Two efforts to provide affordable housing in northeast Oklahoma City garnered recognition recently from the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, the state’s largest affordable housing provider. Receiving Apex Awards from the agency in July were: ” TempleGardens Senior Apartments, 1515 N.E. 48th, and ” the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City’s home construction in the […]
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Overholser Mansion hosts kids’ ‘storytime’
Spread out a blanket and pick a spot on the lawn to read about Oklahoma animals at the historic Overholser Mansion with your kids this weekend. “Storytime Under the Elms” starts at 9 a.m. Saturday. Children from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade are invited to listen to readings of children’s books “Wild Buffalo Roam” and “Grady’s […]
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Love means never having to say you make license plates
A Midwest City woman details life as the wife of a convicted murderer in the August 2007 issue of Redbook magazine. Justeen Cosar met her hubby, Aaron, while accompanying a friend whose spouse was in the clink. “I told Aaron that I worked as a court reporter and was a single mother of three […]
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Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator worries about cost of mascots
In an effort to stop wasteful spending ” after all, the government needs $135 billion for the war in Iraq ” Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn is going to go for the real big spenders: government mascots, according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, Coburn thinks that the federal government is spending way […]
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Resurrected comic series will take place in Oklahoma
Perhaps attracted by our state’s cheap real estate, Thor is relocating to Oklahoma, where he will battle evildoers. That’s right. Marvel Comics recently announced the resurrection of the comic series started in 1962 by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee, and will locate the hero in Oklahoma, according to a release from the company. Disguised […]
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Award-winning Tulsa newspaper cartoonist dies in automobile accident
Oklahoma and the world of cartooning have lost a talented and witty colleague. The Tulsa World’s Doug Marlette, author of the comic strip “Kudzu” and a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, died July 10 from an automobile crash in Mississippi. Marlette joined the Tulsa World last year and quickly enamored himself with the world of Oklahoma […]
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NCAA decision means dream season for Oklahoma football team
The New York Daily News called it “a black eye.” The Los Angles Times proclaimed it “one of the most punishing losses.” And USA Today remarked it “added to Oklahoma’s pain.” Those widely read publications were not talking about the Dust Bowl or even Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart’s latest online photos. The subject […]
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Camp teaches rowing to teens
Chesapeake Boathouse’s 2007 Summer Rowing Camp is giving teens 12 to 19 the chance to see if they have a knack for rowing. Coaches put beginners on the Oklahoma River and teach them basic rowing techniques and commands. The one-week camp, Monday through July 27, takes off from the boathouse at 725 S. Lincoln. “Most […]
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Lawton battles prairie dog population problem
Do not, repeat, do not feed the prairie dogs. The little dickens have long been a part of the landscape of Lawton’s Elmer Thomas Park near downtown, doing what prairie dogs do ” standing watch, scurrying around, eating handouts and making more prairie dogs. According to a recent Oklahoman article, the Lawton City Council […]
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Henry requests flood assistance
Gov. Brad Henry announced today he has requested federal disaster assistance for 17 counties including Oklahoma County. The financial assistance would help state and local governments pay for flood-damaged roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Henry is asking the federal government to declare disaster areas for 17 counties: Bryan Comanche Cotton Custer Hughes Jefferson Kiowa […]