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Chattanooga Bar Association holds its annual meeting
If the annual Chattanooga Bar Association meeting, held Wednesday, January 20 at the Sheraton Read House, is any indication, speed and efficiency will rule the courts of law in 2010. In a manner that would put the organizers of the Academy Awards to shame, the Bar consumed lunch, tended to yearly business and dispatched several honors in what could be record time.
Chattanooga attorney Arvin Reingold tells it like is it
Arvin Reingold was not seeking fortune or fame when he decided to become an attorney. Rather, he saw the legal profession as a way to do something meaningful. More than 50 years later, he can feel confident he’s done just that.
“I looked upon it as a true profession,” the 79-year-old lawyer says. “I could’ve found other things I would’ve enjoyed doing, but when it comes to what you do for a living, you have to be rewarded in a way other than monetarily or materially. You have to make a difference.”
50 years ago
What was happening in Chattanooga in 1960
Saturday, February 6
Circuit Judge David Tom Walker’s $5,750 qualifying fee for Hamilton County’s Democratic Primary April 5 will be raised by a group from the Chattanooga Bar Association on an anonymous basis, John P. Gaither, bar president disclosed Friday. At the same time, Gaither recommended a revision of an election custom in the county that requires Democrats seeking nomination to state judgeships here to run in the county.
Under Analysis
The lawyer’s ultimate fear: Being late and unprepared
One day, I was late to court and the hearings had already begun. Worse, I was in a county courthouse I had never been in. I didn’t know what was going on – had my case been called yet? Where was the docket sheet with the list of today’s cases to be heard? To whom can I ask these questions without looking like an idiot?
Are We There Yet?
Cabin fever
Well, we finally got our snowfall – sort of. Kathy and I live on a hill, which is a good place to be when you’re talking about heavy rains, but a challenge when said rain turns hard. Oh, not like the hard rain Dylan referred to, with his poet dying in the gutter, but a challenge nonetheless.
I Swear...
Father & Son
October 1992 – Allowing my eyes to close and my mind to relax, I see across the years to a 7-year-old with a baseball glove larger than he is. A grown-up, in his 40s, tosses the ball up and hits a fly. Doing as he was taught, the boy glides underneath the descending ball, raising the glove. And Father was there to ease Son’s pain when the ball somehow missed the glove and struck Son’s forehead instead.
Weekly Indulgence
An almost Tuscan feel enveloped me when I arrived at the Flatiron Deli – at 706 Walnut St. – the other day. The distressed brick walls are tastefully filled with an eclectic mix of artwork. The music, playing loud enough to hear, but certainly nowhere near overpowering, was relaxed, much like the rest of the establishment. While the name has stayed the same, the establishment changed owners over a year ago and the new menu is sure to please.
CANstruction – educational food fundraiser, benefits Food Bank
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank distributed over 8.8 million pounds of food throughout its 20 county region in 2009.
The Food Bank has many programs that contribute to to the successful distribution to the hungry. It relies on generous contributions from individuals and group events, said Gary Paul, Food Bank development director/PR. One such event, which greatly benefits the hungry in Hamilton County, is CANstruction, hosted by the Chattanooga Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA).
U.S. Census Bureau asking Americans to stand up and be counted
Being an American citizen has its perks, but also its responsibilities. People are allowed to live their lives with a considerable degree of freedom, but they must also pay taxes. In addition, most U.S. residents are able to enjoy access to an abundance of resources, although they must also obey the laws of the land. In 2010, every citizen of this country must also do one more thing: Stand up and be counted.
30 years in building, developing, selling benefit clients
Re/Max Realtor Monty Reeves appreciates the toughness of the business, but the variety that goes with also being a builder and developer makes for an interesting career as well.
“Some days, I’m out there doing what an inspector wants in a house, (and the next day) I’ll have on a coat and tie (and will be) meeting somebody,” he said. “There’s no telling what I may be doing on a given day.”
COS Business Products & Interiors approaching 70 years
If Skip Ireland, president of COS Business Products & Interiors in Chattanooga, wanted to, he could begin each work day with a pep talk modeled after the famous words Captain Kirk spoke at the beginning of each episode of the original “Star Trek” television series:
Real Estate Facts
The pressure cooker
Phew! After four years of declining home sales, the numbers appear to be finally turning back upward, with closed sales and pending contracts at above-normal increases. In particular, first-time buyers helped buoy the market by taking advantage of low prices and interest rates, as well as the $8,000 tax credit offered by the federal government.
Kay's Cooking Corner
All this snowy, cold weather has left me in search of warm, cozy recipes. This past week, I made a large pot of chili, a large pot of beef-barley vegetable soup, and a casserole of creamy, cheesy enchiladas; all great dishes for staying inside and watching the snow and ice. And there was plenty of that to look at, unless you live in Miami, which had 70 degree weather!
The Critic's Corner
When Peter Jackson set out to write, direct and produce “The Lovely Bones,” he must have had good intentions. Perhaps he read Alice Sebold’s novel, about a murdered teenage girl who lingers between this world and the next, and connected with the story. I wonder, though, if he lost his attachment to the material as the film took shape, because although the movie begins strong, by the end, all I could think was, “What was the point?”
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