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Letter: Remembering Minnie Thompson

Posted at 6:22 pm December 23, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Letters 3 Comments

To the Editor:

I keep thinking of Minnie Thompson and some of her attempts to make things better for Oak Ridge citizens.

She showed the documentation of how she had attempted to get automatic doors added to the Oak Ridge Post Office.

I said, “Minnie, this is a prime example of how Oak Ridge sets up a power of ‘four’ that never writes letter for its citizens that have no spokesman.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Lee Roy Gilliam, Minnie Thompson, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Post Office

Federal agents investigate alleged mail theft in Oak Ridge

Posted at 11:06 am July 19, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Jackson Square Post Office

Federal agents are investigating the alleged theft of a small amount of mail from the Jackson Square Branch of the Oak Ridge Post Office.

Federal agents are investigating the alleged theft of a small amount of mail from the Jackson Square Branch of the Oak Ridge Post Office, a spokesman said Friday.

On Thursday, special agents detained and questioned a person they believed was responsible for the theft, said Special Agent Scott Balfour, public information officer for the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General in Cleveland, Ohio. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Jackson Square Branch, mail theft, Oak Ridge Post Office, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Office of Inspector General, Scott Balfour, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General

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Availability of the draft environmental assessment for off-site depleted uranium manufacturing (DOE/EA-2252)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announces the … [Read More...]

Public Notice: NNSA announces no significant impact of Y-12 Development Organization operations at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

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Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) is a non-profit community based agency, … [Read More...]

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