Speedy Justice

You thought you understood your case—until you stood before Judge Robert Love Taylor. You may have noticed that federal district courts throughout the country have been on the news a lot lately. It has caused me to recall one federal
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Building Paradise

When great design meets quality construction dream homes are created. In the heart of East Tennessee, where scenic beauty meets a strong sense of community, a newly completed custom home stands as a bold expression of vision,
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Stealing Graceland

Real estate theft—the silent crime that’s happening right in your backyard. In an effort to steal more than 18,000 square miles of land in Arizona and New Mexico, James Addison Reavis forged hundreds of documents, surreptitiously placed
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Summer Lunch

Whether it's inside relaxing with a cold specialty drink or out on a patio with the warm sun beating down on you, that midday bite is the perfect break from the hustle and bustle. Dig in! I’ve been something of a creature of habit when
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Hope in Hard Places

Court Appointed Special Advocates walk with children through trauma, one visit, one report, one hug at a time. When we hear about kids who’ve been abused or neglected, the first thing we think is: bad parents. “Most of us start out with
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Eating Ourselves Sick

Ultra-processed foods may be tasty and fast, but mounting research shows they’re quietly destroying our health from the inside out. For many people, walking down the aisle at the supermarket can be a misleading adventure. If you stick
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Southbound

Where the roads end and the ice beginsDramatic landscapes and humbling experiences. In the middle of the night, as our ship pitched and rolled in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, I lay awake, confident in the captain’s ability – but also
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Chasing Dawn

Hard-earned sunrises from Everest to Appalachia—finding beauty where few ever look Leaving a warm sleeping bag in the middle of the night is not my favorite part of mountaineering. I joke that we wake up before we go to sleep so as not
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Parking It Downtown

“Politics is not worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space.” – Will Rogers For decades, when Knoxville city officials asked local folks to visit downtown Knoxville, what they heard in response was the
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Fear of Missing Out

What our discomfort in exclusion reveals about us— and how we might respond There’s something about human nature that stirs up this mysterious “fear of missing out.” It’s a process that plays out in our minds, saying more about who we
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