The staff members at CFN love it when the subjects of our rants practically write the script for us. What could be better than a bank robbery committed by a man named Robber? The Tulsa World reported that Robber Earl Smith, 55, was charged recently with the Dec. 27, 2007, robbery of a Bank […]
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New meeting, same result for Porter
A day after the Oklahoma City school board had to reconvene to consider suspending Superintendent John Q. Porter, the group made the same decision as they did Jan. 7. Allegations arose Jan. 10 that the Jan. 7 Oklahoma City school board meeting — in which the members voted to suspend Porter with pay until […]
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Upset over flag decision, Edmond restaurant owner refuses service to three
Hell hath no fury like an Italian scorned. As previously reported in CFN, pizzeria proprietor Danny Falcone initially told Edmond residents to fuggedaboutit when a site plan allowing an Italian flag awning was turned down last October by the city’s Planning Commission. In order to use the same awning style with the green, white […]
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Library holds ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ tournament
Children and teens are invited to duel today in the metro. No need to alert the authorities, however; it’s all in good, clean fun as the Midwest City Library at 8143 E. Reno presents its monthly “Yu-Gi-Oh!” tournament from 4 to 5 p.m. Like “Pokémon” or “Dragon Ball Z,” “Yu-Gi-Oh!” is a popular trading card […]
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Library of Congress gifts ‘Oklahoma!’ to National Film Registry
The Library of Congress gave Oklahoma a late birthday gift recently: It inducted the film version of the musical Okies either love or love to hate into the National Film Registry. Yup, pore “Oklahoma!” isn’t daid. The 1955 flick featuring Gordon McRae ” and corn as high as an elephant’s eye ” joined […]
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Denied Playboy magazine, Oklahoma City’s Murrah Building bomber really wanted to read an article
Just in case you can’t go through a year in Oklahoma without hearing, reading or smelling something else about Oklahoma City federal building bomber Timothy McVeigh, there is yet more. According to a recent story in The Oklahoman, McVeigh was quite the joker, laughing loudly during discussions with his attorneys and chortling about a […]
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Oklahoma man allegedly brandishes pork chop as a weapon
Not even two full days into the new year, and we had our first report of a man being stabbed with a pork chop bone for 2008. According to an Associated Press report, a food fight turned quite literal in Ardmore when one man allegedly took the skeletal remains of an assumably delicious piece […]
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Oklahoma City mayor puts citizens on a diet
CFN couldn’t help but notice Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett trying to put our fair city on a diet. As a New Year’s resolution, Cornett reportedly challenged residents to lose a few pounds (say 1,000,000), according to The Associated Press. “The message of this obesity initiative is that we’ve got to watch what we […]
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ACOG executive director dies
dline phones in 1987 and later with wireless phones in 2005. “He was actively involved in environmental issues “? everything from water planning and air quality to legislative and policy issues that impact the greater metropolitan area,” Church said. Among his many involvements, recognitions and contributions to the community over the years, Taylor served on the […]
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Former Oklahoma football player turned professional relies on fast food
We’re continuing the college football theme for this next CFN. Sorry, but we can’t help it. Bucky, CFN’s intern, is glued to wall-to-wall bowl coverage on the newsroom television. We were trying to pry him away from watching the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl at press time. Back to the gridiron, namely Mark Clayton. […]