The state superintendent-elect considers her election a ‘mandate’ to reform the state’s school system. State Superintendent-elect Janet Barresi said serious reform of the public school system must happen now ” even if that means losing her job during the next election. Barresi was one of six participants in a panel discussion on Nov. 18 following […]
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MAPS Movement
The MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board and subcommittees are fleshing out some of the $777 million program’s individual projects. Almost one year after the passage of the MAPS 3 proposal, the first physical manifestations of some of the plan’s more visible components may be in sight. The contract for the first demolition in the program […]
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Back that thing up
Your pointed biographical description of Paul Blair as a former football player at the end of his Commentary (“Counterpoint: Precedents justify SQ 755,” Nov. 17, Gazette) sums up his educational depth with simplicity: no educational background or career experience to back up what he claims to be an expert in. Blair is an advocate for […]
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Two artists collaborated with Oklahoma students in order to create public art installations in the Paseo
Two artists collaborated with Oklahoma students in order to create public art installations through the Paseo Arts Association’s latest endeavor in art education. The Paseo Creativity Project is a program that aims to inspire artists and students alike. Nick Bayer and Romy Owens worked with local schools to produce two separate projects. Bayer, arts […]
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Maintaining Ward 2’s legacy
Oklahoma City is blessed with one of the best city governments in the nation On Jan. 27, the filing period opens for Oklahoma City’s primary election for City Council positions in Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8. Most of the incumbent council members are expected to seek re-election, but Ward 2 Councilman Sam Bowman has […]
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PR BS
Lots of press releases related to the Sooner State cross our desk. This week, these titles least screamed “Stop the presses!” “”SouthWest NanoTechnologies Featuring New Carbon Nanotube Applications at 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting” “”Canopied Parking Lot Undergoes Repairs” “”Black Walnuts Score Big in Taste Tests and Popularity” “”RELM Wireless Receives Blanket Purchase Agreement […]
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Out like a Lamb
Five Republicans have already announced their candidacy for the empty Senate District 47 seat. Filing opens Dec. 13. If there’s one thing the Nov. 2 election proved, it’s that the electoral momentum was behind Republican candidates. By the way the race for the Senate District 47 special election is shaping up, so far that rule […]
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The Rev. Paul ‘Blair’s religious entertainment value is priceless’
It would appear the Rev. Paul Blair blows with the wind in order to support his arguments (Commentary, “Counterpoint: Precedents justify SQ 755,” Nov. 17, Gazette). While disenfranchising gay Oklahomans with his various Sally Kern crusades, while using undefined and unexplained terms to scare people to Jesus by spreading purposeful falsehoods about gay Oklahomans, he […]
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Vertigo Resurrected: Shoot
Nice shot, “Shoot”! For the first in a new line of super-sized anthologies under the “Vertigo Resurrected” banner, Vertigo reaches back to the late 1990s and early 2000s with “Shoot,” so named for its lead story, a never-before-published tale of senseless schoolyard homicides. Written by Warren Ellis and featuring John Constantine, Hellblazer, it’s no wonder […]
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The Expendables
Your Blu-Ray player can’t get any manlier than when it’s spinning “The Expendables.” Sylvester Stallone’s action extravaganza is the manliest man’s man movie ever made for mankind. Your muscles expand just from watching. It doesn’t have a brain in its well-oiled body, but who needs smarts when your pores are exuding this much fun? When […]