Volume 6, Number 25: June 20 - June 27, 1996
Being an African American police officer in Knoxville can be a no-win
situation, with racism from your peers and recrimination from your community.
Betty Bean talks to black officers and relates their stories
and opinions.
Volume 6, Number 26: June 27 - July 4, 1996
Coury Turczyn, a longtime gatherer of things interesting
or artful or both (or neither) in his own right, goes collecting
collectors. Meet his trove of seekers and savers, people
who ensure that their shelves lined with everything from power line insulators
to baseball caps. Delve with him into the almost maniacal passion that fires
their behavior.
Volume 6, Number 27: July 4 - July 11, 1996
While meditating on the motivation for her meditating,
Hillari Dowdle finds she's not alone. Knoxvillians by the
score are seeking inner peace through ancient rituals. Buddhists, Taoists,
Hindus, Christians, and others explain what can be gained, and just as
importantly, what can be lost, through their various techniques of relaxing
concentration.
Volume 6, Number 28: July 11 - July 18, 1996
What really happened to little Mikey Chase that hot August day? The
world may never know. But whatever the case, Betty Bean
reports, local restauranteur Mike Chase -- found innocent
in his recent high-profile trial -- got anything but a fair shake in the
ordeal. Here, Chase speaks about the pressures, politics, and persecution
that have accompanied a tragic death in the family.