By Cheryl North Some families seem to have an inordinate amount of genetic good luck. Consider the number of adept politicians and public servants abounding in the Adams or Kennedy family gene pools, or the bounty of extraordinary actors produced by the Barrymore and Redgrave families.

By Casey Phillips, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Apr. 11--Rodney Carrington, blue-collar comedian and star of the ABC sitcom "Rodney," is bringing his trademark, adult brand of humor to Memorial Auditorium on Thursday.

By Susan Pierce, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Jun.