Name change Damon Berryhill, head coach of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, said the city’s three magic words when asked to recall his memory playing in the first game when the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark opened in 1998. “As far as I was concerned, it was a big-league city,” said Berryhill, as if reading from a script […]
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News briefs: Councilman Pat Ryan retires, school board rejects OKC Bounty Hunters and more
So long “Your paper once called me a ‘grumpy old man,’” Councilman Pat Ryan (pictured) told the Oklahoma Gazette reporter in his office before a long pause. “That’s the only thing you’ve ever got right about me.” Ryan, a 10-year member of the Oklahoma City Council, often came across as a man with rough edges, […]
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A tough, analytical mind leaves the city council
Councilman Pat Ryan developed a reputation as tough politician who never shied from taking on an issue he viewed as important.
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News Briefs: OKC Mayor’s Development Roundtable, charter schools, bike laws and more
Senate Bill 68 would allow OKC and Tulsa to sponsor charter schools, but not everyone thinks it should be passed.
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BLOG: Council votes down bike ordinance
A proposed bike ordinance was voted down by the OKC council on Tuesday.
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Cycling ordinance introduced to city council
An ordinance before the council would outlaw cyclists from riding between cars and require bikes to adhere to a three foot buffer when passing other vehicles.
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Councilman’s proposal draws criticism from cycling community
An Oklahoma City councilman wants bikes to follow the same three-foot law cars do, which has drawn criticism from the local cycling community.
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Eight months out, names emerge for council races
Four Oklahoma City council seats are up for election in March, 2015, which includes Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8.
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Open books
Last year the city saw unprecedented spending on City Council elections on behalf of independent expenditure groups that attempted to shield their financial backers, a situation made possible by the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case, Federal Election Commission v. Citizens United. The proposal, passed on to council from that body’s legislative committee, supported a state […]
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Shadid’s surge
Shadid faced opponent Charlie Swinton, senior vice president and registered lobbyist for BancFirst, in the runoff for the council seat being vacated by outgoing Councilman Sam Bowman, who decided not to run for another term. The runoff election was the result of the March 1 primary race, which featured six candidates in the Ward 2 […]