March 30, 2015 www.knoxfocus.com NeedPAGE A1 Cash? Turn unwanted household items into money! Call Fountain City Auction at (865)604-3468 for all of your auction needs. FREETake One! March 30, 2015 County Commission Rogero kicks off political season Joint Committee, Abandoned Schools, Peddlers By Mike Steely [email protected] Any doubt that the Knox County’s Joint Education Committee would contin- ue to function as a buffer between the Commission and the Board of Educa- tion ended last Monday when Commission Chair- man Brad Anders named four to the group. Anders named Commis- sioners Charles Busler, Sam McKenzie, Jeff Smith and Amy Broyles to the group. Despite meeting all of last year with fellow com- mittee members named by the Board of Education, the group accomplished little to heal relations between Hundreds of supporters filled The Standard last Tuesday for Mayor Rogero’s re-election announcement. the two bodies. Com- missioner McKenzie has By Mike Steely [email protected] candidate to oppose her. The pushed for several months primary is September 29th to get the Joint Committee noxville Mayor Made- and the city’s general elec- active again. line Rogero kicked off tion is November 3rd. Early The commissioners Kthe political season voting starts September 9th. also voted to name Ron as she announced her inten- Rogero’s crowd included Rochelle to the District 5 tion to run for re-election Tues- most of the City Council mem- seat on the Knox County day. Rogero, the first female bers, volunteer workers, city Board of Zoning Appeals to be elected as mayor of a workers, and both Republican board, on the recommenda- larger city in Tennessee, drew and Democrat citizens. Rogero tion of Commissioner John a packed house of members told the gathering that Knox Schoonmaker, who held of both political parties at The County Mayor Tim Burchett had that position until appoint- Standard on Jackson Avenue. dropped by to wish her well. ed to replace Dr. Richard The election for mayor and She told the near 700 people Briggs who was elected to council is non-partisan although present that she hopes to con- the State Senate. PHOTOS BY DAN ANDREWS. Rogero is widely known as an tinue the programs she began. Meeting for the first time Mayor Rogero greets a young supporter following her speech at her active Democrat. Local Repub- The city election will also see at 5 p.m. instead of 2 p.m., licans are searching for a Continue on page 2 campaign kick-off last week. Continue on page 4 Boys & Girls Clubs break ground on multipurpose facility Thanks to fundraising Supporters and members efforts from the “Our Kids, of the Boys & Girls Clubs Our Future Campaign,” the of the Tennessee Valley Boys & Girls Clubs of the (BGCTNV) on March Tennessee Valley broke 25 break ground on a ground on facilities that new 54,000-square-foot will allow the organization multipurpose facility to to serve more kids, more be built on the site of the often, in a more meaning- current Haslam Family ful way. Club University on The groundbreaking cer- Caswell Avenue. Thanks emony took place at the to fundraising efforts Haslam Family Club Univer- from the “Our Kids, sity, which will be home to Our Future Campaign,” the Caswell Avenue Com- the organization will plex. Once complete, the build the new complex complex will be a central to help serve more hub for all Boys & Girls kids, more often, in Clubs of the Tennessee a more meaningful Valley activities, and will way. Pictured from allow for enhanced servic- left: BGCTNV board es to impact more youth chair Jim Alexander; across the community. The campaign co-chair new facility will include a Dugan McLaughlin; pool, gymnasium, teen campaign co-chair Tony center, technology center, Hollin; club members medical clinic and admin- Girls Clubs of the Tennes- kids, more often, in a more in technology upgrades Our Future’ campaign,” Mia Davis and William istrative offices. see Valley. “We are still meaningful way.” at all 19 clubs to ensure said Shakayla Blair, a fifth- Watson; BGCTNV “Because of the gener- raising funds for the proj- The number of youth members have access to grader at Inskip Elementa- President and CEO Lisa osity of so many East Ten- ect and continued support served by the clubs will educational tools. ry School who has been a Hurst; Knoxville Mayor nesseans, we are in this is needed as we move for- increase to 7,500 annually “I’d like to thank each member of the Boys & Girls Madeline Rogero; and position to break ground,” ward with the last phase by 2018. Additionally, the and every person, family Club for nine years. “You club member Anndrena said Lisa Hurst, president of our campaign, which Boys & Girls Clubs of the and business that con- Downs. Photo by Dan and CEO of the Boys & will allow us to serve more Tennessee Valley will invest tributed to the ‘Our Kids, Continue on page 2 Andrews. 2012 HONDA ACCORD From $13,890 Several to Choose From Spray Tan Special * Auto $18 * All Pwr Also offering updo and * Cruise make-up specials for prom! * CD RUSTY WALLACE HONDA 3501 TAZEWELL PIKE, KNOXVILLE 8886971272 I75CALLAHAN, N.KNOX 865.688.5152 www.rustywallacehonda.com PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus March 30, 2015 Focus on the Law Why you need a Living Will Many of us disagreed with in her hospital bed was cir- hospice care on March 31, control decisions relating you wish to donate any remember the the diagnosis that culated and viewed on tele- 2005. We will never know to the rendering of the per- of your organs or tissues case of Terri Schi- she would never vision repeatedly. Senate for sure what Terri Schiavo son’s own medical care, for transplantation. The avo, a 26-year-old recover. Her par- majority leader at the time, would have wanted. specifically including palli- living will must be properly married woman ents went to court Bill Frist weighed in with The best way to make ative care and the use of signed and witnessed. If living in Florida to keep her feed- his declaration that it was sure that this kind of trage- extraordinary procedures you have a living will, you who collapsed ing tube in place. clear to him based upon dy is avoided is to give writ- and treatment.” The stat- should make sure that you on Feb. 25, 1990. By Sharon The Florida courts viewing this videotape that ten instructions on what ute provides that this may give it to your attending She had lost con- Frankenberg, sided with her Terri Schiavo responded to you would want done under be done by a written decla- physician so that they may sciousness for an Attorney at Law husband’s deci- external stimuli. Was Terri these types of circumstanc- ration called a living will. copy it and make it a part unknown reason sion to have the still in there somewhere? es. Tennessee has a stat- In a living will, you of your medical record. It and spent the final 15 feeding tube removed. In Could she still recover? ute (Tenn. Code Annotated declare that if you have a is very common for hospi- years of her life in a persis- 2003, the Florida state The U.S. Congress with Section 32-11-101 et seq.) terminal medical condition tal staff to request a copy tent vegetative state. Doc- legislature passed a law the approval of President which is known as the Ten- with no reasonable medi- of your living will before tors determined that she (known as “Terri’s Law”) George W. Bush passed nessee Right to Natural cal expectation of recov- you undergo medical pro- was not capable of thought giving the then Governor legislation transferring Death Act. “The general ery and which, as a medi- cedures including surgery. or emotion. She was able Jeb Bush the authority to jurisdiction of the Schiavo assembly declares it to be cal probability, will result in Having your wishes made to breathe on her own but prevent removal of the case to federal court. Ulti- the law of the state of Ten- your death, you wish that known in writing is the best required a feeding tube to feeding tube. The Florida mately, the federal courts nessee that every person medical care be withheld way to ensure that what survive. Supreme Court declared ruled to enforce the deci- has the fundamental and or withdrawn. You also you want is done. Sharon Her husband wanted the Terri’s Law unconstitution- sion of the state court on a inherent right to die natu- make decisions about if Frankenberg is an experi- feeding tube removed and al. By now the heartbreak- matter governed by state rally with as much dignity or when to withhold artifi- enced attorney licensed in insisted that Terri would ing story of Terri Schia- law. With all legal battles as circumstances permit cially provided food, water Tennessee since 1988. Her not have wanted to be kept vo had made the national over, her feeding tube was and to accept, refuse, with- or other nourishment or office number in Knoxville alive that way. Her parents news. A videotape of her removed and she died in draw from, or otherwise fluids to you and whether is (865)539-2100. THE CHALK BOARD Cumberland Avenue Bits of News About Local Education gets a bidder By Mike Steely By Sally Absher [email protected] Convention Center. [email protected] find the additional funding. As KCS Board The city of Knoxville finally has a bid The city is also looking at floating Chairman Mike McMillan pointed out in on the Cumberland Avenue Streetscape Water Bonds at $ 20 million, Wastewater BEP Funding Lawsuits Officially Begin.