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Letter: Wells would bring conservative values, ethics to school board

Posted at 1:19 pm September 25, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Letters Leave a Comment

To the Editor:

Aaron Wells is holding a fundraiser this Thursday night, September 25, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Razzleberry’s in Jackson Square. He is running for a non-partisan seat on the Oak Ridge Board of Education. Congressman Fleischmann and Lawrence Hahn will be attending the event, and Anne and I would love to see you there.

Aaron values the importance of inspiring, high quality teachers in education. He wants to help Oak Ridge schools maintain their superb reputation in the future, especially since his own child will be going through this school system. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Aaron Wells, Anne McBride, conservative, education, fundraiser, Martin McBride, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Razzleberry’s, teachers

Happy 71st birthday, Oak Ridge!

Posted at 12:28 am September 19, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Birthday Sign

A sign at the Midtown Community Center on Robertsville Road celebrates the 71st birthday of Oak Ridge on Thursday (Submitted photo)

By Martin and Anne McBride

On Sept. 19, 1942, only two days after being appointed the head of the Manhattan Project in September 1942, Gen. Leslie R. Groves selected Oak Ridge as the first major site of the Manhattan Project, a top-secret federal program to build the world’s first atomic bombs during World War II.

Ultimately, $1.1 billion was spent on the huge, first-of-a-kind Oak Ridge nuclear plants and the fledgling “Secret City” of Oak Ridge. This expenditure represented 72 percent of the money spent on the three principal Manhattan Project sites: Oak Ridge; Hanford, Wash.; and Los Alamos, N.M.

The Oak Ridge tract was approximately 17 miles long by an average of seven miles wide. The Corps of Engineers paid $2.6 million dollars for the land and initially named the site the “Kingston Demolition Range.” Local opposition to having a demolition range in the area caused the name to be changed to “Clinton Engineer Works.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Anne McBride, CapitalMark Bank and Trust, Clinton Engineer Works, Corps of Engineers, Hamilton National Bank, Hanford, happy birthday, Jackson Square, Kingston Demolition Range, Leslie Groves, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, Martin McBride, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, Oak Ridge School Administration Building, ORHPA, Pine Valley School, preservation awards, Secret City, World War II

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