Mary, Mary, quite contrary
R.I.P., The Bavinger House: 1955-2011
BOOBS BOOBS BOOBS
You people are gross.
R.I.P., Wimgo 2007-2011
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Wayne's whiny world
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Kern: Go back to the closet
She was kinda asking for it with that book title.
PR BS
Just in case you find a dead body somewhere...
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The marrying kind
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Gazette staff
People have been getting hitched for centuries. You know the drill: The bride and groom recite vows, sign a contract and voilà! But that’s just not enough for state Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, whose Senate Bill 105 seeks to make “covenant marriage” a legally recognized option.
One Sweet sell-out
Sweet Brown has time to shill for a Tulsa dentist.
Voices Kerry
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The U.S. Senate is often considered a collegial governing body, but every so often, a wayward thumb gets stuck in the eye of fraternity. The latest thumbstick came Jan. 29, when senators overwhelmingly confirmed one of their own, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., for the post of Secretary of State.
Crab nab
Blake not-so-placid
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Gazette staff
Okie country music superstar Blake Shelton upset some of his industry peers recently — and this time, it wasn’t because they’re jealous he gets to do naughty things with Miranda Lambert.
Reigning cats and dogs
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Gazette staff
Okies love dogs. (We guess we kind of like cats, too.) But now it’s official. A veterinary medicine group said so.
Appoint of order
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Gazette staff
The grapes might be dangerously sour after sitting idle for nearly two years for the state superintendent runner-up, Sen. Susan Paddack, D-Ada.
CFn Quote of the Week
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“I want to know if you’re aware of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that has a book called ‘The Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Individuals.’ ...They are going around the nation — they just did this here in Oklahoma Dec. 7 — and having conferences about ... continuing education units on those things.
Facebook fumble
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Gazette staff
Wes Welker’s wife apparently forgot that social media isn’t the safest place to say mean things about famous people. Anna Burns Welker, whose husband is the Oklahoma City native-turned-New England Patriots wide receiver, recently vented her frustration on her personal Facebook page following the Patriots’ 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship.
Blue moon
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In the Downwardly-Spiraling- Individual-Spirals-Downward department, Oklahoma City attorney Lewis B. Moon has been disbarred for recent actions ranging from threatening others to posing as a federal agent. The state Supreme Court called Moon “an embarrassment to the legal profession” in its Jan. 22 order.
Bills of goods, the sequel
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Gazette staff
Last week, Chicken-Fried News took note of some of the more, um, interesting bills filed for the Oklahoma legislative session, which begins Monday.
So long, Mary Ann
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Gazette staff
In terms of job security, TV news director ranks somewhere between major-league baseball manager and suicide bomber. KFOR Channel 4 and news director Mary Ann Eckstein have parted ways after her being with the station for 33 years. Reasons for Eckstein’s departure remain murky, but sources say there were long-simmering tensions between her and KFOR General Manager Wes Milbourn.
