Luigi ‘Baby Shacks’ Manocchio will eventually be returned to Rhode Island to face charges that he extorted protection payments from Providence strip clubs. But federal Bureau of Prison records show that Manocchio is currently in a transfer facility in Oklahoma.” —Feb. 10 story from The Boston Globe’s online edition at boston.com
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En route
The route is not set in stone, and is not the complete streetcar route under the MAPS 3 project, subcommittee members said. MAPS 3 is a $777 million capital improvement program, paid for by a 1-cent sales tax approved by voters in December 2009. Approximately $125 million of those funds will be set aside for […]
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Bite Size
Birthplace: “Tulsa.” What do you wish you knew five years ago? “That taxes get worse as you get older. I wish I had taken a course years ago.” Finest feature: “My ability to talk to people.” In your kitchen, you would never be without: “Tongs.” Biggest vice? “Procrastination, which is not conducive to a being […]
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Fascism arrives in OKC
After reading Pastor Tom Vineyard’s comments in “Citty under siege,” I believe fascism has arrived in Oklahoma. Vineyard has wrapped himself in the flag and is carrying a cross, but he has not fooled me. Don’t let him fool you, either. Using his church’s marquee on N.W. 23rd Street, he is more interested in supporting […]
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Wide-open ward
Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8 are all up grabs in the primary election scheduled for March 1, with a general election scheduled for April 5. Since Oklahoma City’s elections are nonpartisan, in the races in which no candidate gets a simple majority during the March 1 elections, the two highest vote-getters will face each […]
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Misrepresenting government spending
According to the Census Bureau, the national average for combined per capita state and local spending (2007) was $9,338, versus $7,519 for Oklahoma. We would have to spend an extra $6.82 billion to reach the national average, $890 million to equal Texas and $3.8 billion to match Colorado (that’s before the 15 percent cut of […]
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Made of money
This is just barely above the next highest level of $50,000 to $70,000, at 20 percent, and then $25,000 to $35,000 at 17.9 percent. The lowest income level of the metro’s 737,414 homeowners are the 3.5 percent who earn less than $15,000 annually. —Gazette staff
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Streetcar for the car-free
It is hard to believe, but that feeling of confinement and limited freedom so many of us experienced for a few days after the storm hit, is the everyday experience for tens of thousands of people living right here in our community. You’ll find clues that point to this fact throughout the city, particularly in […]
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Being aware of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that causes a severe loss of memory, difficulty completing tasks and changes in behavior. As a loved one declines they may forget childhood memories or names of family members, and may lash out in anger and confusion. For more than 126,000 caregivers in Oklahoma, these changes can feel like losing […]
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Like!
This came as news to Eisenberg, as he revealed on an episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last week. In talking with Leno about the accolades bestowed upon him for “The Social Network,” the young actor said, “I’ve won some awards that, frankly, I didn’t know existed.” “Like which ones?” Leno asked. […]