DC takes note of K-25
It’s not just people in Oak Ridge who hope that something can be preserved from K-25: That Was Then on Washington Monthly website
Upcoming meetings on camera-based traffic enforcement
Two public meetings are coming up on the topic of camera-based traffic enforcement.
The first is this Thursday, May 15, 2008 — a “Citizen’s Red Light Camera Informational Meeting” sponsored by the “Tennessee Liberty Alliance” (additional website), at 7 pm, at the Midtown Community Center (Wildcat Den) on the corner of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Robertsville Road. The Liberty Alliance is opposed to camera enforcement, and two local residents will present their arguments. Dr. Dale Gedcke (author of an opinion column on the subject in Sunday’s News Sentinel) will present technical arguments against the use of cameras and Ron Brown (who has sued the city regarding speed limits) will speak on legal arguments. Others will be given a chance to speak. Sponsors say they endorse “other methods to achieve this goal of safety more effectively, while at the same time, protecting the citizen’s rights guaranteed by our Constitution of the United States.”
The second is the Oak Ridge City Council work session on Monday, June 2, 2008, at 6:30 pm, at the Municipal Service Center on Woodbury Lane. Contrary to what some news media have reported, the Council has not yet given final approval to an camera-based enforcement program, but has enacted an ordinance that would authorize the use of this type of enforcement. At this meeting, I hope we will learn about the safety data the Police Dept. has collected on the subject and the proposals that have been received for a potential contract.
Reading my unsolicited e-mail
Chalk this up to the lighter side of website ownership…
While marking some spam e-mail for deletion, curiosity led me to open up a message that started out “I was looking at websites under the keyword Oak Ridge office phone systems and came across your site http://ellensmith.org. I see that you’re ranked 84 on page 9 in google.” (Who knew that anyone would visit this website for information about that topic?)
Later the message says “Your keyword: Oak Ridge office phone systems Is NOT competitive…” (That stands to reason, since that’s not even vaguely related to the purpose of the website.) Not to worry, though, as my correspondent says “I now have a large team to allow me to serve smaller businesses such as yours… You too can enjoy the fruit’s of Top 10 rankings in google for your target keywords.”
Could this guy be trying to tell me it’s time to change careers?
Secret City serendipity
Visitors to the Oak Ridge Welcome Center, currently located at the Midtown Community Center, are catching a glimpse of early Oak Ridge history when the stop in for information brochures.
Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association volunteers have decorated a room, visible from the corridor through a large window, with wooden dormitory furniture from early Oak Ridge and other memorabilia from the World War II years.
It’s clear that folks are having fun with this. Every time I stop by, the display is a little different, as items get rearranged and more objects from people’s attics and scrapbooks get added to the room.
I hope the city’s visitors are appreciating this, too. I think it helps convey the message that Oak Ridge is a community with an interesting story to tell.
