Oklahoma City, In the Press

[HOT ROD]

some people will never let go of the stereotypes. .....

[dcsooner]

Quote: And in the coming decades, as more people move in and open restaurants, museums, and sports arenas, who’s to say Oklahoma City can’t be Oz?

Quote: And Oklahoma City—which enjoys low unemployment as a result of its steadily growing energy and aerospace sectors—has been ranked among the best job markets for young people, ahead of Dallas, Seattle, and even New York (having Kevin Durant lead the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder for the foreseeable future can only improve the buzz).


That is an awesome article. OKC is truly positioned to become one of the "go to" cities within the next 20 years. I cannot remember a time when all elements of growth (public & private parterships/investment)are converging in the city, and the comment about KD is priceless. Anyone who thinks the NBA and KD have not brought positive new images of OKC is simply not paying attention

[cdbthunder]

MSN's real estate buying guide lists OKC #2 and Tulsa #3 as best places to buy a home.
" Oklahoma City: Homeowners here will be OK, with an increase of 1% in 2011, from an average of $156,948. "
http://realestate.msn.com/article.as...1873&GT1=35006

[EdwardEll]

The most recent outrage in OKC is:
Attorney David Ogle, under felony bribery charges continues to "practice law"
and it shows that the bar association should suspend lawyers under felony charges.
OSCN.Net shows that his preliminary hearing is March 11 2011 on the felony bribery of a Police officer in a legal testimony in court.

[CaseyCornett]

From Facebook account (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mick-Cornett/118846680688)

Mayor Cornett to appear on CSPAN tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 24) at 7:45 a.m. to discuss federal budget cuts, unemployment and other issues.

[CaseyCornett]

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Mayorsan

(CSPAN) - "Mayor Mick Cornett and Mayor Anthony Foxx (Charlotte) talked about the impact of the economic downturn on their respective cities, Oklahoma City and Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics included the budget shortfalls their cities face and what is needed to increase employment in American cities."

The video is 45 minutes long, but if you follow the scrolling transcript marks, you can check out certain topics.

Let the arguments begin.

[Steve]

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[okclee]

Going old school are ya Steve?

I haven't seen a "thread bump" in quite some time.

[HOT ROD]

bump again.

can we PLEASE!!!! STICKY this thread....................... Pete or whoever. (it's already getting lost without bumps).

oh, and can you add "Mega Thread" to the title. sorry I forgot when I originally posted.

Thanks

[lcd1712]

bump again.

can we PLEASE!!!! STICKY this thread....................... Pete or whoever. (it's already getting lost without bumps).

oh, and can you add "Mega Thread" to the title. sorry I forgot when I originally posted.

Thanks

I commend your initiative with this thread, but I think your idea is better suited for a blog, not a forum. Usually each thread here is one topic and what you intend to do here is a multi-topic thread. As people discuss the different news/posts, the thread will get so "mega" that the initial stories will get lost and hard to find if you want to go back to them. Moreover, if people discuss different news/topics it would be a mess to follow. An idea would be to have a sticky thread with no discussions, just the the press release information and a link to a different thread where that particular topic is being discussed. That way you can always go back to the sticky to find the topic you want to discuss or just check it out. Hope that made sense.

[ljbab728]

I commend your initiative with this thread, but I think your idea is better suited for a blog, not a forum. Usually each thread here is one topic and what you intend to do here is a multi-topic thread. As people discuss the different news/posts, the thread will get so "mega" that the initial stories will get lost and hard to find if you want to go back to them. Moreover, if people discuss different news/topics it would be a mess to follow. An idea would be to have a sticky thread with no discussions, just the the press release information and a link to a different thread where that particular topic is being discussed. That way you can always go back to the sticky to find the topic you want to discuss or just check it out. Hope that made sense.

kd, I had the same thought and that sounds logical to me.

[CaseyCornett]

"How to find your best place to retire" (Oklahoma City): http://yhoo.it/aEQt2P
From Yahoo via U.S. News

[okclee]

After second thought I agree with the above posters and would like to see a sticky with press clippings or links only, no discussion.

[HOT ROD]

i dont have the time or resources for a blog.

but i do agree (and originally intend) that this mega thread be a sticky location for posts/links to stories so people could have a ready archive of the success (and failures) of OKC's progress. Links in this megathread would have just a short executive summary description only -

Discussions of specific topics or reactions to them could take place in individual threads like they already are.

[Matt]

"megathread"

[HOT ROD]

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[dmoor82]

I agree with Hot Rod, this thread can basicaly never die because there is always something in the news about OKC almost every week and sometimes more than that!Remember in this thread you can post anything about OKC in the Natl. news either good or bad!

[lcd1712]

Is there a way to un-bump it? Just kidding.

I agree with Hot Rod, this thread can basicaly never die because there is always something in the news about OKC almost every week and sometimes more than that!Remember in this thread you can post anything about OKC in the Natl. news either good or bad!

A particular News post takes 2 or 3 pages of discussion. If there are several stories in between, it will be a mess to follow any discussion.

Assuming this is a clean thread stuck at the top of the forum, and although it may take a few more steps, here is an idea:

1) Change the Title of the post (not the thread) to the news story.
2) Place a link to the news story and the thread to follow the discussion.

Example:

1) Title: Oklahoma City ranks #2 in private job growth!

2) Body of the post:

Oklahoma City ranks second in private job growth
OKCBiz Staff
11.16.2010


Oklahoma City boasted the second-highest percentage gain in private job growth among the nation’s 100 largest metros in 2010, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor.

read more....http://www.okc.biz/article/11-16-201...ob_growth.aspx


Follow the discussion here:
http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=23735

I have used an actual thread for this example.

[HOT ROD]

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[cdbthunder]

I found this link which contains many of the accolades already mentioned on here.
http://www.okcchamber.com/page.asp?atomid=1789

[semisimple]

OKC ranks as the third "manliest" city and first in the nation for salty snack sales:

http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studi...st_cities.aspx

[jmarkross]

OKC ranks as the third "manliest" city and first in the nation for salty snack sales:

http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studi...st_cities.aspx

Tulsa didn't even make the list! And--San Francisco was 48th. What does that say?

[dmoor82]

Pretty cool article http://www.pr-inside.com/harvard-and...s-r2256263.htm

[MustangGT]

Blogs unfortunately are boring unless properly managed, which is very normal.

[Spartan]

Blogs unfortunately are boring unless properly managed, which is very normal.

I agree.