People who had a way with words in the news last week:
“When you have blood against blood, it’s a stupid thing to do. It sounds like the whole world is ending, but not so.”
– Forrest Preston, 91, chair and CEO of Life Care Centers of America, on his son’s legal effort to become his conservator.
“Our leaders and our teachers have also just worked incredibly hard, not only to prepare students for the rigor that they’re going to see in their classes, but to really connect with students and make sure that their courses and this graduation is meaningful. I really think we can talk about all the systems and structures all day long, but graduation rates increase as our staff really connects, pulls kids in and meets them where they’re at to make sure that they’re meeting this milestone in their life.”
– Hamilton County Schools Chief Strategy Officer Shannon Moody, on the rising graduation rate.
“I’ve lived here 25 years and had no encounters with a ghost. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have lived here 25 years.”
– Karin Baker, who lives off Shipley Hollow Road, on its distinction as Tennessee’s scariest road in a survey of drivers.
“It’s 2024.”
– Hamilton County Mayor Wamp’s press secretary, Haley Burton, on a proposal for the county to offer paid parental leave.
“One of the city’s greatest assets is its friendly population. As you pass happy residents kayaking in Coolidge Park, hiking up Lookout Mountain or shopping their way through Bluff View Art District, you’ll be tempted to make a permanent relocation to this charming city in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.”
– Condé Nast Traveler magazine in its write-up of Chattanooga as the readers’ choice for friendliest city in the U.S.
“It was great. Everybody was enthusiastic, very cheerful. We even had some students who were not even old enough to vote yet who were interested in coming along and seeing the process.”
– Antonio Herrera, lead biomedical scientist at Baylor School, on the last day of early voting Thursday.
“We’ve always loved Dalton, and it’s a wonderful town. We’d love to attract cat people in Dalton and Chattanooga. We think it’s a cat market that hasn’t been tapped.”
– Cotton States Cat Club President Cynthia Lewis, on the largest cat show in the South moving from Atlanta to Dalton this year. The show runs Saturday and Sunday at the Dalton Convention Center.
“I drove by and saw, boy, they’re moving a lot of land, so obviously something’s going on there. And I don’t think, to my knowledge, there’s been any sort of public input or any questions since that public meeting.”
– Greg Taylor, president of the Valleybrook-Windrook Homeowners Association, regarding the Coffey Tree subdivision, set to hold around 50 single-family detached houses.
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