A well-respected fitness report recently ranked the Oklahoma City-area dead last among the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, a distinction that should serve as a wake-up call for political leaders and health professionals here. The report should not be ignored or qualified. It’s more than just another blemish on the area’s image or yet another […]
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Transit should be a priority
The report’s findings combined the performance in Oklahoma City with service provided in Guthrie, Edmond and Norman. The report indicated a disconnect between accessibility and usability: More than twice as many people can access transit than jobs that can be reached using transit, and the typical transit user can reach only a small percentage of […]
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Oklahoma motorcyclist deaths down in 2010
The numbers mirror an overall decline nationwide, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association. Nationally, motorcycle fatalities decreased by at least 2 percent last year. However, a slight increase toward the end of 2010 gives officials pause. “While there is a lot of good news in this report, the increase in […]
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Crash and groom
Like a Domino’s Pizza. According to last week’s report, the unnamed woman was driving — with her poor, defenseless dog in the car, we might add — to the American Dog Grooming School in Oklahoma City. Or, as we said, she was attempting to drop off ol’ Lassie to get a little off the top. […]