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Two candidates and an incumbent run for the Ward 7 seat on the Oklahoma City Council
T. Sheri Dickerson, Marina Mangiaracina and incumbent John Pettis Jr. will be on the Feb. 14 election ballot.
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Mobile meal programs provide nourishment
Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County relies on grants and volunteers in the face of reduced state funding.
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Em and the MotherSuperiors — Churches into Theaters
The group builds a wall of raucous noise with bricks from all corners of the rock and blues universe: brassy horns, soulful wails, glammy guitar riffs and pounding percussion. Even if there’s a gap here and there, it’s a largely successful remodel. Em and the MotherSuperiors are especially effective on the sultry, slower turns, be […]
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New blessing
Guthrie’s Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Oklahoma City are the first two in the state’s western half to receive approval from Episcopal Bishop Ed Konieczny. Father John Borrego, the rector of Trinity, said his congregation went through a lengthy process to determine if the church would offer the ceremony. “No member […]
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Superior sound
A five-piece of former “Motherbitches” gathered around its communal kitchen table on a Monday afternoon, indulging in stories of drunken fan squabbles, Oklahoma City’s finicky music scene and the romance that started it all six years ago. Now known as Em and the MotherSuperiors, the psychedelic soul outlet opted to drop “Motherbitches” from its name […]
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It’s a blessing
“What we are doing is blessing a commitment, not conferring legal or civil rights,” he said. “This is not a wedding.” The publication of the documents follows a nine-month study by a committee Konieczny had formed to respond to Resolution A049. At the 2012 general convention, the Episcopal Church USA, or ECUSA, approved the resolution […]
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The three E’s
Specifically, he wants to see his downtown church involved in three areas: education, the environment and the economy. Joining St. Paul’s in September, he was appointed by Edward Konieczny, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. “I take care of preaching, administration, sacraments, teaching and all the day-to-day activities of the church,” said Lindstrom. After […]
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Pious people
Credit: Brad Gregg While the survey methodology sounds very science-y — using census data and whatnot — it would have been easier for researchers simply to drive through OKC and count the corners without churches. (The actual number is 21.) OKC was ranked behind Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Ala. One of those cities has […]
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Building Liberia’s library
Evelyn Phyffer, among the key organizers of the collection, said during a trip to Liberia, she saw firsthand the republic’s desperate need for books for children, medical students and seminary students. “Teachers in Liberia use the chalk-and-talk method,” she said. “They have to write all their lessons on a chalkboard because students do not have […]