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Oklahoma City firefighters kick off Fill the Boot campaign for muscular dystrophy group Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Oklahoma City motorists can donate to the Muscular Dystrophy Association next week by giving cash to firefighters posted at busy intersections across town. Read More
Benefits for little ones cause big stink Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 Sometimes I am just blown away by the reaction I get to a column. I write what I think is the most innocuous and non-controversial answer to someone's question about Social Security benefits — and then, out of the blue, my email inbox is flooded with letters. Some of them have an inquisitive "this can't... Read More
Assistance dogs can make life easier for seniors in need Published: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 Dear Savvy Senior: Can assistance dogs help seniors with physical limitations? My mother, who’s 60, has progressive multiple sclerosis and I’m wondering if an assistance dog could help make her life a little easier. -- Dog Loving Linda Dear Linda: For people with disabilities and certain medical conditions,... Read More
Not your grandfather's Social Security office Published: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 Q: I would like you to comment on the attached email. In it, you'll see a photo that shows a waiting room in a typical Social Security office. I've seen similar scenes in my own local office. No wonder Social Security is in trouble if these kinds of people are ripping off the system! A: Who are "these kinds of... Read More
Tulsa-area school districts to sue attorney general Published: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 The superintendents of the Broken Arrow, Jenks, Liberty and Union school districts announced at a Monday afternoon press conference their plan to sue Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt over the issue of private school scholarships for disabled students. Today is the deadline Pruitt gave the four districts to... Read More
The COLA that Fizzled Published: Wed, Dec 30, 2009 As we prepare for the new year, it's a good time to review the major Social Security changes that will be taking place in 2010. Or in this case, some of the changes that won't be taking place! As has been my year-end custom, I write a column going over the scheduled and automatic updates built into Social Security... Read More
Missing Yukon man tracked to Las Vegas Updated: Thu, Oct 16, 2008 YUKON (AP) - A 21-year-old Yukon man who had been missing since Saturday has been located in Las Vegas. Police said Thursday that Chad Georgia registered in a hotel in Las Vegas and has also been seen on surveillance video. His 1981 GMC Jimmy Blazer was found at a parking garage in downtown Oklahoma City... Read More
Missing Yukon man's SUV found Updated: Thu, Oct 16, 2008 A missing Yukon man's sport utliity vehicle has been found, Yukon police said this afternoon. The 1981 GMC Jimmy driven by Chad Matthew Georgia, 21, was found in a parking garage, Yukon police spokeswoman Klare Ly said. Ly would not say where the parking garage is located or release any other details. Georgia... Read More
Grant meeting scheduled Updated: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 The third in a series of planning meetings for five neighborhoods eligible for Community Development Block Grant funds will be Thursday , city officials said. Residents in the University Neighborhood are urged to attend the 7 p.m. planning session in the Multi-Purpose Room at city hall, 201 W Gray St. Each year... Read More
Revitalization meeting set Updated: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 The second in a series of planning meetings for five neighborhoods eligible for Community Development Block Grant funds will be Wednesday, city officials said. Residents in the Original Townsite and First Courthouse neighborhoods are urged to attend the 7 p.m. planning session in the Multi-Purpose Room at city... Read More
People rescued from downtown elevators Updated: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 Emergency workers had to rescue persons from downtown elevators and help others navigate their way down stairwells after power failed Tuesday afternoon. The outage happened about 4 p.m., and will take until about midnight to restore, said Brian Alford, spokesman for Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.... Read More
Meetings to focus on use of grants Updated: Wed, Jul 5, 2006 NORMAN -- Meetings to discuss future use of Community Development Block Grant funds in five targeted neighborhoods will be this month, officials said. Each year, the Housing and Urban Development Department provides eligible cities with block grant funds to revitalize neighborhoods, develop affordable housing,... Read More
Committee to honor six for service Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 The Oklahoma City Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns is seeking nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The committee will honor at least six people at a luncheon Oct. 24. Honorees will include a metro resident who rises above a disability to help others do the same; an employer who makes job... Read More
Games give disabled athletes competition Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 EDMOND - Maj. Ed Pulido wondered if he was going to live after an August 2004 bomb blast in Baquaba, in northeast Iraq, blew apart the sport utility vehicle he was riding in and destroyed his left leg. Green to face country's best Read More
Endeavor Games let disabled athletes compete once again Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 EDMOND - Maj. Ed Pulido used to be a runner. He played running sports, like soccer and softball, but he really just liked to run. In May 2004, a roadside bomb blast in Baquaba in the northeast part of Iraq, slowed him down. It did so by taking his left leg. He was in the Army for 18 years. Now, two years after... Read More
BASS Wives help local charity Updated: Fri, Jun 2, 2006 VINITA - Not only are bass being reeled in this week on Grand Lake at the Sooner Run fishing tournament, but dollars are finding their way to a local charity, thanks to the anglers' wives. Carol Bailey, Lee Bailey's wife, spearheads the BASS Wives, a group of Elite Series angler wives and girlfriends who raise... Read More
Endeavor Games to provide events for disabled athletes Updated: Wed, May 24, 2006 EDMOND - The Seventh Annual Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities, conducted by the University of Central Oklahoma Disabled Sports and Events, will be held at the university and Deer Creek High School from June 8 to 11. The Endeavor Games were created in 2000 when a need was found for a multisport... Read More
Noble OKs purchase of radio equipment with grant funds Updated: Tue, May 23, 2006 NOBLE - The city council approved the purchase of more than $45,000 in new radio equipment last week, paid for with a FEMA grant the city received. City Manager Bob Wade said the new equipment will bring the city's emergency responders up to date. The purchase included 19 mobile radios, 26 portable radios, three... Read More
Bowling event helps J.D. McCarty Center Updated: Tue, May 9, 2006 NORMAN - Gutter Dance III, a charity bowling event benefiting the J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities, will be held Thursday at the Sooner Bowling Center in Norman, 550 24th Ave. NW. The event begins with check-in and a free dinner of hotdogs and hamburgers for bowlers from 6 to 7 p.m.... Read More
Disabled students honored Updated: Wed, Apr 19, 2006 Brett Cunningham, an 18-year-old Southeast High School senior, hopes to become a radiology technician thanks to his years of after-school computer technology studies. Leslianne Abney and Chris Finney, Bethany High School freshmen, have just begun these same extra computer studies that are designed to help them... Read More
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