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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Informed and engaged
Lori Dickinson and Constance Lori Dickinson is entering her fifth year as the foundation’s president. Her passion and enthusiasm is apparent as she talks animatedly about the district and its kids. “So many of our children do not know what the statistics say about their future,” Dickinson said. “They dream, they play, they learn. I […]
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Word on the street
Marco Powell is a Curbside Chronicle vendor. Credit: Shannon Cornman It was an idea that Whitley O’Connor, executive director of The Curbside Chronicle and a self-proclaimed “social entrepreneur,” has seen benefit the destitute of many cities throughout the U.S. “It’s not a new idea, but we’ve put a new spin on it,” he said. O’Connor […]
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Marking 40 years of God’s work
Each day, most of us wake up in the comforts of our homes and know there will be food on the table and an ability to plan ahead. For many Oklahomans, however, just getting through the day is a struggle. At Jesus House, we have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives […]
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Theater of blood
For those curious about the start of Reduxion Theatre’s fifth-anniversary season, know this: There will be blood. While Shakespeare serves as Reduxion’s bread and butter year in and year out, founders Tyler and Erin Woods — who serve as artistic director and managing director, respectively — wanted to expand beyond their upcoming slate of Richard […]
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Fore a good cause
Bring your golf clubs out for good — a good cause, that is. On Thursday, the Oklahoma Association for Justice will partner with The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM) to host the second annual charity golf tournament, Tee Off for TEEM. TEEM is a nonprofit that works to reduce poverty, homelessness and unemployment in Oklahoma. […]
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Vouch for it
Dan Straughan credit: Jordan Ensminger “It’s incredibly unlikely that a panhandler could earn that much in a year,” said Dan Straughan, executive director of the metro’s Homeless Alliance. For social services organizations, dubious stories like Speegle’s tend to ramp up public cynicism and make it harder for agencies to do their work. “In our experience, […]
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Seeking shelter
The mother of six and grandmother of three has not had an easy path getting to where she is now. She was a victim of domestic violence, which in turn led to homelessness. “I grew up in a domestic violence home,” she said. “Childhood memories I have include my dad stabbing my mom in the […]
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Paul Simon — One Trick Pony / Hearts and Bones / Graceland / The Rhythm of the Saints
I’ve got a huge respect for anybody who, at 70 (or more) years old, still gets around and plays shows, and I approached these four albums — his fifth through eighth solo records, all released on Warner Bros. — with due reverence. They’re newly available in remastered editions, each with a bonus disc of rarities. […]
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‘One-stop shop’
“It’s never one thing. It’s 20 different things, and there is no single agency that is able to address all those issues,” said Dan Straughan (pictured), executive director for the Homeless Alliance. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to reducing and preventing homelessness in Oklahoma through collaboration with government, faith-based and nonprofit service providers, city government […]