Two high-profile foes have tangled before By Jody Callahan callahan@gomemphis.com June 23, 2002 In 1999, lawyer Richard Fields filed a lawsuit against John Ford, claiming the longtime state senator and others schemed to divert millions of dollars in federal child care money for their own use. A year later, Ford was dismissed from the lawsuit. Now, the two are embroiled in another battle. Fields, 54, is running against Ford, 60, in the Democratic primary for the state Senate seat in District 29. Ford, who won that seat in 1974, has not faced a strong opponent since that election. Their head-to-head...