The OKC Indian Clinic is expanding its pharmacy to help it fill 400,000 prescriptions each year
Angela Chambers
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Cover story: Some OKC residents living farther off grid
No longer just a subculture lifestyle, aspects of off-the-grid living can be achieved even in an urban dwelling space.
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A family opens their home, adopts five siblings
Meanwhile, number of children in states custody has seen increase.
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Jazz icon Charlie Christian’s legacy extends beyond OKC
Great jazz musicians possess the nerve and skill to improvise beyond written notes on a page, becoming bare for criticism or praise with each newly formed measure.
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Preview: The impact and influence of OKC jazz great Charlie Christian
In the Sept. 3 issue of Oklahoma Gazette, we reveal the history — and modern influence — of OKC jazz great Charlie Christian. Here, read a Q&A with Christian’s second cousin, Freddy Jenkins.
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Soldiers with PTSD have resources available to help them cope with trauma when they’re ready.
Soldiers with PTSD have resources available to help them cope with trauma when they’re ready.
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National spotlight
“There were some arm hairs standing straight up,” joked Baldwin, who lives with Bishop in Broken Arrow, a suburb of Tulsa. April 17 is only the second time they will be present for a hearing in their 10-year case for marriage equality. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear oral arguments […]
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Booze clues
Sipping on low-point (3.2 percent) beers while strolling around the city is legit. But festivals have special permits, and you can’t bring your own beer within the zone in which these events are held, although some will offer drinks to buy. As usual, any place (including restaurants and indoor performance venues) selling beverages won’t let […]
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Retirement quandary
If signed into law, new employees hired from Nov. 1, 2015 within the Oklahoma Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS) will use the contribution plan, basically a 401(k). Employees working before this date will continue on the existing definedbenefit pension. Teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers and judges aren’t included in House Bill 2630, authored by Rep. […]
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What the frack?
Amberlee Darold, who previously worked as a contracted geophysicist for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, was added to the University of Oklahoma-based state agency to conduct research with fellow seismologist Austin Holland. Even having a second seismologist on the staff — which also includes scientists studying water, coal and other geological pursuits — hasn’t seemed […]