According to a report by Oklahoma Watch, 18 of the 66 Oklahoma peace officers who had certifications revoked or suspended were reprimanded or flat-out surrendered their certification from 2010 to 2012 after they were convicted of or pleaded guilty to sex crimes. That includes rape, indecent exposure, indecent liberties with children — you know, your […]
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It’s a bird, it’s a ‘swinging’ UFO …
We’re not sure if it was an epic party or what, but the craft (literally) hung around all night, apparently, just, you know, blinking its colored lights “and swinging back and forth.” Might it have been hanging from an extra-long cosmic string, like in an Ed Wood movie? Even aliens couldn’t find anything else fun […]
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Preach it
Photo by Mark Hancock Meyers is a well-known pastor and best-selling writer, as well as a commentator for National Public Radio and Oklahoma Gazette. Meyers also is a distinguished professor of social justice at Oklahoma City University. The Lyman Beecher Lectures series has been an annual tradition since 1871 and is held in conjunction with […]
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LIST OF ENTRIES
1. Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department 2. OKC Barons 3. A Mirage Dance Company 4. Arts Council of Oklahoma City 5. Starlite Salon 6. Crossfit 405 7. Oklahoma Atheists 8. Red Dirt Jeeps 9. Cultrix 10. Central Oklahoma Humane Society 11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls OKC 12. Jewel Box Theatre/Forever After Parties 13. Graham’s […]
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Hogan’s Fable
Hogan, a 2008 music composition graduate of Oklahoma City University, has presented several of his short films in deadCENTER Film Festival and has also worked on television projects. But he wanted The Fable of Shannon Cable to serve as his feature film debut because it marries unlikely genres, includes a music video, sports his “awkward […]
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Deportation is too steep a penalty
This issue that weighs heavily on my mind and heart is that of immigration reform. As Christians, we are called into relationship. We are called into a relationship of love. This calling is summarized in the two great Commandments that we hear about in the Law and the Prophets: We are called to love God […]
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Popularity contest
Although voters won’t head to the polls for another four months (the primary is March 4), mayoral candidate and Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid received unanimous backing from the OKC police and fire unions. None of Oklahoma City’s neighborhood associations have publicly endorsed Mayor Mick Cornett in his re-election bid. However, more than 700 Oklahoma […]
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Tear it up
The work centers on a new portion of Project 180 streetscape projects that will begin Oct. 24 and focus on a two-block area, as opposed to numerous street closings and detours that occurred with the initial phase in 2010 and 2011. Specifically, crews will begin work on Dean A. McGee Avenue extending from Robinson to […]
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Standing up for hope
Rickey and Joella Bell Photo by Mark Hancock Bell and his wife, Joella, often find themselves living on the streets of Oklahoma City, but they don’t ask for pity. The 11-year vet knows the mistakes he has made and is working to right his wrongs. “We all put ourselves in these positions, and we have […]
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Brian Haas / Matt Chamberlain — Frames
That an artist would become enamored with divination after moving to the sprawling, mountain-laden countryside on the outskirts of Santa Fe, N.M., makes perfect sense. So, too, does Frames. While not improvised, per se, the album does toe the line between boundlessness and structure. A methodically composed exercise through the tempered scale, Frames clocks in […]