News - Friday, June 14, 2013

Some lawyers must compete against their colleagues to solicit the most desirable clients or cases. Others create or find a niche they can call their own. Attorney Linda Norwood is one of the latter.

“I do work other lawyers don’t do,” she says quietly.

Miller & Martin attorney Marcy Eason has been selected to serve a two-year term as a National Delegate for Tennessee for Vision 2020, a nationwide initiative focused on women’s economic and social equality. Vision 2020 is a national coalition of organizations and individuals launched in 2010 through the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine. In 2020, the nation will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which has strong ties to Tennessee leaders.

Last week, Mayor Berke announced Lamar Flint will serve as the City of Chattanooga Fire Department Chief. Flint has over 26 years of experience with the Chattanooga Fire Department.

“Lamar Flint has shown leadership during his time as Deputy Chief,” said Mayor Berke. “He knows this department well and will do an outstanding job serving this city as Fire Chief.”

With the likes of Pat Summitt, Geno Auriemma, Van Chancellor, C. Vivian Stringer, Holly Warlick, Debbie Antonelli, Mel Greenburg and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens among the crowd of over 600 in the Bijou Theater in Knoxville, Tenn., newly minted head coach of the Chattanooga Lady Mocs, Jim Foster was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night.

A University of Tennessee at Knoxville research study released last week shows that Volkswagen Chattanooga activities created 12,400 full-time jobs at Volkswagen, at suppliers, and in the economy, are responsible for $643.1 million in annual income, and increase state and local tax revenue by $53.5 million annually.

Throughout 2013, Chattanooga is commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Campaign for Chattanooga battles with a variety of special events, including the largest reenactment in the western theater for the anniversary with over 10,000+ re-enactors, an outdoor patriotic concert and the four-day Signature Event “Occupation and Liberation.”

Col. Thomas A. Pugh, the outgoing commander of the 35th Signal Brigade, watches Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, the commander of XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, N.C., pass the brigade colors to Col. Robert L. Edmonson II, symbolizing his responsibility of command, at the brigade change of command ceremony at Alexander Hall on Fort Gordon, Ga., June 7, 2013. The 35th Signal Brigade is one of the largest tactical communication units in the armed forces, and has provided support throughout the Middle East and Afghanistan in support of the global war on terrorism. (Photo provided)

When I was about 12 years old, I had some family living on the Louisiana/Texas border. It was about a mile from Toledo Bend Dam. About a half mile from the house was a spillway that had only water in it when the dam was releasing water to generate electricity. When we would visit the folks in Louisiana, I always went to the spillway and played. There was something almost mystical about that place. I loved it.

What are little boys made of?

Snips and snails, and puppy dogs’ tails,

That’s what little boys are made of.

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice, and everything nice,

Cleaning off a shelf, I came across the 2005 issue of Uncle John’s Fast-Acting, Long-Lasting Bathroom Reader. This series, by the way, has been around for a quarter-century now, and I’m long overdue to order the 2012 issue: the Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader.

I love cheese. In my estimation, there are few things in life cheese can’t improve, and there’s no such thing as too much of it. I love cheese so much, I’ve told my long distance Facebook friends that if I suddenly stop posting updates, the cheese I’ve eaten has finally caught up with me. “Nachos will be the death of me,” I wrote.

Madame Lily Devalier always asked “Where are you?” in a way that insinuated that there were only two places on Earth one could be: New Orleans and somewhere ridiculous.

~ Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

One of America’s favorite celebrations will be here soon – the 4th of July. This is always one of my favorites, not only because of what it stands for but also for many other reasons: It’s in the summer, so the celebrations are mostly outside; most all the family gets together; there’s a shorter work week; it provides time for a short weekend vacation or road trip; and I love the fireworks! In most towns, there are fireworks at many different places that you can take the family to watch. As I said, it’s one of my favorite celebrations!

Some Realtors get into the business because they see an opportunity to control their destiny. Others pursue real estate because they love the work. Bruce Lansford became a Realtor because he’d shoed his last horse.

“I made horseshoes and braces for horses with lameness problems. But old age got to me, and my back was about to give out,” he says. He’s sitting comfortably in a chair at the front desk at Lansford Realty & Property Management, located off of Lee Highway on Vance Road.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with HomeServe USA officials this week announced the company will expand its Chattanooga, Tenn. operations. The expansion will add an additional 100 customer service positions in Hamilton County and represents an investment of $65,000.

My husband and I are selling our house. We have two cats, both Ragdolls, who are taken to our new house every time a prospective buyer wants to view the one we are selling. We do this because our cats are extremely personable and would be underfoot. However, our male cat has not adjusted to this moving about, and as a result, the doctor has put him on Prozac. Crazy, yes, but then he has gone, well, crazy! And I’m afraid before all is said and done, I will be too!

If you could kill someone and get away with it, would you?

Let’s take that question one step farther: If you could kill someone, and it wasn’t illegal, would you? No jail time, no worrying about the death penalty, just getting that elephant off your chest.

Saturday, June 15

Nearly a half-million dollars were donated by Tennesseans in 1962 in the battle that the Tennessee Heart Association and its six affiliated chapters are waging in this state against cardiovascular diseases, it was reported at the opening session of the 10th annual convention of the Association at Hotel Patten Friday.

Saturday, June 14

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Chambliss announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Lillian Nelson, to Sam Estill Whitaker Monday evening, June 30 with a quiet home wedding. No invitations will be issued.

Mrs. Julius Young Talmadge and Mrs. Harry Erwin will come from Walden’s Ridge today to visit Mrs. C.W. Howard and Miss Fannie Howard in Highland Park.