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No Place to Walk
Resident: William Bowen, West Oklahoma City Context: Bowen recently moved to Oklahoma City from Edmond. He is concerned by the lack of sidewalks in his neighborhood, especially since the high...
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Not Reporting Crimes
Resident: Yesenia Duque, West Oklahoma City Context: Duque manages an apartment complex along 10th Street. She often gets mad or anguished at what she sees, ranging from mothers who can’t find...
View ArticleLack of Teachers
Resident: Karen Grissom, South Oklahoma City Context: Grissom said her concern with teacher shortages is an ongoing issue. Her children are now adults, but she experienced this same problem when...
View ArticleRunning Stop Signs
Resident: Rutledge Murray, Northeast Oklahoma City Context: Murray’s home is located near a four-way stop intersection. He has witnessed a number of accidents and thinks police should increase...
View ArticleLow Voter Turnout
Resident: Leroy Davis, South Oklahoma City Context: Davis said he believes his neighborhood’s poor living conditions are a result of low voter turnout. He said residents need to be actively involved...
View ArticleMental Health
Resident: Carter Evans, West Oklahoma City Context: Evans has struggled with addiction and mental and physical health problems for years, but in 2012 he was able to get effective help. That hasn’t...
View ArticleRoad Safety
Resident: Chris Walker, West Oklahoma City Context: Walker said he feels unsafe driving on Oklahoma City’s back roads, where he finds overgrown bushes and trees blocking his view of street signs,...
View ArticleHome Ownership
Resident: Herbert Booker Sr., Northeast Oklahoma City Context: Booker, a retired Oklahoma City police officer, has lived on the northeast side for nearly 80 years. He’s noticed a decline in the...
View ArticleAbandoned Schools
Resident: Lacreitia Jamison, Northeast Oklahoma City Context: Jamison, who has a young son, said abandoned schools are a stain on her neighborhood. Jamison said the boarded-up structures contribute...
View ArticlePothole Damage
Resident: Ebony Swindle, South Oklahoma City Context: Swindle is among residents calling for the city to fix streets that are especially pothole-riddlen. Swindle said her car was damaged by a pothole...
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