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Oklahoma Earth Day Events Scheduled Print News for the Heart of our City. Volume 56, Issue 4 April 2018 Read us daily at www.city-sentinel.com Ten Cents Page 11 Page 13 Pages 4 & 5 Criminal Justice Reform ‘Greater Tuna’ brings both humor and pity Heather Coyle announces candidacy for Oklahoma County District Judge By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter On March 15, Oklahoma City attorneys Mack Martin and John Coyle hosted a re- ception and fundraiser for Heather Coyle, who is a can- didate for Oklahoma Coun- ty District Judge, 7th Judicial District, Office No. 8. Ap- proximately 100 enthusiastic supporters attended the event at Broadway 10 Bar & Chop- house. “When I was made aware that Heather Coyle was con- sidering running for District Judge, I was extremely excit- ed,” Martin said. “The mag- nitude of her intelligence and Founded in 1970, Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22. File photo. compassion combined with Assistant District Attorney Heather Coyle is running for Oklahoma County Dis- her grit to know when to do trict Judge, 7th Judicial District, Office No. 8. Photo by Payton Pettigrew. the right thing and not the Oklahoma Earth Day events scheduled popular thing are qualities She earned her Juris Doctor 2008, she has worked with al- that will make her the best from the University of Okla- ternatives to incarceration District Judge. For those rea- homa College of Law. through the Specialty Court throughout April sons and many, many, more As an assistant district at- Diversion Programs. By Darla Shelden On Saturday, April 7, screen and head out to the Ar- I am proud and honored to torney, Heather has gained She currently oversees the City Sentinel Reporter the Martin Nature Park cadia Lake Sweep on Satur- serve as her campaign chair- extensive jury trial experi- Drug/DUI Court Program; Center Earthfest will be held day, April 7 at Spring Creek man.” ence prosecuting cases deal- heads the Mental Health Since its founding in 1970, from 11 a.m. - 4 pm., at 5000 Park, S.E. 15 St., in Edmond, After 20 years of service at ing with homicide, drugs, Court; HERS program, a fe- Earth Day is a worldwide an- W. Memorial Rd., in Oklaho- from 8 - 11 a.m. Participants the Oklahoma County District property, and domestic vio- male diversion program; the nual event, celebrated on ma City. This event features a will receive a T-shirt while Attorney’s office, Heather has lence. During her tenure, she Northcare Day Reporting April 22 to demonstrate sup- celebration of the Earth with supplies last as well a hot-dog set her cap…or perhaps robe, has served under the adminis- Program; and ReMerge, the port for environmental pro- eco-friendly games, crafts and lunch. Trash bags and clean- for a higher court calling. trations of District Attorneys highly successful female di- tection. activities. A trash truck will up assignments will be given A native of Oklahoma, Bob Macy, Wes Lane and Da- version program designed to This list highlights a few of be on display for all the kids at the registration table. Heather attended the Univer- vid Prater. transform pregnant women the events scheduled through- to explore. Advanced registra- In celebration of National sity of Oklahoma where she Heather was the point per- and mothers facing incarcera- out April to raise awareness tion not required. Arbor Month – also in April received a Bachelor of Arts de- son for the District Attor- tion into productive citizens – of what Oklahomans can do to Volunteers are invited to – volunteers can help beautify gree in political science with a ney’s Domestic Violence Pro- all of which are “alternatives help protect the planet. grab their gloves and sun- continued on page 8 minor in Spanish and History. gram for two years. Since late continued on page 8 St. Baldrick’s Brightmusic: savoring memories of a OKC asks March “Montage” – anticipating April’s Oklahomans “Old and the New” By Patrick B. McGuigan mann a few precious moments quently. to again Editor in solo. He and Owens traded Ranson performed Franz “trilling” sequences both in Schubert’s “On the River” ‘brave the In wake of the stirring unison and harmony. Owens’ (Opus 119) in German, thank- “Montage of Sound” concert especially pleasing moment fully -- for this admirer – with shave’ to fight this past month, Brightmusic is came when her flute seemed to English translation provid- preparing for an April concert “echo” the bassoon’s lead. ed. With Cheng on piano, and childhood celebrating a range of “Old The evening featured two Kate Pritchett’s horn in re- and New” works building on short works – with Lisa Har- strained support, Ransom cancer the chamber mu- soared deliver- By Darla Shelden sic tradition. ing Ludwig Rell- City Sentinel Reporter The March stab’s poetic tale performance, at of a beloved’s On Sunday, April 22, shaved downtown’s St. final kiss before heads and beaming smiles will Paul’s Episco- a river journey abound as St. Baldrick’s OKC their heads in exchange for do- St. Baldrick’s Foundation is pal Cathedral, (literal or figu- will hold its annual fund-rais- nations. an all volunteer charity com- brought to stir- rative?) onto an ing event in the Western Av- “This is such an exciting mitted to funding the most ring life a diverse range of sol- vey-Reed (with Ouyang’s pi- ocean. In rational musings, the enue Corridor at VZD’s and event for everyone. It is built promising research to find id compositions, somewhat ob- ano backing) performing a program notes wondered if the Becks Garage. around making a difference in cures and conquering child- scure in some cases to all but five-minute item by Emile Pal- work was a mysterious fore- Registration will begin at the lives of so many children hood cancer so survivors can the most trained lovers of mu- adilhe; and the happy finale shadowing of Schubert’s early noon, with head-shaving start- whose lives have been touched live long and healthy lives. The sic. by Francis Poulenc which was death. ing at 1 p.m. by cancer,” St. Baldrick’s OKC foundation funds more child- The opening work (Trio in F performed by Harvey-Reed, Ransom returned for the Festivities will include committee member Carrie Hu- hood cancer research grants Major) by Gaetano Donizetti Ackmann and Amy I-Lin evening’s longest set, four head shaving, bands, games lett said. “We look forward to than any entity outside of the featured Parthena Owens on Cheng on piano. hymns from Twentieth Cen- for the kids, food trucks, and seeing all the familiar faces U.S. government. flute, Rodney Ackmann on Appropriate to the holy sea- tury composer Ralph Vaughan more. Volunteers raise mon- and many new ones who want St. Baldrick’s OKC com- Bassoon, and Ruirui Ouyang son of Lent were the vocal pre- Williams, well delivered with ey to be used throughout the to contribute to the cause of mittee member Becky Har- on piano. sentations, where tenor An- Mark Neumann’s viola and year by shaving the hair off helping kids.” continued on page 9 This lovely piece gave Ack- drew Ransom worked so elo- continued on page 13 At News9, a McGuigan Farewell A note to advertisers and potential advertisers Here is The City Sentinel print edition production schedule for next 4 months. May 2018 edition Ad space reservation: Tuesday, April 24 Ad content deadline: Thursday, April 26 June 2018 edition Ad space reservation: Tuesday, May 22 Ad content deadline: Thursday, May 24 July 2018 edition Ad space reservation: Tuesday, June 19 Ad content deadline: Thursday, June 21 August 2018 edition Preparing for the March 10 broadcast: At left, Alex Cameron of News9, the CBS News affiliate in Oklahoma, and Patrick Ad space reservation: Tuesday, July 24 B. McGuigan, founder of CapitolBeatOK, editor/publisher of The City Sentinel, and for the past eights years analyst for Ad content deadline: Thursday, July 26 “Capitol Report” on the CBS News affiliate in Oklahoma City. In their final segment, McGuigan focused on a commentary he posted by Mike W. Ray which highlighted Republican decisions to undermine legislative “germaneness” rules at the Capitol. McGuigan also gave his reasoning in opposition to proposed increases in the Gross Production Tax on oil and gas. He con- cluded with a passionate appeal for support of independent community journalism. News9 ScreenShot courtesy Jones PR. Page 2 www.city-sentinel.com April 2018 NEWS See us online, and on Facebook and Twitter Oklahoma pursues use of inert gas inhalation for executions By Darla Shelden be done. are invisible, hidden victims. City Sentinel Reporter “The move to nitrogen hy- People are not even thinking poxia apparently is based on through the fact that when an Oklahoma Attorney General the pragmatic recognition that execution is carried out, it’s go- Mike Hunter and Department reputable doctors and pharma- ing to leave another grieving of Corrections Director Joe All- cists will not supply the drugs family.” baugh announced on March needed to participate in lethal Baich stated, “The state’s 14 at the State Capitol that the injection because it violates multi-county grand jury’s rec- next method of execution in the Hippocratic Oath to do no ommendation, which was Oklahoma would be nitrogen harm.” echoed by the Oklahoma Death hypoxia. Oklahoma currently has 49 Penalty Review Commission “After many hours of re- death row inmates, including 17 (p. 196, n. 204), was that if gas search, deliberation and con- who have exhausted all appeals were to be used, experts should versations with the director, and are awaiting an execution be brought in and a best prac- attorneys, and other stakehold- date.
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