I’ve heard a lot of questions and speculation about Applewood Apartments owner Joe Levitt. Who is he? What does he do with the money he collects from his tenants? As the news media have been reporting, the City of Oak Ridge has contended that the apartments are unfit for human habitation and is proceeding with [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Anderson County Household Hazardous Waste Collection – Saturday April 4 2009
Anderson County Solid Waste has announced the state-sponsored household hazardous waste collection event for 2009. Anyone interested in volunteering to take surveys or assist the State’s contractor in sorting materials should contact Geoff Trabalka by e-mail at gtrabalka@andersontn.org or phone at (865) 463-6845.
ANDERSON COUNTY
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION EVENT
Household Hazardous Waste is anything generated in the [...]
Turning off lights isn’t as easy as it looks
Michael Silence has a comment in today’s News Sentinel that (contrary to his intention) helps to underline just how difficult it can be for governments to make meaningful reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. He says that it would be silly for the state to require vending machines on state property to either [...]
Dave Smith, rest in peace
I have an empty space in my heart, because my father has left the world. I’m glad I was able to be with him and my mother when he passed away. Now I’m back in Oak Ridge, but I’m feeling distracted by memories. Tomorrow, Tuesday, would have been his 88th birthday.
Thinking of those he would [...]