A nonscientific poll shows state Republicans favor Ron Paul for president.
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With Oklahoma’s presidential primary three months away, GOP voters in
the state are sizing up their candidates and picking favorites.
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The massive downtown streetscape and park refurbishment known as Project
180 is being scaled back from its original budget by around $17.5
million, or about 10 percent.
Regional disputes over water rights lead to state and federal lawsuits.
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The battle pitting the state and Oklahoma City against two American
Indian tribes and a number of southeastern Oklahoma residents might soon
take an unprecedented turn in state legal history.
The state gets an ‘E’ for effort, but no gold star in the Race to the Top competition for early childhood education funding.
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Oklahoma has been considered a leader in early childhood education,
consistently topping national rankings for accessibility and
accountability in that realm.
City fire officials say the Womb Gallery doesn’t meet code for a planned New Year’s party.
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A planned New Year’s after-party to be held at an Oklahoma City art
gallery might not be happening after all because of alleged city code
violations.
Letters to the Editor Ron Ferrell
Thanks to Oklahoma Gazette for the article about my local heroes and neighbors, Bruce Johnson and Barbara Hagen (“Off the Grid,” Clifton Adcock, Dec. 7).
A state task force makes recommendations to improve the lives of children of the incarcerated.
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About 26,000 children in Oklahoma have at least one parent in prison.
Factor in kids with a parent in a county or city jail or federal prison,
and that number is even higher.
A Newcastle sanctuary provides a chance for abused and abandoned primates.
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From the darkness of the dog carrier, the primates shyly emerged into
the light, their bright red faces outlined by gray fur as they
cautiously looked out of the cage.
OKC and state officials hammer out incentives packages for Boeing as it moves 800-plus jobs here.
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Oklahoma City officials are likely to consider by next fall an
incentives package to Boeing for an anticipated 800 to 900 jobs being
relocated from Wichita, Kan.