Profile avatar
stevelackmeyer.bsky.social
Reporter at The Oklahoman, author of seven books about OKC history. Quoted by BBC, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times, wrote cover story for Architectural Record. Find out more at https://about.me/stevelackmeyer
373 posts 735 followers 157 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter
Posts 34 Comments 16

I may not be able to pronounce his last name, but I am now a Giannis fan. Total class. In world of people like Ja Morant with his stupid, dangerous and juvenile gun play, be Giannis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJze...

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

The Oklahoman covered the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, and how OKC's SE Asian diaspora has built itself a home in Oklahoma. Stories on: - Vietnamese refugees - Profile of a Catholic refugee-turned reverend - Numerous personal tales about leaving Vietnam and growing up in Oklahoma

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Ice cream at the Skirvin? Here's a sneak peek at the new Boom Town spot Boom Town Creamery will open its fourth location, located on the ground floor of the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, at 3 p.m. May 1. www.oklahoman.com/story/lifest...

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Midwest City officials say blighted mall may contain hazardous contents Midwest City is hoping to acquire and demolish the blighted Heritage Park Mall later this year. www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

ICYMI: A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they weren't the suspects the agents were looking for. kfor.com/news/local/w... @kfor4.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown

submitted 17 hours ago • 9 comments

The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

submitted 18 hours ago • 48 comments

FWIW, nothing in there stops teachers from pointing to this fact: "The various claims of evidence alleging a stolen 2020 election have been exhaustively investigated and litigated. Judges heard claims of illegal voting and found they were without merit." campaignlegal.org/results-laws... #oklaed

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

President Donald Trump's White House slammed Amazon's plans to list the prices of Trump's tariffs next to products it sells online.

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

We don't need sewage disguised as fertilizer dumped on our farms | Opinion An Oklahoma House committee chairman has blocked consideration of a bill that would have halted the dumping of danger sewage on farm land www.oklahoman.com/story/opinio...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

Mothers deported by Trump ‘denied’ chance to transfer custody of children, lawyer says

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

'We're citizens!': OKC woman says she and her three daughters are traumatized after ICE raided their home, forcing them outside in the rain in their underwear. Names on the search warrant matched mail still arriving in the home they just moved into. (1/2) kfor.com/news/local/w...

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

youtube.com/watch?v=Xu7r...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Congressional Republicans on Monday proposed to reduce eligibility for Pell Grants and impose new rules on student loan programs.

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

Artificial intelligence is shaking up entire industries - and major changes are ahead for energy, no small consideration when it comes to Oklahoma. Are we looking at another oil and gas boom? www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Three U.S. cabinet secretaries, the EPA administrator, executives from Meta and Amazon, the CEO of Occidental Petroleum, top names in the AI community.... yeah, Harold Hamm bought them all to OKC last week. There is a story behind the story: www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

Three years ago I was part of a Gannett/USA Today investigation into the dangerous condition of Oklahoma City's Overholser dam and the threat it poses if it breaks (significant risk, widespread devastation). Now we could be looking at significant repair delays. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Warning to those building homes in the rapidly growing Deer Creek school district: ugly surprises may lurk below the surface. "Assume nothing." Important story by @richardmize.bsky.social www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

We lost 2 games to the Timberwolves, and won 2 games. One of the two lost games (2/13) was played without Alex Caruso. The other was lost by 3 points in overtime after we won the night before. In that game, Chet was on rest, still recovering from his injuries. Now we're at full health.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

At the start of the playoffs, national sports idiots were predicting the Lakers would take the west conference. Oops. Lakers are just about finished. Then the Clippers. Oops again? Clippers are tied 2-2 with the Nuggets (a dysfunctional team that lost their coach just before the playoffs).

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

What will this view look like in five years? www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

There were some moments that were touching and sad. A few ppl told me quickly they just got laid off. One elderly woman walked up, grasped my my hand and said thank you for acknowledging federal workers.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Whatever people liked about Sonic has disappeared with the purchase by private equity. The things Wall Street gets away with.... I wonder if I can buy Paycom by convincing banks and financiers to give me the money to buy it against the sale of property and taking out of debt once I get control.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

People who think businesses owe them free services, access and products bewilder me. How difficult is it to pay a couple bucks to buy a coffee before sitting down with your laptop and taking up a table for a couple hours? Free space can be found at libraries. www.oklahoman.com/story/money/...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

OKC Memorial Marathon 2025: Things to do, see downtown after the race The marathon's 26.2 mile footprint can open the doors to visit lots of areas in Oklahoma City. Here are some things to do to beat the rain or relax. www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Embarrassed to say it - this my 1st time to take in a performance at Carpenter Square Theater. Very nice set up.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Another big shift in federal policy, this time when it comes to federal lands, including forests and park land. www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

At a conference where this one segment is a bitcoin/crypto sales pitch. Here is what to know about bitcoin and crypto criminal currency. First: www.brookings.edu/articles/the....

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Great news : Dollar Tree to rebuild Marietta distribution center hit by tornado One year after a fatal tornado struck Marietta, Dollar Tree says it will rebuild a new distribution center. www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Spring in downtown OKC

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Walters’ latest hires at the Education Department have resumes stacked with political experience, raising questions. #OKLAED oklahomawatch.org/2025/04/23/w...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment