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School principal experiences renewed passion for education
With one exception, the hallways and classrooms of the Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts are empty and silent. The holidays have arrived, and the teachers and students qgi usually populate the building on a Tuesday morning are enjoying the break. However, Krystal Scarbrough, the school’s principal, is in her office, taking advantage of the peace and quiet.

Bridges Refugee and Sponsorship Services crosses land, sea
The Golden Gate Bridge connects the city of San Francisco with the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula. The Brooklyn Bridge joins the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. A bridge also connects Chattanooga with Iraq, Somalia and Sudan, but instead of allowing people to travel between two locations, it provides safe passage to people in danger of losing their lives.

50 years ago...
What was happening in Chattanooga in 1960
Saturday, January 7
Motor vehicle licenses in Tennessee for 1961 will be issued as in former years beginning March 1. Governor Ellington’s announced plans for semi-permanent tags to last three years will not become effective until 1962.


Under Analysis
A New Year’s resolution – is it just one of those things?
There are a lot of things in a lawyer’s life. One of the first things we get as a lawyer is a diploma. I never put mine up in my office, but some lawyers do. Then there are the graduation briefcases, pens and finally a job.
Sometimes there is an office with a nice view; there are business cards, paperclips, staple removers and now computers and fancy phones.

Read all about it...
What’s an uber-conservative anyway
Over the last few weeks and with the arrival of the New Year, in Tennessee, winter has been the major discussion topic around every country store, restaurant and even church meetings.? Just trying to get from your car to Wednesday night prayer meetings with the recent northern breezes whistling around every corner, has given a totally new meaning to the term “putting pep in your step.”

Southern Style
Warsh and wear
Today most folks don’t give a second thought if they get their clothes dirty to go and change into another outfit.
In the valley below the Gravelly Spur during the Great Depression, an abundance of clothes in the closet was not something that most folks experienced.

Case Digests: Tennesse Court of Appeals Syllabus
Mark Cooper, Individually and on behalf of the Heirs at Law of Leslie Phillipsen v. Thomas N. Tabb, M.D., Individually, Thomas N. Tabb, P.C., and Perinatal Associates, P.C.
Shelby County – This medical malpractice case involves the reconsideration of an order granting a new trial. The patient, in her second trimester of pregnancy, presented at the hospital with abdominal pain and bleeding. Her treating physician consulted with a maternal-fetal specialist physician. The patient suffered a placental abruption, and the fetus died in utero. Later that day, the patient developed a blood-clotting disorder. She died that evening.

Are we there yet?
More passings
It is not an unusual sight for me to look up and see my daughter Alexis with her face in a book. So when I interrupted her, as she navigated the ottomans and coffee tables with ease, never coming close to a bump on her shin or a stubbed toe, it was only to remark at her choice of bound paragraphs.

I Swear...
What the law has made …
In 1975, during a study break before my first set of law school exams, I wrote a song.
Even now my classmates remember and remind me of that song.
Each time I teach the Law & Literature Seminar at my alma mater, in the last class of the semester, I sing it to my students.

River City Roundabout
Knock down family fun
During the days of the recession, entertainment options weren’t a high priority for most families. With the gradual emergence from this time and the holiday willingness to relax and let a few dollars go to entertainment, Pin Strikes is in a good position.

The Bookworm
Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business”
It’s budget time, and you’ve been going over your plans for 2011, just like you do every year when the calendar turns over. And as your eyes sweep over the pages, several words come to mind…
Thin. Slim. Small. Cut, slash, eviscerate, butcher, chop, and several other euphemisms for painful carving. Also: uh-oh, awww-no, oh-heck and a few other things you can’t say in front of your mother.

Therapy dogs provide a special kind of healing, connection to patients
It takes a special dog to be a therapy dog, says Lisa Morgan, the coordinator of the department of recreational therapy at Siskin Rehabilitation hospital and the head of the pet therapy program at Siskin and T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital.
The work of therapy dogs produces profound results as these animals come into the hospitals and walk from patient to patient, offering up all their services. This leads patients to respond to the animals by incorporating the animal in their therapy and healing process, enjoying their non-judgmental and peaceful presence and remembering their own beloved pets through these visitors.

Award winning taxidermist reveals the mysteries of his trade
A bobcat crouches on a rock behind Michael Shipman, poised to spring forward and snag its morning meal. A vicious-looking warthog has turned its eyes toward Shipman, ready to gore the man with its tusks if the bobcat hesitates. A nearby white tail deer remains as still as a statue, trying to stay off the menu.

Being on top in tough times takes professionalism, dedication
It’s no secret that the past few years have been a difficult trek for real estate agents across the nation. Watching the size of a closing contract grow in page count, seeing the restrictions on loans tighten, watching the foreclosure listing numbers rise and seeing price cuts on perfectly decent homes run rampant because of the overstock has not been unusual for agents nationwide. Along with these woes, there is the constant fight to bring in business and to prove to clients you have what it takes to help them buy the home of their dreams or to help them sell quickly and move into a new chapter of their life.

Platinum Financial Funding takes fear out of financing
The hot real estate topic on the tip of everyone’s tongue lately is lending. There seems to be many willing buyers out there, but they are scared off from attempting to obtain loans because of the stories circulating about the difficulty of finding the financing for their dream home.

Real Estate Facts
Proceed with caution
Many sellers are tempted to list For Sale By Owner (FSBO) because they feel home prices are down and they don’t want to lose one more penny to paying a commission. But with fewer than ten percent of all home sales falling into the FSBO category, it’s a challenging strategy.

Kay's Cooking Corner
Chicken and Sausage Stew
This article originally ran January 9, 2009 in The Daily Record.
Today, I bring you a few cooking tips, followed by a great- tasting chicken and sausage stew, with a slight Cajun flair!
Softening bananas: To soften bananas for banana bread/muffins, pierce unpeeled bananas with fork and microwave, uncovered, about 1 minute, turning over at half time. Cool and peel. Bury the peels in your rose bed for potassium.

The Critic's Corner
"The Black Swan"
In “Black Swan,” the artistic director of a New York City ballet company chooses “Swan Lake” as the opening production for the company’s new season. “It’s been done to death,” he says to his dancers. “But we’re going to do it differently.”
Darren Aronofsky, the director of the movie, uses that scene to tell moviegoers they’re about to see a version of “Swan Lake” unlike any other performance they’ve seen.