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What was happening in chattanooga in 1960
Saturday, February 27
The Southern Railway and its related companies presented checks for $287,993 to Hamilton County and $97,953 to the City of Chattanooga to pay its 1959 taxes, the company reported. In all the Southern Railway System lines will pay $3,700,000 in Tennessee to state and local government for last year.
Bar selects Chattanooga attorneys for Leadership program
Jeff Matukewicz of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and Tim Mickel of Husch Blackwell Sanders are just two lawyers, sitting at a conference table in Chattanooga. Matukewicz, an associate in his office, concentrates on personal injury defense. His friend and colleague, seated to his left, has a broad civil litigation practice. There are more than a thousand attorneys in Scenic City who, from external appearances, might differ from Matukewicz and Mickel only in the suit they wear.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee helping the helpless
Attorneys Russell Fowler and David Yoder have a lot of stories they could tell. None of them, however, involve big money verdicts or being promoted to partner at a prestigious firm. Fowler offers a choice sample:
“A lady who’d had a difficult birth called us from the hospital. It was only the third day of the month but her landlord had already locked her out for unpaid rent. She was literally going to be on the street with a newborn. We dropped everything to deal with that.”
Under Analysis
Winning your case - is it all in the words you choose?
For those of you who have read our columns before, it will hopefully come as no surprise to learn that these are columns about the law and humor. It is thus somewhat peculiar to realize that never, in the more than twenty-five year history of this column, has anyone ever attempted to take a lesson from one genre and apply it to the other.
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Uncle Sid discusses cold weather
Uncle Sid discusses cold weather
Over the last few weeks in Tennessee, winter has been the major discussion topic around every country store, church meeting and even over at the bank. Just trying to get from your car to the bank lobby with northern breezes whistling around every corner has given a totally new meaning to the term “cold cash.” And, it hasn’t been any different out on Uncle Sid and Aunt Sadie’s farm either. The other day, as I pulled in the long gravel driveway of their farm, the winter wind was blowing to beat the band and the yellow glow of light coming from Aunt Sadie’s “Gone With the Wind” hurricane lamp in the window of their white frame house was a sure welcome sight on that dark cloudy day I made my visit.
Are We There Yet?
Last laughs
I was in the Spa City last Friday and Saturday with others on the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation Board. Part of our business was to extensively update the bylaws, and for this monumental task we were blessed to have Marie Bruno of the Arkansas Literary Council to consult and guide us with her non-profit expertise. Marie has taken non-profit to a new level and wouldn’t even accept a mileage reimbursement for her travels. Thanks Marie.
I Swear...
ACPT Highlights
Brooklyn – The Marriott that is now home to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, is across the street from the New York Supreme Court and Brooklyn’s Borough Hall. A block away is the Brooklyn Law School.
The area evokes memories. When I moved to Little Rock in 1975, the Camelot Hotel sat beside the UALR School of Law, across the street from the county courthouse and a block east of City Hall.
Gadget Girl
Famous black inventors
Did you know there are at least 29 special commemorations for the month of February? These run the gamut of Chocolate Lover’s Month or Creative Romance Month (which is appropriate, considering Valentine’s Day is in February) and National Boost-Your-Self-Esteem Month (I guess to encourage you along the path toward fulfilling those New Years’ resolutions) to National Dental Month (to combat all those chocolate-lovers running amok, I suppose) and Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month (you’ve got me here).
United Country Real Estate carrying on proud tradition
The 1928 United Farm Agency spring catalog contains a letter from the president and general manager of the company, in which he writes, “Pleasing you is the only road to success for a United representative; saving you time, money and travel is the only way our organization can be successful.” The pages that follow contain hundreds of listings for farms throughout Missouri and Arkansas, including photos of quaint town squares and handsome herds grazing on fertile homesteads.
Loan officer working hard to revive the American Dream
Paul Smith is a mortgage loan officer who doesn’t like to say no. That doesn’t make his employer, Northwest Georgia Bank, nervous, nor does it guarantee every applicant a yes. Rather, Smith uses his skills with money and people to give loan candidates he turns down hope for a different answer down the road.
Real Estate Facts
It all depends
The signals are out there: home sales are picking up and prices are slowly ascending. However, recovery isn't obvious everywhere yet. Most markets are still seeing the cheapest homes selling fastest, while mid-range homes are taking longer, and upper-end properties are languishing.
Kay's Cooking Corner
Dieting with the turkeys!
Every time I try to cut back on my food, hunger pangs start gnawing away at my insides, my stomach gurgles and “a blackout dizziness” seems to overtake me! Sounds pretty severe, huh? Well, I might be exaggerating some. While I’m not into being super-model slim, I would like to keeping fitting into my current wardrobe, and be healthy, you know?
The Critic's Corner
What a pleasure it is to be able to go to a theater in 2010 and see a film by Martin Scorsese, one of the masters of the cinema. As the director of movies like “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “Good Fellas,” he’s demonstrated a powerful command over the language of film. His cuts are fast and aggressive, his visuals are big and bold and he’s at ease with the camera and the frame. As an anonymous writer on Internet Movie Database puts its, his movies “are alive with genius.” Like Picasso could paint, and Shakespeare could write, and Mozart could compose music, Scorsese can make movies.
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