Letters

I agree with District Attorney General Russell Johnson — partly.
He suggests that former General Sessions Judge Thomas Austin might, over time, repair the reputation of the justice system which he, Austin, is responsible for damaging.
The operative word here is “might.”
I believe it is too late for such a miracle to ever occur in Roane County.
Fifteen years ago, when I retired to this area I heard rumors from many sources of a rogue judge who was far less than upright.

Well, here we go again about Tiger Haven. What does it take? There
have been no problems with the people who run the facility. The TWRA
monitors the place, and evidently they have found nothing wrong with the way they have taken care of the big cats.
I live close to the facility and have not had any problems whatsoever. Would you want to walk around with a location collar around your neck? I think not, and probably the cats would not, either.

Our little planet wobbles and spins through space, orbiting a red-hot coal that will eventually incinerate us and turn Earth, our moon and all other planets and orbiting space debris into a part of the dying red giant.
In the meantime, we have to face floods, sweltering summer heat waves and chilling winters. Tornadoes rip a path from Oklahoma to Tennessee.
Meanwhile, our legislators worry about the safety and humane treatment of fighting roosters and busy themselves with legislating the nursing habits of women in Tennessee.

I would just like to speak my mind, only my opinion......
When I saw the story in your paper a few weeks ago of our ex-judge Thomas A. Austin wanting to run for an office again or thinking he would like to be a lawyer or what ever, I thought it was a dang big joke.
I am still wondering why his very first action after getting out of prison would not have been to ask Roane çounty residents for forgiveness for his actions.