By Cathy Ginel Have you ever run on a treadmill until you are out of breath? Have you ever gotten to a comfortable point and then pushed that speed up just a little more to give yourself a better...
By Oak Ridge Board of Education We have been reading a lot lately about the dire straits of reading instruction and students’ abilities in reading, especially at the early grades. Although...
http://oakridgetoday.com/2016/04/06/opinion-making-positive-strides-in-elementary-literacy/
By David Clary Saturday night, the miraculous journey of the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats continues with a one-game opportunity to join a historic group of great girls basketball teams who have worn t...
http://oakridgetoday.com/2016/03/04/clary-miraculous-journey-of-lady-wildcats-continues-saturday/
By Bob Corker As I traveled across the Volunteer State during August, I spoke with many Tennesseans about the nuclear agreement between Iran, the United States, and other world powers. While opin...
By Parker Hardy Note: This is a response to a July 9 column by Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn. Let me begin by expressing my dismay at the continued war of words fueled by “guest co...
Note: This is a copy of a letter from Leonard A. Abbatiello, Anderson County/Oak Ridge Equalization Board representative, to Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch and City Council regarding the 2015 Bo...
Sixteen years ago, Partners for Progress successfully lobbied the city to spend over $15 million of your (the taxpayer) money to launch a major development on the West End of Oak Ridg...
By Theresa Scott The Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department recently had a task to complete. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Casto took a crew to Oak Ridge. Upon arrival at the City of Oak Ridgeâ...
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By Mare Martell — August 30, 2012 Outside of the old Kroger store, I met a man named Andre Block purely by chance. He had a trailer on the back of his bike with a cardboard hand written sign...
http://oakridgetoday.com/2015/05/29/guest-column-the-2015-karma-ride/
By Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn Given that there is some confusion over recent events, I offer the following summary about where we are, how we got here, and where we are headed wit...
Note: This is a copy of comments by Oak Ridge Education Association Co-President Steve Reddick during a March 30 meeting of the Oak Ridge Board of Education, when teachers and principals...
http://oakridgetoday.com/2015/04/15/guest-column-2015-orea-salary-benefits-proposal/
By Oak Ridge Schools We have all heard the phrase “going one-to-one,†but what is one-to-one all about? And why are Oak Ridge Schools interested in one-to-one? The overall idea behind...
Preparing for the greatest day of the year, Easter, was a bit harder this year than last. On Thursday, the night we remember how Jesus was betrayed and handed over to both the religious and polit...
By Chris Phillips, director of Anderson County Accounts and Budgets, and County Mayor Terry Frank We recently finished our Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30...
By Joan Berry and District Attorney General Dave Clark The law in Tennessee has recently changed in a way that insults the memory of murder victims. Not a single photo of a victim prior to their ...
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