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Downtown at Your Doorstep
Officials survey citizens to see how many people really want to live downtown, and why?
Many city officials and others who support the revitalization of downtown Tulsa have spent the past couple of years talking about the need to attract more residents to the district in hopes of making it a real neighborhood, as opposed to a concentration of office buildings. But up to this point, they haven't had any evidence that large numbers of people actually want to live downtown.
By Mike Easterling |
November 18, 2009
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Rolling Up the Sleeves
After the election, sorta new city councilors get ready to take their seats
It would probably be an overstatement to refer to Tulsa's recent municipal elections as a political tsunami. But there's little doubt the results have dramatically changed the elected-officials component of city government.
By Mike Easterling |
November 18, 2009
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Bee in Her Bonnet?
Hearing will determine if Karen Keith's petition succeeds to remove Elizabeth Wright from commission
Elizabeth Wright considers it a foregone conclusion she'll be removed from the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission during a hearing before the Tulsa County Commission on Monday, Nov. 23. But the reasons for her removal, she maintains, are less clear to her.
By Mike Easterling |
November 18, 2009
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Murder by Numbers
City's homicide rate has staggered a bit but still too high for some
The first four months of 2009 were a particularly difficult time for the Tulsa Police Department's homicide unit, especially when compared with the previous year. There were 20 homicide victims in January, February, March and April of this year, compared to only nine in 2008, leading some observers to fear the city's murder rate was spiraling out of control.
By Mike Easterling |
November 11, 2009
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Power to the Parishioners
First Presbyterian Church's youth ministries receives new home
Dr. Jim Miller didn't have to look far when it came to finding a new home for the youth ministries program at downtown's First Presbyterian Church. Miller, the church's pastor, was already a member of the nearby Powerhouse Gym when that building's owners put it on the market.
By Mike Easterling |
November 11, 2009
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Families Who Pray Together
One Church, One Child program focuses on placing African-American children in African-American homes
Historically, the black community has turned to its neighborhood church for guidance and leadership. That's why, in 1980, Father George Clements began to use Chicago-area churches to educate their parishioners about the need for foster and adoptive parents for black children.
By Holly Wall |
November 18, 2009
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Beginning to Look Like Christmas
"Christmas for Kids" is doing good, but they're still a need
Beginning to Look Like Christmas Thank you, readers!
By Aja J. Junior |
November 18, 2009
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The Chosen Few
Older children and siblings tend to have a harder time with placement
These stories are not the norm. When some people think of adoption, their thoughts usually turn to infants or toddlers being picked out of an orphanage.
By Katharine Kelly |
November 11, 2009
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