Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Clifton Adcock
More for Core for Shore
OKC officials push to revise the Core to Shore plan to encompass land for the planned MAPS 3 convention center.
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Clifton Adcock
The city is seeking to expand the boundaries of an urban renewal plan aimed at fighting urban blight in order to obtain property for the proposed MAPS 3 convention center.
Friday night frustration
OKC and Putnam City public schools want a different athletic classification to spur competitiveness on the football field.
Nip and tuck
OKC’s business incentive program is getting an update.
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Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City is changing the language in its business incentive program policy.
Cheaper than therapy
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Clifton Adcock
Although the name suggests an eating disorder, YouPurge’s only interest is vomit of a verbal nature. For only $10, the Oklahoma City-based phone line promises to provide a pair of “listening ears” for you to pour out all that pent-up frustration for 10 minutes.
Easy ethics
New state requirements ease the process for candidates filing for office, but independent expenditure groups may not have to follow them.
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Clifton Adcock
During a special meeting Aug. 28, the Oklahoma City Council received an update on new requirements for filing for office and running a campaign. The question of what is required of groups making independent expenditures in city races, however, remains unclear.
Out of step
Oklahoma City Council members express dismay over MAPS 3 sidewalk discrepancy as master plan sent back to subcommittee.
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The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 28 meeting to send a master plan for sidewalks under the MAPS 3 program back to the subcommittee level for reconsideration.
Seeking the truth
Mysteries and cries of mistreatment loom over the death of Robin Leander Howard while in police custody.
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Clifton Adcock
The death of Oklahoma City resident Robin Leander Howard, 54, while in police custody has left his family with many unanswered questions.
Patriot acts
An organization tracking anti-government patriot groups finds growth in Oklahoma mirrors what is occurring nationwide.
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Clifton Adcock
Twenty years ago this month, federal agents surrounded a remote cabin in northern Idaho after the man inside, Randy Weaver, refused to surrender on weapons-related charges.
Mileage may vary
While MAPS 3 promised 70 miles of new sidewalks, project officials say only about 25 miles can be built for the $6.8 million budget.
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Clifton Adcock
Despite a promise of 70 miles of new sidewalks as part of the MAPS 3 program, Oklahoma City is now looking at constructing possibly less than 40 percent of that amount for the entire project.
Bad traffic
Mexican drug cartels impact OKC.
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Clifton Adcock
When federal agents raided a horse ranch in Lexington in early June, it wasn’t to take a dime-bag drug dealer off the street. It was to disrupt a money-laundering operation for one of Mexico’s most brutal drug cartels.
School work
A planned charter elementary school for downtown moves a step closer to becoming a reality.
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Clifton Adcock
The public trust overseeing the MAPS for Kids project approved a contract Aug. 13 to purchase the land for the future MAPS downtown elementary school.
Monkey business
Thanks to The Price Is Right’s Bob Barker, a Newcastle primate sanctuary welcomes five new residents.
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Clifton Adcock
A Newcastle primate sanctuary is preparing to welcome several new monkeys, after getting a big monetary boost from famed television host and animal-rights advocate Bob Barker.
Road warriors
A flurry of options and disagreements arises over a proposed downtown boulevard.
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Clifton Adcock
Amid growing controversy over a planned downtown boulevard, Oklahoma City officials will hire a consultant to examine competing options for dealing with a proposed elevated section of the thoroughfare. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has set an Aug. 21 public meeting to discuss the boulevard project, while a group opposed to the would-be elevated section on Monday will hold a town hall-style meeting on the matter.
Boulevard talk
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma Department of Transpiration has confirmed that a public meeting concerning a new boulevard for downtown Oklahoma City will be held Aug. 21.
Term of art
City government launches a new office to serve as an arts and cultural liaison.
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Clifton Adcock
The city of Oklahoma City has created a new arts and cultural affairs liaison to help coordinate public art projects.
