It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Case closed?
After 17 years, a new book and a film pose questions about the Oklahoma City federal building bombing.
Zoo brouhaha
A possible open records violation delays a change in management for the OKC Zoo Amphitheatre.
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Clifton Adcock
Concerns about a possible violation of the Oklahoma Open Records Act prompted the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust last week to table plans to sublease the Zoo Amphitheatre to the recently formed 3Horse Productions.
Purr-fect fix
OKC’s City Council is slated to take up a measure to reduce the euthanasia rate for cats in the animal shelter.
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Nicole Hill
Of the 10,000 cats taken in last year by the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter, half never left.
Once upon a time on Paseo
OKC’s longtime arts district flourishes with the times.
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Shauna Lawyer Struby
In 1928, Gilbert Apple Nichols — dentist, early Oklahoma City developer, and future founder of Nichols Hills — began construction on a tiny three-block shopping district on what was then the edge of Oklahoma City.
Manson then and now
Marilyn Manson performed in OKC last week, but where was the stir the band created during its last visit 15 years ago?
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Mitch Tillison
A teen sat against the outside wall of the Diamond Ballroom last week, waiting for the doors to open.
Head of the class
A handful of OKC-area schools make Newsweek’s list of top high schools in the nation.
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Gazette staff
Several Oklahoma City metro schools were named by Newsweek as among the 1,000 best high schools in the country.
An evolution of pride
The city’s annual celebration of gay pride expands beyond its historically LGBT-friendly borders.
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James Cooper
For its 25th anniversary celebration, the OKC Pride Parade will follow its traditional parade route, kicking off at Memorial Park on N.W. 36th Street and Classen and concluding on “The Strip,” the area on N.W. 39th between Pennsylvania and May avenues historically associated with the city’s LGBT community.
Promises kept
It’s the 20th anniversary for a state program that has enabled thousands of Oklahomans to pursue a college education.
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Mia Cantu
In 1992, Jacqueline Smith signed up for a program with the unwieldy name of Oklahoma’s Higher Learning Access Program, or OHLAP. For qualifying students, it guaranteed full tuition to any of the state’s public universities or colleges or partial tuition to private establishments.
On rotation
New construction at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation includes on-site power generation.
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Peter Wright
The medical significance of the helix can’t be lost on anyone who knows about DNA, but the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is putting the shape to use in an unusual way.
Seeking answers
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Nicole Hill
The big, block letters and hand-drawn peace sign of Kirsten Hatfield’s final second-grade project and the images of her stark, empty bedroom make for a jarring juxtaposition.
Pedal power
Get on that bike and ride! Around downtown, that is.
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Clifton Adcock
As Queen’s Freddie Mercury once put it, if Jaws was never your scene and you don’t like Star Wars ... there’s always the option of riding a bicycle in downtown Oklahoma City, which is going to get a little easier after Friday.
Water wait
A task force hopes to resolve a legal battle over water rights pitting two American Indian tribes against city and state officials.
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Clifton Adcock
Mary Fallin, water, water rights, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Sardis, OKC, Oklahoma legislature, politics, Aubrey McClendon, Oklahoma City
Made in the shade
An Oklahoma City native creates an eco-village in the Costa Rica rain forest.
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Nicole Hill
Morning routines vary. Some people spring from their beds as if they’re starring in a Folger’s commercial. Others get alarmingly familiar with the snooze button.
Under pressure
Allegations mount against Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon as investors watch the stock price plummet.
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Clifton Adcock
It’s fair to say that the past few weeks have not been kind to Chesapeake Energy co-founder, board chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon.
Reflections of Shadid
OKC native and Pulitzer-winning journalist Anthony Shadid is posthumously honored for his life’s work.
