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VOL. 45 | NO. 4 | Friday, January 22, 2021

Mother’s love of reading paves the way for Miller
The heat was so stifling in the Orleans Criminal District Court in August 2002 that the crew working on the movie adaptation of John Grisham’s Runaway Jury opted to film there in the middle of the night.
NEWSMAKERS
Former senior staff attorney Tammy Dunn has been appointed city attorney for Oak Ridge, replacing the retiring Kenneth Krushenski.
BRIEFS
Johnson Architecture has established a $25,000 scholarship for University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design students to increase diversity in the profession.
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Evergreen Virtual Ball. A celebration of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its supporters with Friends of the Smokies, the 2021 event will be “at your place” Saturday and includes the turn-key Concierge Package (sold out), Create-Your-Own Package ($500) or the Bidding Package ($250). Create-Your Own offers a centerpiece, favors for two (gifts exclusive to Evergreen Ball), programs and goody bags for two, online link to join the interactive event, a platform that will connect your house party to other houses and access to live and silent auctions via mobile bidding. Bidding offers the online link to participate in silent and live auctions, two programs and a one-year membership to Friends of the Smokies. For more information or to reserve a package, email Lauren Gass. Information
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TENNESSEE TITANS

Arthur Smith took the road less traveled in becoming an NFL head coach when he could have been on Easy Street.
This week’s conference championship games are interesting, particularly from a quarterback perspective.
BEHIND THE WHEEL

Every new year ushers in a new batch of cars, trucks and SUVs from just about every automaker. Some of these new models create little more than passing interest, while others threaten to burn out the internet with hype.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
You’ve got to clear the path. You know there’s a turret in your way and that could be tricky, but so was the jungle but you survived. Now you’ve got one goal in mind: killing minions.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Budgeting is a pain. But what’s more painful is a bill you can’t easily pay, debt that costs a fortune or not having enough money to retire.
CAREER CORNER
This week is a big one as the president will leave office as another in inaugurated. The transition of power in the United States has been quite a complicated matter.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
Setting money goals in 2020 was likely an exercise in futility. Maybe you’d been saving for a trip abroad, but the pandemic kept you at home. Or you wanted to save up for a down payment on a house, then the recession left you out of a job.