A Pulitzer Prize winner and Lawton native was named Oklahoma Centennial State Poet Laureate today. Celebrated author, playwright and artist N. Scott Momaday, 73, who earned the Pulitzer in 1969 for his first novel “The House Made Of Dawn,” was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry at a state Capitol ceremony. “In this year […]
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Minnesota couple takes legal action against Tulsa DirecTV call center
Either the DirecTV call center in Tulsa needs better telephone lines, or the intensive customer service training at the center is getting too intense. According to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a husband and wife in Savage, Minn., are suing after an incident last fall when having satellite television installed in their […]
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OKC Zoo bowling fund-raiser to aid rhinos
Even gutter balls score this weekend with the Oklahoma City Zoo at the 14th annual Bowling for Rhinos fund-raiser. Whether pro or amateur, bowlers young and old can have a blast while helping to save endangered rhinos. Teams can play at 2 or 7 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Lanes Bowling Alley, 11917 N. Penn. At […]
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AOL and states settle
Oklahoma and 47 other states reached an agreement with Internet provider AOL concerning canceled paid subscriptions, according to a statement from the Oklahoma attorney general’s office released Wednesday. The states’ attorneys general alleged AOL was intentionally making it difficult for customers to cancel their service by requiring all cancellations be made by phone. The […]
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Oklahoma veteran recalls his World War I service
At 106, Frank Buckles is the youngest of three known survivors left of the 4.7 million who enlisted in the Great War ” World War I ” to make the world “safe for democracy,” according to The Associated Press. And he might not have made it in if it weren’t for a not-too-choosy recruiter […]
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NY writer enjoys Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese cuisine
New York Times travel section contributor Matt Gross’ description of country café veggies (“iceberg salads with toupees of flavorless yellow cheese” ” oh, yum!) might be what the rest of the world considers typical Okie options of the vegetable variety, but Gross dug deeper: In his July 4 “Frugal Traveler” NYT column, he road tripped […]
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Boren: OU will begin appeals process
Within hours of the National Collegiate Athletic Association teleconference regarding the University of Oklahoma football teams’ penalties, OU President David L. Boren and football coach Bob Stoops released a statement indicating OU would appeal part of the decision. The NCAA announced earlier in the day the OU football team would vacate eight wins during […]
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OKC’s Chesapeake finally purchases holdout sandwich shop
Oklahoma Cityans can “eat fresh” no more at the corner of N.W. 63rd Street and N. Western Avenue, as the Subway there has closed its doors. The franchisee of the sandwich shop watched as the Chesapeake Energy Corp. grew around him, but long had refused to give up his lease. Eventually, money talks, and […]
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Oklahoma City couples wins 7-7-07 Wal-Mart wedding contest
Watch out for falling vows! Shoppers of the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 7800 Northwest Expressway might notice a little something unusual going on in the aisles on Saturday ” not to mention a little something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Oklahoma City couple Oliver Roper and Debra Russell are slated to say “I […]
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John Marshall announces sweeping administration changes
The new John Marshall High School will begin the fall school year with a new principal, effective today. Corey Harris, a Tulsa native, replaces Trina Liles, who has been appointed to another district school. New Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent John Q. Porter, who officially began work July 2, announced the administrative changes at […]