually as if the sidewalks were rolled up at 5 p.m. because it was common knowledge that no one came downtown for anything but work. There was no tourism, as people just passed through town, and smoke and smog was what Chattanooga was well known for at that time.
Bodyline Studio offers new safe, effective ways to exercise
Exercising usually brings to mind images of weight lifting, treadmill running or huge exercise classes where the instructor probably can’t see you, let alone make the effort to learn your name.
At Bodyline Studio, exercise comes with the help of fun and simple equipment, or with small group classes that can have a cool down afterwards in a comfortable back room. It’s this approach that Joanna Zurawek and her husband Andrew Werner are using to get everyone moving toward better health.
Real Estate Facts
A warm invitation
In spring and summer, it’s easy to envision ways to enhance your home’s curb appeal with a trimmed lawn, planted and potted flowers, and patios and decks arranged with outdoor furniture and an inviting grill. But when the leaves fall and the temperatures drop, even homes in temperate climes undergo a winter transformation that can challenge a seller to create exterior appeal.
Kay's Cooking Corner
Braised Chicken with Celeriac and Garlic
In our growing area mid-winter is the time to put root vegetables to use, so I was browsing the vegetable aisle looking for ideas when I found the Ugly Duckling of winter vegetables!
Ever go wandering through a market that carries whole or organic foods? They have such an array of foods you never see in a mega-market, and sometimes you find the weirdest looking vegetables. That is how I stumbled upon today’s recipe.
The Critic's Corner
“The Green Hornet”
If you see “The Green Hornet,” resist the temptation to ask questions. Because as soon as you start questioning things in the movie, its integrity unravels like a cheap sweater.
For example, the hero’s sidekick, Kato, is able to see things in slow motion and calculate bone-cracking martial arts moves in advance based on where people and objects are located. Since he possesses his superhuman abilities from frame one, I had no trouble suspending my disbelief.
Coach's Corner
Controlling your income
Being able to control the income is really where agents get into trouble. Too many agents’ pay comes irregularly. A Champion Agent’s income comes consistently. It enables them to control it better, save more, and invest more to create wealth. It is not what you make, it’s what you keep. I have met too many agents who make $300,000, $500,000, even a million dollars a year and are broke.
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