We CAN have a convention hotel … For A Few Dollars More

Was a convention hotel mentioned as a part of the MAPS 3 campaign? Part of the June 11, 2013, City Council discussion focused on that question during a presentation by the Alliance for Oklahoma City Economic Development. A truncated version of the discussion, focusing...

From Arrows to Atoms, 21st Century Version

On April 22, 1957, the “Arrows to Atoms” two-hundred-foot-tall tower at the state fairgrounds in Oklahoma City was dedicated and lighted as part of the state’s Semi-Centennial. The days of the Dust Bowl were then well within the memories of most in...

Will the OK Legislature Blow Off the Native American Center in OKC?

Two Former Governors, One Democrat, One Republican, Hope Not Will the Oklahoma Legislature let this masterpiece-in-progress die, mid-stream, in its tracks? In the above video produced by the Chickasaw Nation and published a couple of days ago, two former governors,...

Okc City Council Election Day — What’s Right With This Picture?

On the eve of today’s election, I finally checked my daily mail late yesterday afternoon. I live in Ward 6 in Mesta Park, and in Al McAffrey’s state legislative district. The above is the back side of an interesting flier that I received which was produced...

News Flash — OKC City Council Elections — MAPS = Tower of Babel

So says the spiritual leader of city council candidates Adrian Van Manen & Clifford Hearron, his church’s candidates for Wards 6 and Ward 8 city council elections just 3 days from now. Their spiritual leader is Tom Vineyard, pastor of the Windsor Hills...