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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

JIMMY LAWSON, ACTIVIST, PROFESSOR, AND FINANCE By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter --The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of

Oklahoma

RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

OKLAHOMA LEADERS SUPPORT PARDON & PAROLE BOARD MEMBERS Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members Kelly Doyle and Adam Luck. Social media photos. By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter . OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A story that appeared in the Guthrie News Page on May 5 reports that Laura Austin Thomas, the district attorney for Payne and Logan counties, requested that two of the five Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members, Kelly Doyle and RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. OBJECTSTREAM ADDS VAUGHN TURNER TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Staff Report. Oklahoma City, OK – Objectstream, an integrated services company delivering expertise, insights and tailored approaches to help clients in the aviation, technology and cybersecurity sectors, recently added retired FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) executive Vaughn Turner to the company’s award-winning and rapidly growing team. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for

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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

JIMMY LAWSON, ACTIVIST, PROFESSOR, AND FINANCE By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter --The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of

Oklahoma

RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

OKLAHOMA LEADERS SUPPORT PARDON & PAROLE BOARD MEMBERS Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members Kelly Doyle and Adam Luck. Social media photos. By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter . OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A story that appeared in the Guthrie News Page on May 5 reports that Laura Austin Thomas, the district attorney for Payne and Logan counties, requested that two of the five Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members, Kelly Doyle and RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. OBJECTSTREAM ADDS VAUGHN TURNER TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Staff Report. Oklahoma City, OK – Objectstream, an integrated services company delivering expertise, insights and tailored approaches to help clients in the aviation, technology and cybersecurity sectors, recently added retired FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) executive Vaughn Turner to the company’s award-winning and rapidly growing team. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET 1 day ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report. OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday (June 9) adopted the City Manager’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, which begins July 1. INAUGURAL OSU COWBOY100 EVENT ANNOUNCED By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY —The School of Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in conjunction with the Oklahoma State University Foundation will host its inaugural Cowboy100 Honoree Gala in Stillwater. The event, set for November 5, will celebrate the 2020 fastest-growing and top 10 revenue-generating OSU graduate

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. WITH LOVE OKC TO HOST JUNETEENTH ON THE EAST FESTIVAL The Juneteenth on the East Festival will take place on Saturday, June 19, from 3 – 9 pm on Northeast 23rd Street between Kelham Avenue and Hood Street. On Sunday, June 20 there will be a cookout at 6 p.m. and a film screening at 8 p.m. REMERGE OPENS NEW 19,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The grand opening of the new 19,000 square foot ReMerge building, designed by Rees Associates, was held on Friday, June 19 in Oklahoma City. The ReMerge program is Oklahoma County’s only comprehensive alternative to incarceration for women. The new ReMerge building is centered around a large kitchen, open dining space SLAVE-OWNING PAST REMAINS PROBLEM FOR CHOCTAWS Slave-owning past remains problem for Choctaws. By Guest Commentary on August 19, 2020. Centered in southeastern Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation is the third largest tribal entity in the United States. The tribe has 223,000+ members, with 84,600+ living within the borders of what has been called the state of Oklahoma. SCHOOL CHOICE ADVOCATES THANK OKLAHOMA LAWMAKERS FOR The City Sentinel Staff Report . OKLAHOMA CITY — School choice advocates recently praised the Oklahoma Legislature for advancing two landmark education bills that, taken together, empower parents and increase accountability in public schools. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES Cece Jones-Davis, an activist and faith leader who helped launch the “Justice for Julius” movement in Oklahoma, said the new evidence suggests the state has now been imprisoning an innocent man for over two decades. “Julius Jones did not murder HOME OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter – OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has recently announced that the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home in Jackson, Mississippi has been named the newest national monument in the National Park System.

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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES Cece Jones-Davis, an activist and faith leader who helped launch the “Justice for Julius” movement in Oklahoma, said the new evidence suggests the state has now been imprisoning an innocent man for over two decades. “Julius Jones did not murder DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for

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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES Cece Jones-Davis, an activist and faith leader who helped launch the “Justice for Julius” movement in Oklahoma, said the new evidence suggests the state has now been imprisoning an innocent man for over two decades. “Julius Jones did not murder DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for GOVERNMENT - THE CITY SENTINEL 15 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma LESSONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BUILD BETTER LEADERS 16 hours ago · Joe Dorman, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. With the end of the legislative session, the work for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy now transitions to more of an educational

component.

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. REP. NICOLE MILLER OF EDMOND NAMED LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR 16 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report. OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, has been named Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association for her efforts to bring transparency to memory care facilities and improve the lives of Oklahomans living with Alzheimer’s. Miller is the author of House Bill 1794, the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of CHIEF OF UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS The City Sentinel Staff Report. In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (“CNO”) and Chickasaw Nation, Joe Bunch, Chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (“UKB”) has issued a statement provided to The City Sentinel, CapitolBeatOK.com and other news organizations. OKLAHOMA COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY HONORS 1 day ago · Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma opponents of capital punishment assembled virtually to recommit themselves to the drive to end state-sanctioned executions in Oklahoma early this month. SENATOR ROSINO SAYS NEW LAW WILL HELP ELIMINATE WAITING The City Sentinel, Staff Report . Patrick B. McGuigan From The City Sentinel Print Edition, June 2021 Despite broad public support for continued criminal justice reform in Oklahoma, I WITH LOVE OKC TO HOST JUNETEENTH ON THE EAST FESTIVAL By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma City will celebrate Juneteenth in style with a two-day, family-friendly event featuring live music, interactive murals, dance performances, spoken word, education tents, food trucks, vendors, and local small businesses, who are the backbone of the Eastside community, organizers said. JIMMY LAWSON, ACTIVIST, PROFESSOR, AND FINANCE By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter --The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of

Oklahoma

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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES Cece Jones-Davis, an activist and faith leader who helped launch the “Justice for Julius” movement in Oklahoma, said the new evidence suggests the state has now been imprisoning an innocent man for over two decades. “Julius Jones did not murder DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for

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By Darla Shelden on May 17, 2021. By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. “Dedicated Senior” awards presented to athletes from Southeast, Santa Fe South and Northwest Classen High School. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN Another Innocent Man — Julius Jones merits commutation, for starters. By Darla Shelden on May 28, 2021. By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. His hearing before the Pardon and Parole

(P&P) Board

ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES Cece Jones-Davis, an activist and faith leader who helped launch the “Justice for Julius” movement in Oklahoma, said the new evidence suggests the state has now been imprisoning an innocent man for over two decades. “Julius Jones did not murder DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years. ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for GOVERNMENT - THE CITY SENTINEL 11 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma LESSONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BUILD BETTER LEADERS 12 hours ago · Joe Dorman, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. With the end of the legislative session, the work for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy now transitions to more of an educational

component.

THE CITY SENTINEL

Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. REP. NICOLE MILLER OF EDMOND NAMED LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR 12 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report. OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, has been named Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association for her efforts to bring transparency to memory care facilities and improve the lives of Oklahomans living with Alzheimer’s. Miller is the author of House Bill 1794, the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of CHIEF OF UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS The City Sentinel Staff Report. In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (“CNO”) and Chickasaw Nation, Joe Bunch, Chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (“UKB”) has issued a statement provided to The City Sentinel, CapitolBeatOK.com and other news organizations. OKLAHOMA COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY HONORS 23 hours ago · Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma opponents of capital punishment assembled virtually to recommit themselves to the drive to end state-sanctioned executions in Oklahoma early this month. SENATOR ROSINO SAYS NEW LAW WILL HELP ELIMINATE WAITING The City Sentinel, Staff Report . Patrick B. McGuigan From The City Sentinel Print Edition, June 2021 Despite broad public support for continued criminal justice reform in Oklahoma, I WITH LOVE OKC TO HOST JUNETEENTH ON THE EAST FESTIVAL By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma City will celebrate Juneteenth in style with a two-day, family-friendly event featuring live music, interactive murals, dance performances, spoken word, education tents, food trucks, vendors, and local small businesses, who are the backbone of the Eastside community, organizers said. JIMMY LAWSON, ACTIVIST, PROFESSOR, AND FINANCE By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter --The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of

Oklahoma

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away.. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA The City Sentinel Endorsement. This newspaper supported Gentner Drummond for Attorney General in the GOP primary and runoff in 2018.We then endorsed the Democratic nominee in the general election. For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorneys for Oklahoma death row prisoner Julius Jones have released what they

consider

RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years.

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away.. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA The City Sentinel Endorsement. This newspaper supported Gentner Drummond for Attorney General in the GOP primary and runoff in 2018.We then endorsed the Democratic nominee in the general election. For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN By Patrick B. McGuigan, Editor. Julius Jones is innocent. He must never be executed. He merits not only commutation in the short term, but a finding of actual innocence in the long run. ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate. ANALYZING AND STIRRING THE POT: FIGHT OVER MANAGED CARE Patrick B. McGuigan, Southwest Ledger OKLAHOMA CITY– Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone paying attention already knew – they don’t like the managed care plan for Medicaid expansion announced in January by Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). NEW EVIDENCE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE SUPPORTS JULIUS JONES By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorneys for Oklahoma death row prisoner Julius Jones have released what they

consider

RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. DON KNIGHT, ATTORNEY FOR DEATH ROW PRISONER RICHARD By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for years. GOVERNMENT - THE CITY SENTINEL 6 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ANALYSIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE Managed Care for Medicaid (Expansion, this time) in Oklahoma . Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – When voters decided narrowly, but clearly, to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid system to new populations, they also infused new urgency into a long-standing debate.

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. LESSONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BUILD BETTER LEADERS 7 hours ago · Joe Dorman, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. With the end of the legislative session, the work for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy REP. NICOLE MILLER OF EDMOND NAMED LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR 7 hours ago · The City Sentinel Staff Report. OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, has been named Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association for her efforts to bring transparency to memory care facilities and improve the lives of Oklahomans living with Alzheimer’s. Miller is the author of House Bill 1794, the Alzheimer’s Dementia and Other Forms of COMMUNITY - THE CITY SENTINEL The City Sentinel Staff Report In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma CHIEF OF UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS The City Sentinel Staff Report. In response to Congressman Tom Cole’s introduction of H.R. 3091 on trial jurisdiction compacting for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (“CNO”) and Chickasaw Nation, Joe Bunch, Chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (“UKB”) has issued a statement provided to The City Sentinel, CapitolBeatOK.com and other news organizations. INAUGURAL OSU COWBOY100 EVENT ANNOUNCED By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY —The School of Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in conjunction with the Oklahoma State University Foundation will host its inaugural Cowboy100 Honoree Gala in Stillwater. The event, set for November 5, will celebrate the 2020 fastest-growing and top 10 revenue-generating OSU graduate OKLAHOMA COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY HONORS 18 hours ago · Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma opponents of capital punishment assembled virtually to recommit themselves to the drive to end state-sanctioned executions in Oklahoma early this month. WITH LOVE OKC TO HOST JUNETEENTH ON THE EAST FESTIVAL 1 day ago · By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma City will celebrate Juneteenth in style with a two-day, family-friendly event featuring live music, interactive murals, dance performances, spoken word, education tents, food trucks, vendors, and local small businesses, who are the backbone of the Eastside community, organizers said.

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The City Sentinel, Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – State Representative Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, has been elected to serve as House Democratic Leader. Her term. Senator Rosino says new law will help eliminate waiting list for developmental disabilities services; prioritizes Oklahomans. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

OBJECTSTREAM ADDS VAUGHN TURNER TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAMOBJECTSTREAM OKCOBJECTSTREAM INCOBJECTSTREAM JAVAOBJECTSTREAM JOBSS3OBJECTINPUTSTREAM TO INPUTSTREAMOBJECTSTREAM INC OKLAHOMA CITY Staff Report. Oklahoma City, OK – Objectstream, an integrated services company delivering expertise, insights and tailored approaches to help clients in the aviation, technology and cybersecurity sectors, recently added retired FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) executive Vaughn Turner to the company’s award-winning and rapidly growing team. RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. JESSICA MARTINEZ-BROOKS MAKES BID FOR OKLAHOMA CITYJESSICA MARTINEZ BROOKS CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ BROOKS CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ CALIFORNIAJESSICA MARTINEZ CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ CITY

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Lifelong resident of Oklahoma City, educator and community volunteer, Jessica Martinez-Brooks has announced her candidacy for Oklahoma City Council Ward 3. “I’m running for city council because I care deeply for the people and community of Oklahoma City,” said Martinez-Brooks. “While our city has made some ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for LOCAL TEEN USES TRUMPETING SKILLS TO SERVE OTHERS Oklahoma City freshman Katie Prior is pursuing her musical talents in a special way. She is the founder of the Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps,

which gives

HEATHER COYLE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTYJUDGE HEATHER

COYLE OKLAHOMA

By Darla Shelden. City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (March 15, 2018) – Oklahoma City attorneys Mack Martin and John Coyle will host a reception and fundraiser for Heather Coyle this evening, Thursday, March 15. Heather is running for Oklahoma County District Judge, 7th Judicial District, Office No. 8. Martin is her campaign chair.

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The City Sentinel, Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – State Representative Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, has been elected to serve as House Democratic Leader. Her term. Senator Rosino says new law will help eliminate waiting list for developmental disabilities services; prioritizes Oklahomans. A TRIBUTE TO PAM PAUL OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the public learned via Facebook that Pam Paul, a former colleague of The City Sentinel newspaper staff, had passed away. Pam was an avid and dedicated progressive. She worked for the Oklahoma County Democratic Party as their Communications Director

from 2006-2011.

RIGHT FROM THE GIT-GO: GENTNER DRUMMOND FOR OKLAHOMA For 2022, we endorse Gentner Drummond from the git-go. The City Sentinel – independent, non-partisan and locally-owned – was a critic of the soon-departing attorney general throughout his time in the office. His early departure creates a moment of opportunity, an COMMENTARY: COLE BILL IS BAD FOR SMALL TRIBES, BAD FOR Patrick B. McGuigan . OKLAHOMA CITY – Now comes from Washington, the latest formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy and abuse of Oklahoma’s Small Tribes, small business and

mid-size states.

OBJECTSTREAM ADDS VAUGHN TURNER TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAMOBJECTSTREAM OKCOBJECTSTREAM INCOBJECTSTREAM JAVAOBJECTSTREAM JOBSS3OBJECTINPUTSTREAM TO INPUTSTREAMOBJECTSTREAM INC OKLAHOMA CITY Staff Report. Oklahoma City, OK – Objectstream, an integrated services company delivering expertise, insights and tailored approaches to help clients in the aviation, technology and cybersecurity sectors, recently added retired FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) executive Vaughn Turner to the company’s award-winning and rapidly growing team. RURAL OKLAHOMA ROAD SIGN MARKS SPOT WHERE PAUL MCCARTNEY By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — This story first appeared online on Dec. 30, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma resident Toby Thompson didn’t mention it to a lot of people after he met Sir Paul McCartney and his then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell on Aug. 5, 2008, on the original stretch of Route 66 that adjoins his property a couple miles east of Arcadia. JESSICA MARTINEZ-BROOKS MAKES BID FOR OKLAHOMA CITYJESSICA MARTINEZ BROOKS CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ BROOKS CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ CALIFORNIAJESSICA MARTINEZ CITY COUNCILJESSICA MARTINEZ CITY

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Lifelong resident of Oklahoma City, educator and community volunteer, Jessica Martinez-Brooks has announced her candidacy for Oklahoma City Council Ward 3. “I’m running for city council because I care deeply for the people and community of Oklahoma City,” said Martinez-Brooks. “While our city has made some ELLYN HEFNER ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN Ellyn Novak Hefner is a special care planner for Mass Mutual – and a leading advocate for increased awareness of and access to the Oklahoma STABLE program developing empowerment for LOCAL TEEN USES TRUMPETING SKILLS TO SERVE OTHERS Oklahoma City freshman Katie Prior is pursuing her musical talents in a special way. She is the founder of the Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps,

which gives

HEATHER COYLE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTYJUDGE HEATHER

COYLE OKLAHOMA

By Darla Shelden. City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (March 15, 2018) – Oklahoma City attorneys Mack Martin and John Coyle will host a reception and fundraiser for Heather Coyle this evening, Thursday, March 15. Heather is running for Oklahoma County District Judge, 7th Judicial District, Office No. 8. Martin is her campaign chair. COMMENTARY: TOM COLE CANCELS OKLAHOMA: BAD FOR SMALL 1 day ago · Patrick B. McGuigan . Oklahoma City – There are many ideas floating around these days that could be designated “the worst of the worst.” However, one particular formula for dysfunctional government, irrational economic policy, abuse of Small Tribes, and damage to small business and mid-size states deserves mention. OCU RESUMES IN-PERSON AUDITIONS FOR MUSIC AND THEATRE 1 day ago · By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University’s music and theatre programs will return to in-person, on-campus auditions for prospective students looking to begin school in the fall semester.

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Focusing on community and neighborhood news, The City Sentinel is now serving as THE source for news from the heart of Oklahoma City. OK-CADP TO FEATURE PRISON AND JUSTICE INITIATIVE DIRECTOR By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter. OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host its 2021 Virtual Annual Awards Program on REMERGE OPENS NEW 19,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The grand opening of the new 19,000 square foot ReMerge building, designed by Rees Associates, was held on Friday, June 19 in Oklahoma City. The ReMerge program is Oklahoma County’s only comprehensive alternative to incarceration for women. The new ReMerge building is centered around a large kitchen, open dining space FOOD FOR BODY, MIND AND SOUL: FRIENDS NEW AND OLD 1 day ago · Patrick B. Mcguigan. Dr. Nyla Ali Khan, acclaimed author of previous academic works, reveled in an evening of substance and joy at Edmond’s Commonplace Books in May. SLAVE-OWNING PAST REMAINS PROBLEM FOR CHOCTAWS Slave-owning past remains problem for Choctaws. By Guest Commentary on August 19, 2020. Centered in southeastern Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation is the third largest tribal entity in the United States. The tribe has 223,000+ members, with 84,600+ living within the borders of what has been called the state of Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA LEADERS SUPPORT PARDON & PAROLE BOARD MEMBERS Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members Kelly Doyle and Adam Luck. Social media photos. By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter . OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A story that appeared in the Guthrie News Page on May 5 reports that Laura Austin Thomas, the district attorney for Payne and Logan counties, requested that two of the five Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members, Kelly Doyle and EDUCATION - THE CITY SENTINEL 1 day ago · The City Sentinel Endorsement This newspaper supported Gentner Drummond for Attorney General in the GOP primary and runoff in 2018. We then endorsed the Democratic AARON COLLINS NAMED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF METRO TECHNOLOGY OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Metro Technology Centers has announced that Aaron Collins will become its new superintendent beginning July 1. Collins will replace retiring superintendent, Bob Parrish, who served in that role for three years. With over 20 years’ experience in education serving as a teacher, coach, and building administrator,

Collins

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By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – Assistant Federal Public Defender Patti Palmer Ghezzi has retired after 12 years at the Western District of Oklahoma office located in Oklahoma City. “Those who know Patti know what a hero for justice she has been throughout her career;… 1:54 pm / Comments Off on Federal Public Defender Patti Ghezzi retires after highly regarded career / Read More » EMBARK OFFERS FREE DELIVERIES TO QUALIFYING OKLAHOMA CITY RESIDENTS » By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – EMBARK is offering free delivery of groceries, prescriptions or other small items to qualifying residents through its Mobility Management programs. Services are available to the first 125 registered participants, who are seniors aged 60 or over or… 1:23 pm / Comments Off on EMBARK offers free deliveries to qualifying Oklahoma City residents / Read More » OKLAHOMA REP. KEVIN MCDUGLE TO HOST DEATH PENALTY STUDY AT STATE CAPITOL ON OCT. 14 » By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Kevin McDugle (R-Broken Arrow), will host an interim study this week focusing on death penalty practices and procedures. The event will be presented before the House Public Safety Committee on Wednesday, October 14, from 9:30… 9:47 pm / Comments Off on Oklahoma Rep. Kevin McDugle to host death penalty study at state Capitol on Oct. 14 / Read More »

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OCU TO HOST ARTIST TALK WITH ANDREW HORNER ON NEW ESPORTS ARENA MURAL By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – As Oklahoma City University’s esports arena nears completion, mural artist Andrew Horner (aka APSE) will join the OCU community for a discussion on his work in the arena. The… 12:56 am / Read More »

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“CENSUS SPRINT TO THE FINISH” EVENT TO BOOST CENSUS RESPONSE SET FOR FRIDAY AT STATE CAPITOL By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – With the approaching end of the US Census just two weeks away, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) and the state Department of Commerce’s “OK, Let’s Count!”… 11:10 am / Read More »

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By Patrick B. McGuigan, Publisher of The City Sentinel Thursday, June 11, 2020   OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma state Pardon and Parole Board is asking Attorney General Mike Hunter whether or not

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PAMBE GHANA’S POPULAR FAIR TRADE GLOBAL MARKET GOES ONLINE By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, PAMBE Ghana, a partnership with local communities in northern Ghana and its United States-based board of directors, is taking their annual Global Market… 8:30 pm / Read More »

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GLOBETROTTERS DRAFT PICS INCLUDE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL SLAM DUNK CHAMPION DAQUAN JEFFRIES AND HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER KYLER MURRAY By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter   OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Harlem Globetrotters recently held their 13th annual player draft, selecting talented prospects including three standout collegiate players as well as a two-time Oscar-winning actor and a… 7:42 am / Read More »

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ANNUAL COOKIES THANKSGIVING DINNER BOXES TO BE DELIVERED IN NOVEMBER By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY – For the past 21 years, Cookies Thanksgiving, a program of Other Options, Inc., has partnered with hundreds of volunteers to prepare and deliver complete Thanksgiving meals to Oklahomans… 2:25 am / Read More »

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REFLECTION: WHICH BLACK LIVES MATTER? Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Oklahoma City The genesis of the Black Lives Matter movement was moral outrage over the ill-treatment of young black men at the hands of police officers. Undoubtedly, the powder-keg moment was the… 9:58 am / Read More »

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