Should You Pay For Religious Public Art In Edmond?
Edmond has made a name for itself as a leader when it comes to its public art program. The city is truly a shining beacon of artistic expression.
Now the Visual Arts Commission, which is given the mission of choosing what art is displayed publicly and helps fund those projects, is faced with an unenviable task.
Since early this year members of the commission have studied the guidelines used by other cities that sponsor public art. The members were especially keen on finding the wording in helping them decide guidelines for religious art.
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The commission has been twice faced with deciding on funding art project of Biblical proportions. After a public outcry, an abstract statue of Moses was eventually placed on the grounds of Edmond’s First Christian Church after some residents agreed to pay the city’s stake in the statue and relieve them from funding religious art.
Will Edmond’s syringe law hurt or help?
Terry, who asked that I only refer to him by his first name, has lived with type 1 insulin dependent diabetes for the last 37 years.
“That means I use insulin syringes,” he said.
Beginning Sept. 25, people like Terry will no longer be able to purchase hypodermic syringes in Edmond without a prescription and providing identification. Last week the Edmond City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting the sale.
City Attorney Steve Murdock said city officials were concerned that drug users who can’t purchase syringes in other cities were coming to Edmond. According to the ordnance the pharmacy or seller must maintain a record of syringe sales including the person to whom the hypodermic syringe was sold, the address of the buyer, the date of sale and the number of hypodermic syringes sold.
The Police Department has requested an ordinance to prohibit the sale of syringes in Edmond without a prescription. The intent of the ordinance is to prevent drug users who have been unable to purchase syringes in other cities from purchasing them in Edmond.
The fine for breaking the ordnance is $244 the same as a speeding ticket through a school zone or breaking the Social Host law by providing alcohol to minors. Edmond is not alone in adopting this type of ordnance. Moore has adopted a similar law.
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Having A Healthy Heart
The death of NBC newsman Tim Russert has left many people stunned.
Russert died from an enlarged heart. Cholesterol buildup in a major artery caused it to rupture and led to his death. I think while many were shocked to lose a man known for being “persistent but civil” he was perceived as a common man with a common man’s disease that took his life at an early age.
Even more shocking is how many people — more than a million in the
Here is an article from Dr. Oz on those who wait before calling a doctor.
Russert’s death has proved that heart attacks are not easy to predict.
Here are some recipies from the American Heart Association on low-salt cooking.
Follow this link to create a healthy shopping list.
Summer TV watch
For avid TV watchers, the summer means one thing — your favorite shows are taking a break, usually after leaving you hanging with a season ending episode.
So what is a person to do for three or four months while our favorite shows are off? During the first three decades of television, as an alternative to reruns original programs showcasing other talents were produced for the summer months.
Sonny and Cher scored on CBS in 1971 as the summer replacement for The Ed Sullivan Show. Ratings were so high, they re-appeared with their own regular series that December.
Other memorable shows that started as summer replacements and eventually found a time slot for the fall include shows starring the Starland Vocal Band, the Smother’s Brothers, the Glen Campbell Good Time Hour and Hee-Haw.
Here’s a memorable moment in TV history that has stood the test of time. I think many people will remember where they were when this episode first aired.
Now that most of the shows have wrapped up their seasons, here are some links to help decide what to watch this summer.
Here is a printable schedule of all TV summer shows to download and print.
Here are the 20 hottest summer shows you don’t want to miss.
On the big screen here are the hottest summer movies for 2008.
