The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools (FOKCPS) is seeking community partners to help place science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centers in all of the district’s elementary schools before classes start Aug. 14. Though foundation partners have contributed more than half the money needed, there is still a significant gap to fill. The initiative […]
Tinker Air Force Base
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Homeward bound
Native Americans stormed the beaches of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to claim the notorious prison for the “Indians of all tribes.” For nineteen months, the shuttered federal facilities were reopened by the activists and turned into homes. They hoped to force the U.S. government to make good on the Treaty of Ft. Laramie that promised […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Number crunch
Regardless of whether you believe in numerology, one number might have a significant influence over your lifetime in Oklahoma City: your ZIP code. A recently released study by Oklahoma City-County Health Department calculates life expectancy rates for OKC residents and reveals a nearly 18-year gap between the lowest and highest rates. While a resident of […]
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Commentary: Words matter
Timothy McVeigh was a white nationalist, Turner Diaries-reading terrorist. He used a Ryder truck full of ammonium nitrate to kill 168 men, women and children on April 19, 1995, at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. As we approach the 24th anniversary of this massacre of our neighbors, friends and family, […]
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Star Spangled Salute Air Show dazzles as Midwest City, Tinker Air Force Base celebrate 75-year coexistence
“Everything he did from the very beginning was to support Tinker and the military presence in Central Oklahoma,” she said.
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Local leaders make moves to establish a Regional Transit Authority
Task force members are searching for a consultant to create a proposal for transit authority operations, and voters will decide how it will be funded.
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Tinker Air Force Base celebrates 75 years
Tinker employs more than 12,000 military personnel and over 15,000 civilian employees.
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Embark Rideshare provides metro workers with commuting options
The new program provides vehicles for carpools or vanpools for a monthly fee and saves users money.
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Transit options ride on MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar project as crews begin installing tracks
“Connection is the key,” Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis Jr. said.
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Meet the Brewer: Elk Valley Brewing Co.
John Elkins makes sure all of Elk Valley Brewing Co.’s beers are up to his standards and isn’t afraid to take chances.