Organizations that track the health care industry, such as The Leapfrog Group, hope to help with that. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, which works to promote hospital safety and transparency, recently released a hospital-safety grading system determined by such factors as patient injuries, medication errors and infections. No hospital in the Oklahoma City metro scored an […]
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Candidates tout credentials and views on State Question 744 to become the new state superintendent of public instruction
With less than a month until the Nov. 2 general election, the remaining three candidates for state superintendent of public instruction haven’t changed the tune of their messages ” for the most part. Since much of the media and public’s attention is focused on State Question 744, it can be easy to forget the next […]
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State Question 752 would add two laypeople to the Judicial Nominating Commission
Want to weigh in on the nomination of judges statewide? If State Question 752 passes on Nov. 2, and you cozy up to the Senate president pro tempore or the speaker of the House of Representatives, you could do just that as a lay member of the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. As the Oklahoma Constitution […]
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Despite choppy waters, the state sees an increased interest in teaching
In the current economic climate, even the most challenging and poorly compensated jobs are piquing interest. Couple the stagnant job market with the fact that applicants for teacher certification can expect to shell out hundreds of dollars in a lengthy bureaucratic process, one might expect the teaching profession to receive only tepid interest from jobseekers. […]
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The planOKC project seeks neighborhood feedback to put together Oklahoma City’s newest plan
Oklahoma City Planning Director Russell Claus and his staff cannot speak personally with every resident in the city as they work on shaping a project called planOKC. Instead, city planning staff members held a meeting with neighborhood associations to rally citizens and arm them with the resources they need to identify needs and concerns, and […]
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Four candidates seek party nomination to be next Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction
The upcoming July 27 primary will whittle the five candidates for state superintendent of public instruction down to three people. More surprisingly, perhaps, is that the four primary candidates vying for the job can agree about something: The state Legislature is not helping. Elephant huntDonkey duelBiographical sketches Whether they cite bare-bones funding levels, out-of-touch priorities, […]
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The RAM volunteer corps helps the needy access affordable medical care
You think your waiting room is busy? Starting at 6 a.m. on July 9, Remote Area Medical (RAM) and volunteer medical professionals will attempt to see more than 2,000 new patients for free medical care ” including general, dental, vision and select women’s services ” at State Fair Park in the Travel and Transportation Building. […]
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How twister-ready is downtown OKC?
On a muggy evening on March 28, 2000, an F2 tornado ripped through downtown Fort Worth, Texas, and in 10 minutes, left 100 injured, two dead and $450 million in damage. Several of the city’s landmarks, such as the 35-story Bank One Tower, the Mallick Tower and the Calvary Cathedral, were substantially damaged. The Bank […]
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New plan by Oklahoma City Planning Department looks to make city’s sprawl more efficient
A city on a grand scale needs grand plans. In Oklahoma City’s case, it is PlanOKC, a proposal Oklahoma City Planning Department officials are introducing to the community and city leaders beginning this week. The city encompasses 622 square miles, and planning department officials decided recently it was time to address how to map the […]