Henderson Street one way considered to boost school safety
City officials weigh designating Henderson Street as one way to reduce crossing risk near the elementary schools. Engineering consultant Paul Nixon raises safety concerns about two lanes, while council members plan a wait‑and‑see approach through 2010. Sunflower plant expansion and Main Street signals are noted. The council approves the budget, bond payoff, and potential turn lane at Main and Jones avenues.
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Henderson Street
Newman
O’connor
Paul Nixon
Anna Avenue
Nixon
Mills Or
Jones Avenues
Lary Cole
Phil Keidel
Cole
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Mills and
Main Street
Jones Avenue
Tony Forsen
Henderson and Lynch
Audience at health care forum debates policy and politics
The crowd includes Democrats and Republicans as critics of the plan spar over patient care and end of life guidance. Ed Harms, a displaced Wal Mart worker, urges action while Joe Bullard dismisses the plan as a mess and accuses critics of fear of death panels or Nazi influence.
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Jenkins
Tyler Longpine
Kansas
Democratic Party
Obama
Longpine
Ed Harms
Wal-Mart
Topeka
Joe Bullard
Bullard
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski
Trustees OK budget and enrollment changes at GCCC
GCCC trustees approved a budget report by Registrar Nancy Unruh showing credit hours rising from 14 873 to 17 429. Dean Kevin Brungardt seeks additional part time English and math instructors to meet student demand as most fall classes begin Wednesday. Enrollment hours are posted at the Student and Community Services Center. A $175 000 ARRA grant was accepted for facility modernization and renovations. allocations pending. The board adds an ethnic and cultural representation policy and approves disposal of surplus assets via auction August 20.
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GCCC
Nancy Unruh
Kevin Brungardt
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Holcomb successor to start as Newton police chief
Thompson brings decades of law enforcement and security experience across multiple agencies and countries. He served with Derby and Santa Fe Railway, then worked for Oklahoma University Medical Center police, DynCorp International, and as a UN officer in Kosovo and Yugoslavia. He oversaw 222 staff, aided school safety, and later worked with JPATS Con Air. his book Death at Red Creek is also noted. Pena and Cole expect leadership to develop local officers and foster community ties.
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Derby
Santa Fe Railway
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railway
Thompson
State of Oklahoma
University Hospitals Authority
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
DynCorp International
United Nations
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
DynCorp
Iraq
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System
JPATS
Con Air
U.S. Marshals Service
Holcomb
Red Creek
Pena
Cole
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