Oklahoma City’s 36th mayor, David Holt, said 1993 is the year everything changed for Oklahoma’s capital city. That year, almost half a million people called Oklahoma City home, and some undoubtedly were reluctant. State historians agree that downtown was virtually vacant and the economy was suffering. Oklahoma City was on its way to becoming Detroit, […]
Kirk Humphreys
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Cover: Oklahoma Gazette sizes up Mick Cornett’s 14 years in office
Cornett leaves office as OKC’s 35th mayor next month, passing the gavel to mayor-elect David Holt.
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Chicken-Fried News: Erroneous erogenous
Former Mayor Kirk Humphreys allegedly voiced his opinions on the roles of husbands and wives as well as an independent newsweekly in a series of unsourced videos on a local blog.
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Parents and civic leaders clash with former Mayor Kirk Humphreys over his future at John Rex Charter Elementary School
Parents and civic leaders clash with former Mayor Kirk Humphreys over his future at John Rex Charter Elementary School
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The public is speaking out in response to Kirk Humphreys’ remarks on Flashpoint
The public is speaking out in response to Kirk Humphreys’ remarks on Flashpoint.
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Play ball
“The line I use and nobody has ever contested it is, ‘No city in America has come as far as fast as Oklahoma City,’” said Mayor Mick Cornett. “The ballpark was the beginning.”
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KIPP OKC students take on community leaders in a fundraising quiz-bowl challenge
The event will be hosted by former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Turpen and former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys.
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“The Ferris wheel is in that location because it’s the biggest statement we are making that Wheeler is not just about celebrating a neighborhood,” Humphreys said. “Wheeler is about celebrating the city.”
“The Ferris wheel is in that location because it’s the biggest statement we are making that Wheeler is not just about celebrating a neighborhood,” Humphreys said. “Wheeler is about celebrating the city.”