Tuesday 18 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: clifton adcock
Mitt happens
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stumps in the Sooner State.
News
Clifton Adcock
Republican Presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney visited Oklahoma City Friday to hold a fundraiser in his bid for the presidency and headline a fundraiser for the state GOP.
Shannon elected speaker-designate
The sixth-generation Oklahoman has served in the state legislature since 2006.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma House Republican Caucus elected what will likely be the state’s first black speaker of the House at an Oct. 17 meeting at the state Capitol.
Expect more from Occupy
Letters to the Editor
Orren Dime
Regarding “Occupational goals” (News, “Clifton Adcock,” Oct. 19, Oklahoma Gazette):
Vice control
OKC police hope to deter participation in the ‘world’s oldest profession.’
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council revised city code, allowing the Oklahoma City Police Department to impound vehicles used to facilitate prostitution.
Creativity abounds at Nov. 1 forum in Norman
More than 30 speakers lined up to address innovation in everyday life.
Delayed reaction
A measure to amend the city’s nondiscrimination policy will be revisited at the Nov. 15 council meeting.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council will consider at its Nov. 15 meeting whether to add “sexual orientation” to the nondiscrimination policy for city employees, after the topic was tabled during its Oct. 25 meeting.
Wild about 'Hogs'
Letters to the Editor
Carl Owen III
I read with interest the article by Mr. Clifton Adcock concerning water usage during this recent drought (News, “Water hogs,” Oct. 19, Oklahoma Gazette.)
Spur of the moment
Plans for commuter rail could be complicated by a transfer in ownership.
News
Clifton Adcock
Ownership of an Oklahoma City railroad spur critical to future commuter rail plans in the region is scheduled to be transferred from the state Department of Transportation to the Union Pacific Corp. at the end of November.
Rally in the Hills
Don’t call it a protest, but residents stood their ground at Nichols Hills Drug.
News
Clifton Adcock
Every lunch counter seat was taken as people ranging from the very young to very old shared stories and drank the sodas served by the clerks behind the counter. Cooks flipped the burgers on the grill, sending the smell of seasoning and cooking meat throughout the Oklahoma City store.
