If signed into law, new employees hired from Nov. 1, 2015 within the Oklahoma Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS) will use the contribution plan, basically a 401(k). Employees working before this date will continue on the existing definedbenefit pension. Teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers and judges aren’t included in House Bill 2630, authored by Rep. […]
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Technical difficulties
However, the part of the federal system that sends that information has not been completed for all states. Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, Illinois, South Carolina and Arizona are among those still waiting, according to NewsOk.com. “As a result, tens of thousands of applicants have been left in limbo — without coverage that was supposed to begin […]
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West of Memphis
It says something about the horrific saga of the West Memphis Three that their experience still manages to be so shocking. One might have thought that three HBO documentaries, the Paradise Lost films of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, would have been sufficient to tell this story. But West of Memphis, which opens Friday exclusively […]
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A new book
A temporary library in southwest OKC becomes permanent after it draws scores of new users. BY CLIFTON ADCOCK Few cars are parked in the sprawling concrete prairie of a southwest Oklahoma City lot that once saw vehicles roaming like buffalo across its surface. Some parts of the Almonte Shopping Center still cling to life, but […]
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All systems go?
The situation surrounding city’s plans for new police, fire, dispatch and municipal courts information and computer systems — as well as allegations by a police captain against the city’s project manager overseeing the program — is the subject of a state auditor investigation. The investigation was forwarded by the city to the state auditor and […]
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Earth power
“The house did not catch on fire, but that was a minor miracle,” she said. While making the home repairs, Caldwell (pictured right), who was elected to Edmond’s City Council this spring, became intrigued with the idea of replacing her conventional HVAC system with a residential geothermal heat pump, which utilizes the Earth’s constant subterranean […]
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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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Offtrack
In reality, it is going to be implemented in an area of entertainment and will probably have as much true transportation value as the “river taxis.” (Remember how they were to link downtown/Bricktown with the Meridian entertainment/hotel district?) According to letstalktransit.com, the closest a streetcar would come to the people around Douglass High School is […]
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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 […]