Rick Laney keeps looking at the bigger picture in Blount County Courtrooms.

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Selected transcripts of this Bible Q & A session can be found Link...

Let's stop right here. When somebody says beast to me, I'm thinking lion, tiger, gorilla some sort of monster. It that what you're talking about?

Three large civil rights organizations sent a formal letter Wednesday to the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary expressing concern over Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young’s treatment of Ana Calixto,

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This issue is far from being over. When campaign time rolls around, many feel that he with the most signs wins!

The battle being waged in the Opinions section of the Daily Times is not all that different than those campaign signs. Will he with the most letters of support in the Daily Times win?

I don't think so.

I ordered new carpet from one of our local big box stores. As I sit here to write this I am surrounded by the sounds of hammers. It is so noisy in here that I can barely hear James McMurtry singing Childish Things.

Should I hate a people for the shade of their skin
Or the shape of their eyes or the shape I'm in

Did I mention this work crew does not speak English? Should I ask for documents or believe their employer?

Update! The very letter is now available for viewing at Link...

Dang! The Times does video and document linking all within the same week!