Knife Newbie Needs Help!

You mention one-hand opening, non-tactical, and reasonably priced.

In Michigan, there is a law about knives which specifically references the blade length, type, and concealment.
I know that blades greater than 3" are frowned upon, and confirmed this after a conversation with a local LEO.
I do not recall the exact law, but to be safe, I stick with blades of around 3" or less.

So, I recommend that you stay near 3" to avoid a "tactical" label.
You might consider these:

Ka-Bar Dozier folder. It doesn't look tactical. One-hand opening, nice blade, pocket clip, light, and only about $20.

Byrd Meadowlark. This looks more "tactical", unfortunately, due to the more unique overall shape of the blade and handle. It might look more "scary" to sheeple. But it is otherwise a fine knife for under $20. Nice blade, pocket clip and one-hand opening.

Similar to above, but a big step up in quality, is the Spyderco Delica. About $45, I think.
 
Well personally I don't like spyderco mainly from their design, I just don't like the look of them. Also I don't like that a lot of their knives come with serration. But they are well worth looking at if you like their style. Any ways I would recommend a SOG they make some good folders that can be opened with one hand easily. They use S.A.T. SOG assisted tech. I have the twitch II and it has worked well for me during everyday use, I don't know how big you like your knivesor what you are using it for. One thing on mine, is that the spring that helps open it broke after a little bit of time but I called SOG and they sent me a new spring and it took about 30 seconds to replace it. So I don't know if that is a prevalent thing that happens with them or not but it was a quick fix and it hasn't failed yet. (my friend has had his twitch longer than me and his spring hasn't broke so...). Also it seems to hold a good edge. There other SOGs that you can get that are really nice.
check them out. http://sogknives.com/store/TWI-8.html#
http://www.sogknives.com/store/fold.html
 
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