On Oct. 13, Fox Sports printed a story about the NBA lockout and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett’s reaction to it. The story stated that Cornett was “livid” about the lockout and blamed the problems in negotiations on the players’ agents. Then, on Oct. 19, Yahoo! Sports news carried a story about NBA city mayors […]
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Tishomingo attorney, former mayor eyeing Boren’s House seat
Tishomingo City Attorney and former Mayor Dustin Rowe (pictured left) stated in a press that he would be forming an exploratory committee to consider running for the seat vacated by current Rep. Dan Boren, who announced he would not be running again in early June. Rowe, 35, said he has been considering the decision for […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
—Former mayoral candidate Steve Hunt, at a Feb. 24 “meet the candidates” event for Ward 2 of the Oklahoma City Council. Mayor Mick Cornett won reelection with 58 percent of the vote.
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Cornett should improve air supply
Modernization is more than new sports teams and convention centers. It’s the creation of an open-minded attitude, a stance that promotes a high quality of life where opportunities are available for all citizens to contribute what they can to the city and be respected, accepted, with equal opportunities to air their thoughts, without being marginalized. […]
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Mayor McModern
Whenever I look at Mick Cornett, I see Bill Hartsfield. Any Oklahoman who ever flew on Delta knows Bill Hartsfield. The airport in Atlanta exists because of Hartsfield, who as a councilman aggressively promoted aviation. As mayor, he was first and foremost a booster of innovations and of Atlanta business. When Atlanta confronted critical challenges […]
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Poll position
The poll of 303 registered Oklahoma City voters was conducted by SoonerPoll.com and sponsored by Oklahoma Gazette. The poll, which was conducted by live interviewers via telephone, was conducted from Dec. 27 to Dec. 29, 2010, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.26 percent. According to the data, respondents across the […]