A woman who ended up trapped inside an overturned car with four pooches for two days was kept alive by ” yes ” dog drool. KSWO-TV Channel 7 of Lawton reported recently Betty McCord, an “elderly Oklahoma woman,” was driving her ’86 Oldsmobile along Highway 9 (we knew we didn’t like that road) when […]
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Dyslexic doctor who presided over OKC bomber’s execution banned
According to stories in the Los Angeles Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the doctor who helped execute Timothy McVeigh is the subject of 20-plus malpractice suits, has been barred from two hospitals and also has been barred from performing executions in Missouri because of concerns about his reported dyslexia interfering with the job. But the […]
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Oklahoma’s birthday festivities include controversial event
You know what they say about matches made in heaven? This apparently isn’t that story. Among Statehood Day events scheduled for Friday in Guthrie is a re-creation of the symbolic wedding between a Cherokee woman and white man, which in 1907 represented the joining of Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory. Brenda Golden, a […]
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Seriously, Oklahoma bridge collapse leads to Russian assassination plot
Sometimes, it pays to keep one’s mouth shut. Especially when you’ve been convicted of posing as a federal official. Don’t call the Russian embassy and say you are working to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. William James Clark is alleged to have done just that, according to The Associated Press. Clark, who was convicted for […]
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Tulsa author faces alcohol-related charges for a third time this year
This is getting old. Proving everything really does come in threes, Tulsa author William Bernhardt was arrested for the third time this year in an alcohol-related incident. You’ll recall his arrests in February and March, the latter of which followed an intoxicated drive that took down one unfortunate mailbox (and almost a motorcyclist). At […]
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OKCMOA plans “Super Saturday” with scavenger hunt, games
Kids and art exhibits go hand in hand at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s “Super Saturday” event, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 415 Couch. The current special exhibition of “The Baroque World of Fernando Botero” inspired “Super Saturday,” where the whole family can enjoy:” games, ” face painting, ” […]
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Three Oral Roberts University board of regents members may face investigation
In the wake of the Oral Roberts University scandal, a U.S. senator announced an investigation of possible financial wrongdoing by a group of televangelists. Three of those evangelical media moguls ” Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar ” are on the ORU board of regents, according to The Associated Press. OK, we’re not […]
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United Way announces fund-raising total to date
At today’s United Way Early Bird Luncheon, Larry Nichols “? campaign co-chair “? announced that so far this year, $13.6 million has been raised. The luncheon “? held at The Petroleum Club “? recognized 552 giving organizations that completed their employee charitable campaigns by Oct. 31. This year’s fund-raising goal is $17 million. […]
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Henry, leaders announce ‘Operation Holiday Homecoming’
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry announced today an in initiative to bring National Guard troops back to the state for the Christmas holidays. Called “Operation Holiday Homecoming,” Henry joined military and veterans affairs leaders to make the announcement and encourage Oklahomans to donate to the American Legion of Oklahoma fund. The funds would enable 45th […]
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Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity dedicates ‘Oklahoma Centennial House’
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity dedicated its “Oklahoma Centennial House” today to honor the state’s upcoming 100th birthday. Located in northeast Oklahoma City in the Hope Crossing neighborhood, Lt. Gov. Jari Akins and the Oklahoma Centennial Commission’s Lee Allan Smith attended the ceremony for the house in which Tom Walker and his son, Ryder, […]