Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Ben Fenwick
Twilight’s last gleaming
Oklahomans of the World War II generation are leaving us at an alarming rate. But their stories will live on.
News
Ben Fenwick
At 19, Ralph Fenwick landed on the shores of Japan’s southernmost island at what would become World War II’s worst battle in the Pacific. It was April 1 — April Fools’ Day — and it also happened to be Easter Sunday.
New war, new casualties
Back from war in Afghanistan, many Oklahoma veterans are finding a new battleground in civilian life.
News
Ben Fenwick
World War II: The invasion of Italy at Anzio, a beachhead south of Rome, proved to be one of the grimmest battles fought by Americans. A force of more than 150,000 troops that included Oklahoma’s 45th Infantry Division — the Thunderbirds — spent months fighting the Germans for the road to Rome. They suffered some of the worst casualties of the war. By the end, 43,000 Allied troops, nearly a third, were killed or injured.
‘A little bit unreal’
Oklahoma City native Anthony Shadid, a Pulitzer Prize winner, reflects on surviving the invasion of Baghdad and his current book tour.
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Ben Fenwick
Editor's note: In light of the Feb. 16 death of Anthony Shadid, Oklahoma Gazette has pulled this Sept. 28, 2005, article from its archives.
Whiskey’s rebellion
No overthinking things. No concept albums. Country rockers Whiskey Myers are interested in playing more than planning.
Music
Ben Fenwick
Whiskey Myers
8 p.m. Friday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
$6
Bob Macy: A look back
Features
Ben Fenwick
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on prominent Oklahoma County legal figures.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Real Astrology
Ben Fenwick
I know two people in their 80s who have accomplished a sensational long-running creative art project: They've been happily married for 65 years.
Did someone plant evidence in the case against Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh?
News
Ben Fenwick
Death blew out of Kansas in a lumbering yellow truck.Profile of a profiler'It didn't belong there''No explanation'Time passagesAfter Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols built the bomb in the back of the...
Secret architecture makes Santa Fe Station possible as Oklahoma City's downtown transportation hub
News
Ben Fenwick
The plans for the downtown Santa Fe station, along the elevated railway near the intersection of E.K. Gaylord and Sheridan, show the mystery that probably hundreds of passengers walk past and never se...
Officials: Downtown rail initiative in MAPS 3 can serve as future framework
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Ben Fenwick
Of the nine modes of transit covered in Oklahoma City's Fixed Guideway Study, which is the city's blueprint for its transportation future, only one method of transportation could unite t...
Face of homelessness in Oklahoma City changes
News
Ben Fenwick
Dale worked hard in a reasonable construction job refinishing floors. There are a lot of gymnasiums in the Oklahoma City metro area, and his company had contracts with the big one " the Univer...
Oklahoma Co. District Attorney says an inch or two over, shooter would be a hero
News
Ben Fenwick
As 16-year-old Antwun "Speedy" Parker lay motionless after a bungled robbery attempt, pharmacist Jerome Ersland, 57, pumped five slugs from a Kel-Tec .380 into his chest, killing him, alleges Ok...
Possible MAPS 3 project could provide OKC transportation solution
News
Ben Fenwick
Jeff Bezdek took the microphone at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and told the assembled crowd of mass transportation executives, riders and others interested in Oklahoma City's transpor...
How Oklahoma might respond to the worst disaster it might ever face
News
Ben Fenwick
Editor's note: This Oklahoma Gazette article first published in January 2007. The imagined narrative is not real. This futuristic fiction is based on facts referenced throughou...
Walkabilty expert presents findings to Oklahoma City
News
Ben Fenwick
A nationally recognized urban planner hired by Oklahoma City to assess its lack of walkability said two major projects are unsustainable as envisioned, unless changes are made. Jeff Speck sai...
Economy rocks Oklahoma's charitable institutions with losses
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Ben Fenwick
Oklahoma's largest private nonprofit foundation, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, recently had assets totaling $1.2 billion, an amazing treasure chest of hope for institutions, funds and gra...
