May 27 – Jun 2, 2015

May 27 - Jun 2, 2015 / Vol. 37 / No. 21

Cover Story Teaser: Are OKC’s youth destined for failure?

Being black in OKC presents challenges to students already facing adversity. Officials at Oklahoma City Public Schools are working to alleviate the strain and find workable solutions to problem areas including disciplinary procedures, economic concerns and academic performance. Story by Ben Felder. P. 4 Be sure to pick up this week’s Oklahoma Gazette to read…

Commentary: Spending to reduce debt

I want to agree with Oklahoma Gazette Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Chancellor’s May 14 statement on public radio that Oklahoma City’s investments in infrastructure help level the playing field between rich and poor. The MAPS accomplishments are revitalizing OKC, now the envy of hundreds of American cities. True, most improvements benefitted our downtown and the bankers and…

Cage fighting Showdown at Hinton’s Sugar Creek Casino Saturday

When some of the region’s top professional and amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters face off at Sugar Creek Showdown (SCS) 26: Legacy at Hinton’s Sugar Creek Casino on Saturday, Glen Coleman will likely smile with satisfaction. In six years, Coleman, the casino’s general manager and fight promoter, has grown the SCS brand from a…

Letters to the Editor: May 27, 2015

Puzzle predicament What’s up with the crossword puzzle? This is the second time in two weeks that you’ve printed the incorrect info. Last time, you printed the empty puzzle calling it the answers from the previous puzzle. This week (May 20, Oklahoma Gazette), you published the correct answers for the previous week, but you printed…


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