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The Grammy Winning, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to Play at OCU »

Staff Report The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. March 2 at Oklahoma City University. The concert, to be held in the Bass School of…

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Billie Rodely, a veteran radio journalist and member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, reprises her role as former First Lady (and Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton in the 2014 edition of the Oklahoma City Gridiron Show – Driving Blind with Earplugs … Or: Enquiring Minds Don’t Want to Know.” Performances are at Lyric Plaza Theatre, 1726 N.W. 16 St., Oklahoma City, OK, 7:30 p.m. the evenings of Wednesday Feb. 26, Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1. The City Sentinel, File Photo

Political Comedy, Parody Perfection, and good music: Gridiron 2014 »

By Publius, for The City Sentinel Scriptwriters for the fresh 2014 edition of Oklahoma City Gridiron Show have great fun at the expense of political leaders in both parties, including…

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What’s that you say? It’s time for the Gridiron Show! »

  by Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   Some of Oklahoma City’s finest theatrical talent returns to the Plaza Lyric stage for the 2014 edition of the Oklahoma City Gridiron…

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Ed Shadid will continue discussion of city issues, and ‘start again in the morning’ »

From left, Ward 2 City Councilman Dr. Ed Shadid with his children, Zane, Maya, Dahlia and former wife Dina at the Shadid campaign Watch Party held at Farmers Public Market. Photo by Darla Shelden

  By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter   After a rigorous campaign launched last August by Ward 2 City Councilman…

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Analyzing mortgage meltdown part II: bigger and badder than last time. Impacting on-time borrowers plus others denied hardship refinancing »

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By Stacy Martin, Managing Editor The City Sentinel Over 10,000 mortgage borrowers in Oklahoma County alone are now in the…

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Joe Dorman, Democratic candidate for governor, declares opposition to Common Core »

Representative Joe Dorman, Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma. Picture from web

By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, is the likely Democratic nominee…

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Mayoral hopeful Ed Shadid addresses addiction, mental health and recovery issues with community groups »

By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter Public discussions about addiction and recovery reflect a new determination – an emerging social…

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“Education Week’s” Best School Systems in the Nation »

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  Staff Report Last week The City Sentinel reported the worst performers in Education Week magazine’18th annual survey of America’s schools, which ranked poorly compared to most developed nations. Oklahoma schools received a C grade, placing the state at 10th worst in the country. Still,…

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President Obama praises Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn »

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By Patrick B. McGuigan   OKLAHOMA CITY – Next winter, Tom Coburn will leave office two years before the scheduled end of his second term in the upper house of Congress. In response to a request for comment, President Barack Obama led the chorus of…

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Sunday Dec. 22 statement from Dr. Ed Shadid »

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  reported as stated- For many years, I have been very public and about my addiction and recovery.  I have maintained transparency because I believe it is helpful for those in long-term recovery to come forward in order to decrease the associated shame and stigma.…

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‘The gifts of recovery’ – Ed Shadid’s December 19 Statement »

Use the attached photo (cropped for better effect) and this cutline: Dr. Ed Shadid, Ward 2 Oklahoma City Council member, and his ex-wife Dina "Dinky" Hammam, spoke at a press conference Thursday evening in Oklahoma City. Shadid announced he would continue his race for mayor, and would not attend a hearing on Friday (Dec. 20) at which sealed records from their divorce would be released. The pair opposed opening the files because of concern about impact of the information on their three children. Dinky Hammam said she would support her ex-husband in the March 4 election against incumbent Mayor Mick Cornett. Photo Provided

  Editor’s Note: This is the text of a statement from Dr. Ed Shadid, Ward 2 Oklahoma City Council member, delivered at a campaign event the evening of Thursday, Dec. 19.   Dina and I and our attorneys will not attend [the Dec. 20] proceedings…

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Dr. Ed Shadid rebuffs what he calls “tabloid tactics” from The Oklahoman »

Mayoral candidate Dr. Ed Shadid, right, rebuffed a news story in the state's largest newspaper during in a Sunday (December 8) press conference at his campaign headquarters in MidTown Oklahoma City. Shadid, the Ward 2 City Council member, was responding to a front page story in The Oklahoman concerning Shadid's efforts to keep under judicial seal some aspects of his 2007 divorce proceedings. Shadid said he is disappointed in “tabloid tactics that make a mockery of our legal system.”

by Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   OKLAHOMA CITY – In a press conference at his MidTown headquarters, mayoral candidate Dr. Ed Shadid fired back at the state’s largest newspaper, The Oklahoman, for a copyrighted story critical of his efforts to keep under judicial seal…

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Education Representative Joe Dorman, Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma. Picture from web

Joe Dorman, Democratic candidate for governor, declares opposition to Common Core

By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, is the likely Democratic nominee for governor of Oklahoma this year. He is a long -shot in the Sooner State, where…

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Oklahoma measures would cut income tax rates – in January 2016

By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   OKLAHOMA CITY – At the Legislature, proposals actually to reduce income taxes in Oklahoma are back on track, but with a twist. Still alive and kicking about the legislative…

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COMMENTARY: For Oklahoma, are Republican tax hikes and spending increases inevitable?

  By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   OKLAHOMA CITY – The historian Odie B. Faulk uttered, during an evening class in my years at Oklahoma State University, words that stuck with me through the last…

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State Finance Secretary says appropriations will be tight, but “the sky is not falling”

  By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   Although the Oklahoma economy is growing and total tax revenue is up, the amount available for legislative appropriations, in the general revenue fund, is down. But the state…

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Analyzing mortgage meltdown part II: bigger and badder than last time. Impacting on-time borrowers plus others denied hardship refinancing

By Stacy Martin, Managing Editor The City Sentinel Over 10,000 mortgage borrowers in Oklahoma County alone are now in the foreclosure pipeline by mortgage servicers accused of ripping off borrowers at the slightest opportunity, Oklahoma County…

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Sports

Kevin Cox gains induction into McGuinness Atheltic Hall, joined by James P. Kelly, Thomas C. Wolf, M.D., and Sarah Jane Connelly Lyssy

By Patrick B. McGuigan Associate Publisher   The Athletic Hall of Fame at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City will induct four alumni at a gala ceremony on October 19 in the Commons assembly…

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Health The Referral Center, located in Oklahoma City, is hosting its 1st Annual Charity Dinner to Change Lives on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Oklahoma History Center, to raise awareness of Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. Photo by Darla Shelden.

The Referral Center holds inaugural dinner to celebrate changing lives

By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter The public is invited to The Referral Center’s (TRC) 1st Annual Charity Dinner to Change Lives on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zahudi Dr., in…

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Faith From left: Scott Hamilton, Church of the Open Arms Associate Pastor and Ex. Dir. of Cimarron Alliance; Kathy McCallie, former COA Senior Pastor; Mark Van Dorn, COA Past President; and Nathaniel Batchelder, OKC Peace House Director at the farewell reception for Ms. Callie. Photo by Darla Shelden

Kathy McCallie, founder of Church of the Open Arms relocates to Tulsa Seminary

By Darla Shelden Contributing Wrier After 16 years of service, Rev. Kathy McCallie recently gave her final sermon as Senior Pastor at Church of the Open Arms in Oklahoma City. Members of the congregation, friends and…

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