‘Business as usual’

The pending trial of current and former legislators is heightening awareness of political gamesmanship.

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Clifton Adcock
The testimony presented at the preliminary hearing of state Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, and former Oklahoma City Democratic Sen. Debbe Leftwich, provided more than enough evidence, according to a judge, to send the two to stand trial on bribery charges.

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Stickin' with the union

Protective measures

Amid debate, the Oklahoma City Council voted to add ‘sexual orientation’ to the city’s nondiscrimination policy.

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Clifton Adcock
During its Nov. 15 meeting, the Oklahoma City Council approved a measure that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation for city employees.

 

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Life is an expressway

ODOT steps it up with near-completion of I-40 realignment and announces start of downtown boulevard construction.

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Clifton Adcock
One of the engineers on the project said that within months the newly realigned Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway is expected to begin taking traffic. Construction work for downtown’s new boulevard will begin, although it may look quite different from early renderings.

 

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Save Elmo!

Primarily speaking

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain schedules a campaign stop for Monday in Oklahoma City.

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Clifton Adcock

Oklahoma again will play host to a top-tier Republican vying for the party’s presidential nomination.

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Quaker state

What’s at fault with these Oklahoma earthquakes?

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Clifton Adcock
Just after Austin Holland learned of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake in Lincoln County, he and other seismologists traveled to the epicenter to gather data from the aftershocks.

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Elmo A-OK?

Park after dark

Recent incidents test the calm between Oklahoma City police and Occupy OKC.

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Clifton Adcock
Unlike the arrests and pepper sprayings that have characterized the Occupy Wall Street movement elsewhere, the relationship between Oklahoma City police and local protesters has not been confrontational.

 

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Off the grid

An Oklahoma City couple demonstrates a life of sustainability.

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Clifton Adcock
Bruce Johnson and Barbara Hagen expected about 15 people to attend their presentation on living “off the grid.” Instead, more than 100 people packed into the room at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s Agricultural Resource Center.

 

Wednesday, December 7, 2011