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Today’s New York Times health section has an article about the teaching of anatomy in U.S. high schools. The article features Oak Ridge resident and Anderson County Commissioner Harry “Whitey” Hitchcock, who teaches science at Clinton High School. I knew that Whitey’s biology students often get to study animal bones and assemble wildlife skeletons as [...]
Today’s morning newspapers both had articles (Oak Ridger: 13-cent tax hike projected and News Sentinel: Stagnant development behind OR tax increase) describing Steve Jenkins’ presentation at yesterday’s meeting of the City Council Budget and Finance committee, and both reported (based on a table included in Steve’s handouts) that Oak Ridge has the 4th highest [...]
For folks who are interested in following the city’s budget process for fiscal year 2009, here’s the schedule of upcoming meetings of the Oak Ridge City Council’s FY 2009 Budget And Finance Special Committee:
January 15, 2008 – Policy/Budget Review
January 29, 2008 – Police and Fire
February 5, 2008 – Parks & Recreation, Library
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