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FREE Antiques Roadshow Visits Knoxville July 15, 2013 www.knoxfocus.com FREEPAGE A1 Take One! Visit www.knoxfocus.com to access Your source for local breaking news July 15, 2013 FOCUS Antiques Roadshow Weekly Poll* Do you support or visits Knoxville oppose prayer before public meetings or events? SUPPORT 86.95% OPPOSE 13.05% Survey conducted July 11, 2013. * Focus Weekly Polls are conducted by an independent, professional polling company. Knoxvillians, Knox Countians Support Public Prayer By Focus Staff By Tasha Mahurin This week’s Knoxville At the appraisal event, 5,000 to 6,000 tick- Focus poll posed the [email protected] eted guests received free valuations of their question, “Do you Billed as part adventure, part history lesson, antiques and collectibles from specialists from support or oppose part treasure hunt, PBS’s primetime series the country’s leading auction houses and inde- prayer before public Antiques Roadshow visited Knoxville this past pendent dealers. Each guest was invited to meetings or events?” weekend as part of an eight-city summer pro- bring two items for appraisal. Participating Quite nearly 87% duction tour. The all-day appraisal event was in the local event were appraisers from the PHOTOS BY DAN ANDREWS. of respondents said held in at the Knoxville Convention Center Sat- world’s leading auction houses, including Bon- Top, thousands of visitors came to the Antiques they support prayer urday and was the Antique Roadshow’s first hams & Butterfields, Christie’s, Doyle New York, Roadshow on Saturday to have their items ap- at public meetings visit to Knoxville in its 18-year history. Skinner, and Sotheby’s, along with independent praised. Inset, Greg and Sarah Lawson of Foun- and events. Only just “We are thrilled to be visiting Knoxville for the appraisers and dealers nationwide. tain City Auction took a variety of pieces for ap- over 13% said they first time,” said Roadshow executive producer praisal, including an automoton, a gem roller opposed prayer at public Marsha Bemko. Continue on page 4 organ and an antique lantern. meetings or events. The results were consistent throughout the city and the Severance named Second Congressional District county. Almost 80% of respondents in the Stateswoman of the Year First District replied they supported the idea of By Tasha Mahurin prayer at public meetings and events. The First [email protected] District is entirely inside “I am both humbled and hon- the City of Knoxville. ored to be selected as the States- The strongest woman of the Year from the opposition to the idea Second Congressional District by came from inside the my Congressman, John J. (Jimmy) Fourth District, where Duncan,” Phyllis Severance told almost a third of voters the Focus. said they were opposed to Severance graduated from East prayer at public meetings High School in Knoxville, and she and events. The Fourth then attended the University of District is Sequoyah Hills Tennessee. She met and mar- and West Knoxville. ried Charlie Severance, a former Voters in South UT football player, in 1959. They Knoxville overwhelmingly went on to have 3 sons- Chuck, supported the idea of Marcus, and Michael. While stay- prayer before public ing home with her children, Sever- meetings and events ance became an active community with over 95% of the volunteer. respondents saying the She was a Charter member of support the notion. Fountain City Town Hall and the Respondents in Greater Knoxville Beautification the Seventh District Board. She became interested supported the idea even in the political process in 1970 slightly more strongly. and began volunteering with cam- Both women and paigns on the local, state, and men supported prayer national levels. Pictured as the Statemen Dinner are US Senator Lamar Alexander, Phyllis Severance, Charles Severance, US at public meetings and In 1978, she was the Knox Senator Tim Scott and US Senator Bob Corker. events by an almost County Office Manager for Lamar identical margin. Alexander’s campaign for Gover- (See Steve Hunley’s nor of the State of Tennessee and, ten years later, in 1988, she served Bush’s campaign for President of Area Director for Don Sundquist’s editorial on public after the election, worked on Alex- as the Knox County Office Man- the United States of America campaign for Governor of the State prayer on Page 3.) ander’s staff for 8 years. And just ager for George Herbert Walker In 1994, Severance was the Continue on page 4 PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus July 15, 2013 FOCUS Weekly Poll Do you support or oppose prayer before public meetings or events? Support 86.95% Oppose 13.05% Hillcrest Healthcare Communities Inc., a not for-profit corporation that provides care to the medically indigent of the By Age Support Oppose Total area, and Knox County officially closed a deal last week for the company to buy three facilities it has operated in Knox 18-29 100.00% [None] 3 County since the 1970s. Hillcrest presented Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett with a check for $5.275 million to pur- 30-49 85.37% 14.63% 41 chase the 3 properties which sit on approximately 33 acres collectively. Because it has only previously leased the facili- ties from the county, Hillcrest has been unable to secure funding to make upgrades to the facilities. Knox County Mayor 50-65 84.17% 15.83% 120 Tim Burchett also added that the county will no longer be responsible for upgrades to the facilities. The funds from the 65+ 88.58% 11.42% 219 sale will be used to help pay for the new Carter Elementary School. Total 86.95% (333) 13.05% (50) 383 By District 1 78.95% 21.05% 19 Focus on the Law 2 84.62% 15.38% 52 3 93.18% 6.82% 44 4 67.31% 32.69% 52 Mental Health Commitments 5 87.76% 12.24% 49 6 90.91% 9.09% 44 “Commitment” informed deci- that the statutory require- poses an immediate sub- is the common sions; if he or ments have been met. stantial likelihood of serious 7 95.24% 4.76% 42 term used to she is a parent, “Severe impairment” means harm because of mental ill- 8 90.00% 10.00% 40 describe the group legal custodi- a condition in which an adult ness or serious emotional 9 95.12% 4.88% 41 of procedures for an or guardian or emancipated child as a disturbance may be invol- Total 86.95% (333) 13.05% (50) 383 detaining or admit- acting on behalf result of a mental illness or untarily detained for roughly ting someone who of a child; a con- serious emotional distur- 20 days for emergency diag- By Gender is mentally ill in servator appoint- bance is in danger of seri- nosis, evaluation, and treat- Unknown 80.00% 20.00% 10 Tennessee. There By Sharon ed by the court ous physical harm resulting ment. Two certificates of the Female 87.63% 12.37% 194 Frankenberg, are four basic pro- expressly to from the person’s failure to need for treatment must Attorney at Law Male 86.59% 13.41% 179 cedures and they apply for a per- provide for their own essen- be obtained from two phy- Total 86.95% (333) 13.05% (50) 383 are covered in Ten- son’s admission; tial human needs of health sicians or designated pro- nessee Code, Title 33. In a qualified mental health or safety; or manifests fessionals and then a court Survey conducted July 11, 2013. summary, these procedures professional; and attorney- severe deterioration in rou- order must be obtained to need for care or a sworn Tennessee Code Anno- are as follows: in-fact acting under dura- tine functioning; and is not detain the person for up to statement that the person tated Section 33-7-303(a) Voluntary Admission. A ble powers of attorney for receiving care essential for 5 days pending a probable has refused to be examined requires that the court order person may apply for admis- health care. his or her health or safety. If cause hearing. A person by a certifying professional. him or her diagnosed and sion to a public or private Detention of Persons they need treatment beyond poses a “substantial likeli- If the person has refused evaluated on an outpatient facility for treatment of a with Severe Impairments. 72 hours, emergency invol- hood of serious harm” if they to be examined, the court basis. If the charge was mental illness or emotional A person who is severely untary commitment must have threatened or attempt- may find probable cause to a felony offense against disturbance if he or she is impaired may be detained be pursued. ed suicide or to inflict seri- issue an order to take the the person (such as, rob- 16 years of age or older and up to 72 hours after two Emergency Involuntary ous bodily harm on them- person into custody for up bery, murder and rape) and has the capacity to make physicians have determined Commitment. A person who selves; if they have threat- to 48 hours to be exam- the defendant is already ened or attempted homi- ined. The court must hold detained at the time of the cide or other violent behav- a hearing within 20 days on acquittal, the court may ior; if the person has placed the commitment complaint. order that he or she remain others in reasonable fear of The defendant may demand detained to receive an out- violent behavior and seri- a jury to hear this trial. If patient evaluation to be ous physical harm to them; the court, or jury if a jury is completed within 30 days.
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