Oklahoma City Council voted 7-0 last Tuesday to defer potential pay hikes for the trio until Dec. 17, but no reason was given for the delay. City councilmen discussed the issue in executive session, which is not open to the public. Couch, Municipal Counselor Kenneth Jordan and City Auditor Jim Williamson were scheduled to receive […]
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About Time
Curtis’ latest offering, About Time — which opens Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Rd. — explores one young man’s family-inherited ability to travel through his own past, which he uses to create the life he thinks he wouldn’t have otherwise. Living with his wealthy but eccentric family seaside in Cornwall, […]
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Take a hike?
Mitchell, a regular rider on Metro Link, recently told the Oklahoma City Council that a plan to raise transit fares will hurt her and others who depend solely on daily bus service. Mitchell lives in northeast OKC and does not own a car, so she takes public transportation across town to her job at a […]
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Fire department gets ‘cost-of-living’ adjustment
The wage hike averaged 2.6 percent across the board depending on a firefighter’s rank, said Phil Sipe, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 157 in OKC. “This was basically a cost-of-living adjustment,” he said. “I think the new contract is reasonable. The city is happy with it and we’re happy with it. As […]
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Popularity contest
Although voters won’t head to the polls for another four months (the primary is March 4), mayoral candidate and Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid received unanimous backing from the OKC police and fire unions. None of Oklahoma City’s neighborhood associations have publicly endorsed Mayor Mick Cornett in his re-election bid. However, more than 700 Oklahoma […]
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Tear it up
The work centers on a new portion of Project 180 streetscape projects that will begin Oct. 24 and focus on a two-block area, as opposed to numerous street closings and detours that occurred with the initial phase in 2010 and 2011. Specifically, crews will begin work on Dean A. McGee Avenue extending from Robinson to […]
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Standing up for hope
Rickey and Joella Bell Photo by Mark Hancock Bell and his wife, Joella, often find themselves living on the streets of Oklahoma City, but they don’t ask for pity. The 11-year vet knows the mistakes he has made and is working to right his wrongs. “We all put ourselves in these positions, and we have […]
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White magic
In a couple of years, the entire landscape for American kayakers and the availability of training courses will change, the three-time Olympian and four-time world champion said. Shipley, owner of S2O Design and Engineering in Lyons, Colo., the firm hired to design Oklahoma City’s MAPS 3 whitewater superpark, said the newest and most sophisticated course […]
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Hunger pains
Yet, even with all those credentials and a productive work history, she has a hard time making ends meet. At 75, Graham works part-time at Gold’s Gym Express, but that income plus her Social Security check still isn’t enough to pay rent and put food on the table. It’s her reality, but she doesn’t complain. […]
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OKC Regional Food Bank, governor launch food drive
Oklahoma consistently ranks among the top 10 hungriest states with more than 675,000 residents struggling with hunger every day, Gov. Mary Fallin said during a kickoff press conference Tuesday at OKC’s Regional Food Bank. “Time and again, Oklahomans have proven themselves to be the most caring and giving individuals in the nation. Last year, Oklahomans […]