Last year, the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma named Myron Mayberry its new executive director, replacing Georgie Rasco, who worked for the nonprofit for 24 years. Mayberry and his wife have lived in Oklahoma City for 30 years. He recently spoke with Oklahoma Gazette about his career and new work at NACO. Oklahoma Gazette: After […]
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Kendra Horn
Kendra Horn served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she represented Oklahoma’s Fifth District from 2019 to 2021. The Oklahoma native recently took on a new job as president and CEO of the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, a nonprofit that helps support one of the state’s largest school systems. She recently […]
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Key coordination
An Oklahoma City police officer leaned against his car, watching as a two-man crew tossed a shopping cart, empty suitcase and other items into the back of a trailer. A homeless encampment in a north Oklahoma City park was being dismantled on a windy fall afternoon, a visible show of the city’s effort to decrease […]
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Council elections
Oklahoma City’s northeast and southwest wards will hold city council elections in February, while two other wards will automatically retain their current council member after no challengers emerged. Elections will be held Feb. 11 in wards 3 and 7. A candidate is elected if they receive more than 50 percent of the vote. The top […]
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Swift expansion
For the past year, a fleet of charcoal-colored buses have zipped along much of Classen Boulevard and Northwest Expressway as part of Oklahoma City’s first bus rapid transit line. Using some bus-only lanes and traffic signal prioritization, the new bus line is meant to somewhat mimic a subway or streetcar. Fares are paid before boarding, […]
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Religious teachings
Days after being sued by a group of parents objecting to his effort to put a Bible in every Oklahoma classroom, State Superintendent Ryan Walters compared himself to one of America’s greatest historical figures. “Martin Luther King, Jr. … broke the law to advocate for the Civil Rights Movement because, as a Christian, he believed […]
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Red wave
Republicans won Oklahoma County races for sheriff, most competitive state legislative seats and even the presidential race, although by a shrinking margin, which provided a sliver of hope for Democrats in the state’s most populous county. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson, a Republican, won reelection with 58 percent of the vote. He beat Democratic challenger […]
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Shades of red
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt made headlines last month after penning an endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris, rejecting his own party’s nominee, Republican Donald Trump. Except “endorsement” isn’t the word Holt would use. His column, published in the Philadelphia Citizen, focused on his desire to see a president with “character, competence and commitment.” “I […]
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House seat
Fresh off a morning of knocking on voter doors, Madison Horn took a sip of water as she looked out the window of her campaign’s “war room.” Located 24 floors above downtown Oklahoma City, the room included a large wall-mounted calendar with upcoming events, and precinct maps were strewn across a desk. But the view […]
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Monumental seats
In 2011, Erin Brewer’s son returned home from his Edmond school with a request for each family to donate two reams of paper. Budget cuts had left the affluent school district without enough funds to keep the printers full and issue student worksheets. It was a moment of frustration that launched Brewer into a more […]