OKCPS’ Northeast Task Force works to develop recommendations for change in northeast Oklahoma City schools.
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“It’s not so much that the economy is in a tailspin and more people are becoming homeless,” Straughan said. “Its that we are not able to get folks who are homeless housed as quickly.”
“It’s not so much that the economy is in a tailspin and more people are becoming homeless,” Straughan said. “Its that we are not able to get folks who are homeless housed as quickly.”
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Oklahoma City-County Health Department and Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma team up
Lawyers assist patients with various issues, leading to better and often cheaper health care outcomes.
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Community aids local school in trying to end student poverty
Organizations, businesses and churches help Edgemere Elementary School succeed as a community school.
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Local program fights against generational poverty
Getting Ahead classes help people break the bonds of generational poverty and take steps to make their lives better.
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Freedom Oklahoma directs focus on municipalities and LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
“When you have a minority group who are targeted by hate crimes and violence, it is the duty of the government and elected officials to step up and show respect to that community,” Stevenson said.
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ModernBlox takes a new look at building solutions
Stillwater’s ModernBlox joins the tiny building movement using shipping containers for homes and businesses.
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Housing values often a barrier to higher-performing schools
Oklahoma City parents who want to put their child in a high-ranking public school will have to buy a home nearly double the price of one in the area of a lower-performing school.
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Letters to the Editor: Feb. 11, 2014
Not to be flippant, but I ask, “Why would we not?” Creating and appreciating art is one of our most basic instincts and is one of the first steps any primitive people take toward becoming a civilized society. At the first breath of ease when we rise above sheer survival mode, we create art. We […]
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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 […]