The source for the word "family" comes from a Latin word, familia, meaning household. Family also encompasses a number of other definitions including those who share a common ancestry (clan) or a group of people united by common beliefs or affiliation (fellowship, association). For me, and I suspect for each of you, each of these definitions has...

The Putnam County Bar Association recently recognized Cookeville attorney Ben Fann for his contributions to his country and community. In 1942, Fann began serving in the Army Air Corps and was active during World War II. He served with distinction in the China-Burma-India Theater, where he participated in dangerous missions flying...

My wife, Claudia, is from South Pittsburg. Not Pennsylvania. Tennessee. She is a seventh generation Tennessean. Her favorite song is "The Tennessee Waltz," she knows all the words to "Rocky Top," and she looks fabulous in orange.

No doubt about it, Claudia is a peach. But she ain't no Georgia peach no matter what a bunch of pointy-headed, bulldawg...

By William Bernet M. D. and Hon. Don R. Ash | Kriegr Publishing Company | $31.50 | 196 pages | 2007

Value Definition Clauses, Part 4: Tax Court in 'Christiansen' Unanimously Rejects IRS Public Policy Arguments

Readers of this column know that I am bullish on the use of "value definition clauses" (VDCs).[1] My two-part columns in March and April 2001 described the what, why and how.