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In fits and starts, challenging budget is fashioned

Government

Created: Thursday, May 27 2010 13:44 Author: by Patrick B. McGuigan

Last Thursday, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and legislative leaders announced the broad parameters of a $6.7 billion budget deal in a week that began with much uncertainty. As the governor and fellow Democrats hoped, the accord included notable “revenue...
Allied Arts reaches highest annual fundraising

Community

Created: Thursday, May 27 2010 13:42 Author: By Robin D-Townsend

Celebrating their highest fundraising campaign ever, Allied Arts and friends gathered last week at the Midtown home of Suzette and Kim Hatfield to announce their campaign total. The organization raised $2,875,963, nearly $300,000 more than the previous ye...
Oklahoma City University to lead the way in reducing nursing shortage

Education

Created: Thursday, May 27 2010 13:41 Author: By Stacy Martin

Oklahoma City University’s $8.5 million nursing school expansion is more than an addition of bricks and mortar. It will help alleviate the long-standing nursing shortage....
New EPA lead paint rule threatens delays and impediments to older home remodeling

Community

Created: Thursday, May 20 2010 14:20 Author: From Sentinel Staff Reports

A new Environmental Protection Agency rule will stall or halt many remodeling projects of all houses built before 1978, which potentially affects scores of projects in The City Sentinel readership area, said a highly regarded home inspector....
Northwest Classen music department making history

Education

Created: Thursday, May 20 2010 14:18 Author: From Sentinel Staff Reports

The Northwest Classen (NWC) High School Band travelled to Dallas, Texas in early May where the Concert Band and Drumline performed in competition. Both ensembles earned Superior Ratings - the highest possible mark in music competition....
Underfunded teacher pension fund finds money for impressive office upgrades

Government

Created: Thursday, May 20 2010 14:16 Author: by Patrick B. McGuigan

The Oklahoma Teacher Retirement System, among the most poorly funded government retirement systems in the United States, has spent at least $115,000 on office renovations recenty that were arguably unnecessary, CapitolBeatOK.com has learned....
House Democrats press for tax credit limits

Government

Created: Tuesday, May 11 2010 13:01 Author: by Patrick B. McGuigan

Several Democrats in the state House of Representatives declared opposition last week to state government budget cuts affecting public education, and renewed demands to trim or eliminate tax credits and other mechanisms lowering state taxes....
Oklahoma girl died talking on cell phone while driving

Community

Created: Tuesday, May 11 2010 12:55 Author: By Stacy Martin

Mom baffled that Legislature hasn’t passed more restrictive lawsGina Harris thinks about her daughter on a daily basis. Her heart breaks every time....
Oklahoma City implements mandatory outdoor watering ban

Community

Created: Tuesday, May 11 2010 11:59 Author: From Sentinel Staff Reports

The City of Oklahoma City has implemented a mandatory outdoor watering ban for all residences and businesses. ...
Midtown Turkish Festival draws enthusiastic crowd

Community

Created: Wednesday, May 05 2010 00:00 Author: by Patrick B. McGuigan

Oklahoma City’s annual Turkish Festival drew a steady crowd all afternoon last Saturday, surging to a nearly packed house by early evening....
2010 tornado count unusually low

Community

Created: Wednesday, May 05 2010 00:00 Author: By Stacy Martin

Forecaster warns state to brace for MayShhhh! Hear that? Don’t hear anything? Exactly. Oklahoma has essentially escaped the usual sounds of spring – pelting hail, the swoosh of high rains, high winds, the crash of damage on the other side of the...