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As they have done in a couple of recent elections, the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce sponsored a series of videotaped candidate interviews that are now airing on Channel 12 on the Oak Ridge cable system. All City Council and Board of Education candidates are included.
I haven’t seen the video yet (it has already aired [...]
Political yard signs are all over town. Some of them have my name on them — they are a necessary part of political campaigning.
Some people like yard signs — they take pride in displaying signs that tell the world who they support, and they want to see their candidates’ names all over town. Many other [...]
Here’s the scoop on voting arrangements for folks in the Roane County part of Oak Ridge:
Early voting will be at the Mall for both Anderson and Roane County residents.
On election day (June 5) all voters in the Roane County portion of the city will vote at the Oak Ridge Country Club on Gum Hollow Road. [...]
UPDATED MAY 11th. Early voting is Wednesday, May 16, to Thursday, May 31, 2007, at the Oak Ridge Mall. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays (except for Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, when the voting site will be closed) and 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, May 19 (the voting site will [...]