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QuoteWorthy: ‘Today was the hard work, but tomorrow is the harder work.’

Staff File photo by Larry Sullivan II / Montrell Besley, pictured in April, is the commissioner-elect for Hamilton County District 11, which includes Alton Park, Lookout Mountain and Lookout Valley, after defeating incumbent Joe Graham in elections Aug. 6, 2026.
Staff File photo by Larry Sullivan II / Montrell Besley, pictured in April, is the commissioner-elect for Hamilton County District 11, which includes Alton Park, Lookout Mountain and Lookout Valley, after defeating incumbent Joe Graham in elections Aug. 6, 2026. Staff File photo by Larry Sullivan II / Montrell Besley, pictured in April, is the commissioner-elect for Hamilton County District 11, which includes Alton Park, Lookout Mountain and Lookout Valley, after defeating incumbent Joe Graham in elections Aug. 6, 2026.

By Staff Report 3 min read

People who had a way with words in the news last week:

“Today was the hard work, but tomorrow is the harder work. It is time to work.”

— Democrat Montrell Besley, who unseated incumbent Joe Graham, R-Lookout Valley, in Thursday’s elections to represent District 11 (Alton Park, Lookout Mountain and Lookout Valley) on the Hamilton County Commission.

“This is like gravity, folks. The wood chipper of reality is brutal.”

— Attorney David MacNeill defending his client, Mark Caslin, against two charges of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. Caslin was convicted by a jury Friday.