News - Friday, November 18, 2011

Attorney Thomas Horne is searching for the words that describe his reasons for practicing law. He wants to avoid sounding trite, but also explain the thing that motivates him each day. Horne is the managing partner at Luther Anderson, an insurance defense firm. A litigator, he represents defendants in lawsuits for the companies that hire him.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel announced last week that Ryan Barry, Kisha Cheeks, Calvin Marshall and Kirby Waddell Yost have joined the firm as associate attorneys. Barry focuses his practice on estate planning and elder law. He is a member of the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners and the Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga.

Saturday, November 18

U.S. District Judge Frank W. Wilson Friday admitted 16 persons to American citizenship at an impressive and patriotic proceeding in his court. The new citizens hailed from nine different countries.

Sunday, November 19

E’Con Carpet Mills, Inc., will build a $500,000 plant to greatly increase its production of tufted carpet, A.J. Dewitt, president, announced Saturday. Construction will start immediately on a tract located in the Stone Fort Land Co. Industrial park in the Riverside Drive-Stuart Street area.

Chattanooga is known for many things, including its durable economy, its tourist appeal and its passionate community activism. The city is also a breeding ground for innovation and progressive thought, and provides a healthy ecosystem for artists and environmentalists.

I know you probably think I am going to make fun of a guy that wants to dismantle the government but just can’t remember what parts he wants to throw away.  That is old news. Although the point of this column may be of benefit to that particular candidate.

I’m going to use this week’s River City Roundabout to write an open love letter to the staff at Greenlife Grocery. I have no intention of including an inventory of the wonderful foods and other products Greenlife offers, or of discussing how one can do well on a budget at the store by purchasing products in their “365” line and taking advantage of their coupons and specials.

Hopefully it’s not breaking news that Thanksgiving is next week. We’ve had 11 months to prepare, yet, as always, it was a sneaky little turkey, and now we are shuffling around trying to make holiday plans. I don’t really go too crazy because my (highly talented) mother-in-law takes care of the heavy items.

(This is continued from last week) The next day when Fred came into the office, the girl was not there. When nine o’clock rolled around, he was pretty concerned and began calling the house. No answer. Finally at ten, he decided to drive over and check it out. It was a rainy, cold day, and when he pulled up in front of the house, it was pouring.

This past weekend, the senior litigation counsel for a client of mine got married in California. Since he also, purely coincidentally, turned out to be a relative of mine, it seemed like a good idea to attend. My significant other agreed to attend with me, but she drove a hard bargain. Since we were travelling westward anyway, she noted, we should spend some additional time vacationing.

Peden v. U.S., 512 F.2d 1099 (1975) was a Court of Claims suit to review the Board of Appeals and Review’s (BAR) affirmance of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) upholding of the IRS’s discharge of Gerald Peden. For a three-judge panel, Judge Philip Nichols, Jr., wrote a classic paragraph:

Unhappy Valley. The world of college football and higher learning is still being shaken by the sad news from State College, Pa. It was reported that the judge who ordered former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky be freed on $100,000 unsecured bail on charges he sexually abused eight boys had volunteered for his charity.

Covenant College’s music department on December 9-10 will present its annual Madrigal Dinners, with dinner beginning each evening at 6:30 p.m. Begun in 1969 by Dr. John Hamm, the Madrigal Dinners have become a community tradition attracting hundreds of local attendees as well as parents and students of alumni from around the country.

Crye-Leike broker Vicki Trapp has the smile and handshake thing down pat. When she’s meeting someone, she immediately hits them with her pearly whites, and then provides a surprisingly firm handshake as she says a bright hello. It’s a skill people in her profession employ daily, but not everyone is able to pull it off with as much sincerity and grace as she does.

This photo was taken in the parking lot of Rave Motion Pictures East Ridge 18 on November 11 as the sun was peeking over the horizon. Woodstock, Ga., pilot Stuart Enloe was filling the balloon with hot air so travelers on Interstate 24 could see the company’s logo during their morning commute. The sight of propane lighting up the inside of the balloon against the deep blue early a.m. sky was stunning.

How well do you know the past United States presidents? 1. Who was the U. S. President who was nominated five times, and the last time he ran, it was from jail due to his anti-war activities? William Jennings Bryan; Horace Greeley; Eugene V. Debs; John Bricker.

This aricle originally ran in The Hamilton County Herald on November 26, 2010. I read an article this morning that stated that getting rid of belly fat is as easy as eating whole grains. Diet drinks and artificial sweeteners add inches to the waist also. Well, today, I am adding to that list: the amount of food we eat.

In the new film, “Immortals,” director Tarsem Singh tells a story about how man once defended the Greek gods from the Titans, evil beings who are as powerful as the gods. Singh intended every frame of his movie to evoke the qualities of a Renaissance painting, and “Immortals” is gorgeous.

You’ve done everything you possibly could. You took your vitamins faithfully, drank lots of OJ, and ate all the things the experts said to eat. You’ve avoided touching germy things and you’ve washed your hands raw. And still, you got a cold. Ah, but you’ll survive. The sniffles never killed anyone but, of course, not all sicknesses are so benign.

You know there is a new day coming when you see four elderly farmers having pizza in a country store in southern Middle Tennessee talking about cattle, dry weather and their spouses. I could not believe it either, but there they were – Mr. Jimmy, Ed Beam, Fred Billings and George Taylor, sitting at the counter of the local store eating pizza from the fancy, lit, warming rack holding single slices of the warm and cheesy concoction.

When should I hire an assistant? How should I train them? What should they do for me? These are questions I get asked every time I coach a new client or speak before a group of Realtors. Assistants can be an important addition to a Realtor’s business. Hiring an assistant can also be one of the most frustrating experiences and financially challenging times in business.