Ben Fenwick

gn>ALTERNATE DESIGN An alternate design for the new chamber building, obtained by Oklahoma Gazette, would have redirected E.K. Gaylord into a straightaway again, terminating at Fourth Street, and would have reclaimed a third of the land for a large park. That design notes that the current path of E.K. Gaylord ” a large, six-lane curve […]

State pride swelled and the nation took notice as Oklahoma celebrated its first 100 years in 2007. After sweeping up the confetti, our state embarks on a new century invigorated with promise and hope. While the state leads the nation in many respects, Oklahomans face significant hurdles that continue to challenge our spirit and resolve. […]

Somewhere now on the windswept reaches along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a soldier may be taking a position that might mean life or death for anyone approaching. The soldier is steely-eyed and able to kill according to the rules of engagement (ROE), orders for when to fire on someone approaching the position. MORAL QUALMSFORMS OF […]

Attendees to the unusual Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority meeting Aug. 20 were ushered into the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library’s fourth-floor auditorium. On stage, a large projection screen displayed the Devon company logo. In front of the stage, architectural models of Devon’s proposed project ” hidden behind pasteboard dividers until the right moment ” […]

The founder and CEO of Devon Energy Corp., Larry Nichols, announced today the company plans to build a 925-foot, 54-story skyscraper in downtown Oklahoma City, to house its expanding employee base and play host to civic gatherings. The project was unveiled at a meeting of Oklahoma City’s Urban Renewal Authority in the Ronald J. Norick […]

A pro-Tibet activist group is reporting that an Oklahoman was arrested in China and deported for unfurling a large protest banner at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, according to a release. According to Students for a Free Tibet, Oklahoma City resident Kelly Osborne, 39, worked with several other activists, two of whom scaled the […]

With his lawsuit against several poultry companies over pollution in the Illinois River system nearing an end, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said he is considering a run for the office of governor in 2010. Edmondson said that the lawsuit, filed in 2005, almost certainly will end prior to that election. “The most important thing […]

In a state that has seen a steady decline in manufacturing companies, Boardman Inc. still resides in Oklahoma City ” but for how long? Founded in 1910, the company makes industrial equipment in the same 8-acre site in south Oklahoma City where it has for almost a century. The site developed good highway access and […]

State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, asked a judge recently not to reopen his 2005 federal bankruptcy case, only hours after telling Oklahoma Gazette that he didn’t object to the case being reopened. According to a motion filed shortly after noon, Terrill, through an attorney, told the court, “”¦ Debtor respectfully requests that your Honorable Court […]

A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered state Rep. Randy Terrill’s 2005 bankruptcy case be reopened. U.S. District Judge T.M. Weaver handed down his order on Thursday. The ruling comes after Terrill’s bankruptcy trustee made the request back in July. The trustee ” John D. Mashburn “alleges an $11,301 loan Terrill made to his 2004 election […]