That’s a claim their little sister can make after this week. MaKaylee is one of only 88 junior golfers who will compete in the inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt Championship finals on Sunday in Augusta, Ga. So the eight-year-old from Yukon has that going for her, which is nice. Her brother Colton, who plays golf […]
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Golden years
“My high school didn’t have such things,” said Rhodes, 68, a Mustang resident who teaches special education in the Western Heights school district. Now, she and about 140 other seniors age 50 and over will compete in the 13th Annual Yukon Senior Games, an Olympic-style sports event that promotes healthy lifestyles through fitness, sports and […]
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No Russ, no problem
After going 5-5 in the first 10 games since Westbrook went out on Dec. 27, the Thunder have racked up several quality wins against playoff contenders. Oklahoma City plays at two-time defending NBA champion Miami tonight at 6 p.m. CST, and then the Thunder travel to New York to face the Brooklyn Nets on Friday […]
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Desk set
Born at a picnic table, the biannual magazine will showcase regional artists on an international stage, said Louisa McCune-Elmore, editor and Kirkpatrick Foundation executive director. “The magazine, at its core, is devoted to the contemporary arts and bringing those arts and the attitude that’s inherent to that world to new and developed audiences in Oklahoma, […]
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Stay positive
Though the three-time All-NBA second team point guard’s injury has cast uncertainty on the start of the fifth Oklahoma City Thunder season, Westbrook was unfettered while addressing those concerns. “My state of mind? Positive, always positive for me,” Westbrook said during Thunder media day on Sept. 27. “I think through the process of rehab, you […]
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Inch by inch
Suzanne Peck A decade ago, the Oklahoma City arts landscape resembled a blank white canvas, according to local artist Bryan Boone. “I don’t think there was much to it, but now I think we have a thriving arts scene,” Boone said. “It’s really taken off and kind of arrived.” Oklahoma City’s artistic success is due […]
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Doubting Pokes
T. Boone Pickens OSU uber-booster T. Boone Pickens, who was not implicated, said he was “disappointed” in the magazine’s reporting, which details allegations of players and recruits receiving improper payments, academic misconduct, drug abuse and inappropriate sexual conduct between football recruits and members of OSU’s hostess program, Orange Pride. “Many of the sensational allegations go […]
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Life preserver
Annette Prince Credit: Mark Hancock Physicians and patients have long agonized over such issues. “The patient has the right to make decisions about their body and about their health care,” said Dr. Phillip Rettig, pediatrics professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and co-chair of the OU Health Sciences Center Ethics Committee. “But […]
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Unlikely allies
Al Gerhart Credit: Mark Hancock “For us, it’s the concern we have any time we see a prosecutorial process or law enforcement being used to potentially chill speech that is, in our mind, protected political speech,” said Brady Henderson, legal director of ACLU of Oklahoma. “It may not be pleasant speech, it may not be […]
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Walking Western
The plan, culminated after a months-long study, would narrow traffic lanes and increase sidewalk space throughout the five-block area of Western. Proponents say it will create more appealing public space and ease parking and pedestrian concerns. “We can make Western Avenue a better place,” said Blair Humphreys, executive director of the Institute for Quality Communities […]