April 12, 1884: The Comet opined, âNow that every religious denomination represented in our town, has a comfortable church house in which to worship God, âwhere none dare to molest or make afraid,â attention ought to be turned to the next greatest thing of importance, the education of our children. Let every good citizen join in the work of building up first class schools in Johnson City. They will enhance the value of property and build up the wealth, the intelligence, and the morals of the whole community.â
April 12, 1888: The Comet brought welcomed news regarding the railroads. âMr. H.T. McDaniel, of the C.C. & C. engineer corps, was in the city Sunday and showed The Comet a letter from Gen. Rosser to him authorizing him to begin the final location of the C.C. & C. road at once. The line indicated in the letter will do away with the Iron Mountain turn as it follows the Chucky river (sic) down to Unaka then it runs through Erwin and on down to Johnson City
THE past year has been nothing but challenging, with many facing struggles financially, with our mental health and working from home. Nevertheless, we’ve certainly all been taught a lesson or too. Whether it’s the importance of family, the true value of our key worker heroes or how to save a few pennies. Many who may not be used to modern technology have also had to take a step into the virtual world to stay in touch with loved ones, while we’ve all been reminded of the importance of kindness.
George Whatley George Whatley WORKING from home, online shopping, and spending the odd day in your pyjamas has all added up to help us save a bit of money over the past year.
Print
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos turned quite a few heads Tuesday when he came out in favor of President Biden’s $2-trillion infrastructure plan and even endorsed Biden’s proposal to raise corporate taxes to pay for it.
“We support the Biden Administration’s focus on making bold investments in American infrastructure,” Bezos wrote on his company’s website. He added, as explicitly as you’d wish, “we’re supportive of a rise in the corporate tax rate.”
For those hankering to find the devil in the details, it’s proper to note that Bezos’ endorsement wasn’t entirely unconditional.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
We’re back with another edition of our latest legal and consulting industry news column, focusing on women’s history and achievement in the legal industry, coronavirus legal innovations and professional moves. Read on for all the latest updates:
Legal Industry Professional Moves
Legal operations veteran Bob Taylor joined Deloitte Legal Business Services team as a managing director based in Boston. Taylor will focus on business of law and legal department transformation at Deloitte Tax.
Mr.Taylor has 25 years of experience as senior corporate counsel and manager at Liberty Mutual in the company’s legal operations function.
Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, president emeritus of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), joined
The Flash: Who plays Abra Kadabra? Actor s age, Instagram and roles hitc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hitc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.