VOL. 46 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 20, 2022
Attorney Ursula Bailey still breaking down barriers
Rolling an oversized briefcase and dressed to the nines in a suit she’d worn to court that day, attorney Ursula Bailey arrived at a local jail where she waited to visit her client in a room with two other people: An older white man sporting a trout cap and a bail bondswoman finishing her paperwork at a table in the corner.
HEALTH CARE
Time passed differently in the pandemic, the days moving slowly and the years were flying past. Many of the usual “bookmarks” of time – celebrations, events and milestones – were canceled.
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
In 2015, the first year of the Vanderbilt Poll, 72% of respondents said Nashville was headed in the right direction.
UT SPORTS
Amanda Ayala and Ashley Morgan weren’t ready to stop playing softball or leave the University of Tennessee. They loved the sport, their teammates and the school too much to walk away.
NEWSMAKERS
The Institute for Supply Management has selected the 2022 recipients of the R. Gene Richter Scholarship, including Jenna Murphy of University of Tennessee.
BRIEFS
The University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business Department of Supply Chain Management recently honored Mary Holcomb, who died last year, with a plaque honoring her career, service and compassion.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Acura launched its MDX three-row luxury SUV more than 20 years ago, and a redesigned fourth-generation model has arrived for 2022. It features a sleeker design, a more spacious cabin and a new range-topping Type S trim.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
My mom died at age 61, when I was 31. Seeing her headstone in a field of others smacked me with a brutal, if obvious fact: Everyone, including everyone’s parents, will die.
PERSONAL FINANCE
It’s a banner year for weddings, with industry experts at the Wedding Report predicting more than 2.5 million couples will tie the knot – a 40-year high. But you might find your finances aren’t quite ready to take on the costs associated with being a wedding guest or a guest at multiple weddings.
Home values have been soaring, but the amount of home sale profit you can shelter from taxes has not.