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Rural telephone companies, cellular users at odds over state-wide toll-free plan's proposed fee

As the Oklahoma Corporate Commission’s telecommunications staff debates over the draft of a new toll-free policy, rural telephone companies are arguing to keep the proposal alive. Many others are in ...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

A request to raze one of OKC’s oldest structures is slated for consideration March 18

Over time, buildings come and buildings go in any city. But downtown, where SandRidge Energy plans to raze four structures of the former Kerr-McGee complex as it creates a corporate campus in its cor...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

Would changed alcohol laws result in revenue for Oklahoma?

Oklahomans for Alcohol Law Reform is a grassroots organization attempting to change alcoholic beverage laws that are vestiges of the old “blue laws” system, including allowing liquor retailers to sel...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

A short history and future of liquor laws in Oklahoma

Everyone in Oklahoma knows you can’t buy liquor in grocery stores. But how did these laws come about in the first place? Pending alcohol legislation Some think Oklahoma is still in the dry ages...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

Oklahoma Gazette earned an array of awards at three different contests in February

Oklahoma Gazette received 18 honors at the 2009 Oklahoma Pro Chapter’s Society of Professional Journalists awards, including five firsts, six seconds, five thirds and two honorable mentions in Divisi...  
Mar 03, 2010 | 1 Comment

As Oklahoma City revitalizes, questions arise about long-term state of homeless

Ruben Martinez tells his story from inside The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command’s Family Shelter. It’s a heart-wrenching tale of how his family became displaced last year. He said he lost...  
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 Comments

A state legislator tries to reduce the amount of women incarcerated in Oklahoma

Kelly Damphousse, a sociology professor at the University of Oklahoma and associate dean for the OU College of Arts and Sciences, said it’s well known that Oklahoma locks up more women than any other...  
Mar 03, 2010 | 1 Comment

Gay attorney gives up right to practice law in Oklahoma over deep-seated discrimination

Slaton Anthony has given up several things since deciding Oklahoma was not the place to be for a gay man. He gave up his home, marriage and military service. But Anthony also decided that practicing ...  
Mar 03, 2010 | 5 Comments


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A request to raze one of OKC’s oldest structures is slated for consideration March 18

Over time, buildings come and buildings go in any city. But downtown, where SandRidge Energy plans to raze four structures of the former Kerr-McGee complex as it creates a corporate campus in its cor...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

Would changed alcohol laws result in revenue for Oklahoma?

Oklahomans for Alcohol Law Reform is a grassroots organization attempting to change alcoholic beverage laws that are vestiges of the old “blue laws” system, including allowing liquor retailers to sel...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

Rural telephone companies, cellular users at odds over state-wide toll-free plan's proposed fee

As the Oklahoma Corporate Commission’s telecommunications staff debates over the draft of a new toll-free policy, rural telephone companies are arguing to keep the proposal alive. Many others are in ...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

A short history and future of liquor laws in Oklahoma

Everyone in Oklahoma knows you can’t buy liquor in grocery stores. But how did these laws come about in the first place? Pending alcohol legislation Some think Oklahoma is still in the dry ages...  
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 Comments


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