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Norman bike co-op in search of new digs

by Gene Perry

Tate James found inspiration for the Norman bike co-op from near and far. He’d seen the bike library and community garage at the OKC Infoshop in downtown Oklahoma City, a similar program in Atlanta where his cousin worked, and, on a recent trip to Israel, a communal bike shop at a Kibbutz…

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Irving on the Prairie — A two-century-old tale of the ‘Sleepy Hollow’ author in Oklahoma

by Nina Flannery

In a recent conversation with my old friend Tod Langford, I learned that the Cleveland County Teachers Association the Daughters of the American Revolution had erected a monument in 1932 commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Washington Irving’s trip through Little Axe. The famous author of “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” passed through the spot on October 31, 1832, during his tour of the prairies…

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New VOK blog: The Apache House

The Apache House is our latest addition to the Voices of Oklahoma Blogs. Tate James has been running the site at his own place since April, in collaboration with Seth Clark and Jared Flaming. As Tate describes it: The Apache House was born out of the wonderful Oklahoma creative community, and that community continues to be our focus…

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Norman joins worldwide rallies for International Day of Climate Action

On October 24, Normanites joined the International Day of Climate Action, taking part in one of more than 5200 events in 181 countries. The Day was organized by 350.org, an international campaign to reduce the carbon in earth’s atmosphere to less than 350 parts per million, which many scientists have identified as a safe upper limit to avoid disastrous climate change…

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ACOG lays out 2030 transportation plan

by Asia Scudder and Gene Perry

In October the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) held a public meeting to share its long-range transportation plan for central Oklahoma. ACOG is a volunteer association of city, town, and county governments within Central Oklahoma that is responsible for coordinating regional development and aiding local governments in planning for transportation needs…

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Beyond The Tap: Q&A on Norman water issues

by Asia Scudder

In order to gain a better perspective of our local water issues I spoke to Ken Komiske, Utilities Director for the City of Norman and Charles Wesner, Chair of the Sierra Club Oklahoma Chapter…

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