Kern told Oklahoma Gazette the release is to respond to concerns she has been hearing that her bill is “anti-evolution.” Both Kern and Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, filed bills before the deadline that address science education. Brecheen’s is SB 554. “Legislation filed by state Rep. Sally Kern would ensure school policies allow for a full […]
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White water
However, price alone won’t bring you back. Fortunately, as a general rule, the quality is exceptional. “I was talking to a retailer the other day, and we had to think for quite a while before we could name a bad wine from Washington state,” said Scott Witherby, a wine rep with Premium Brands. Witherby had […]
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Wine on a dime
Yes, the labels don’t always make sense, at least to non-experts. They have villages and domaines, and appellations and importers, and nowhere can we find the name of the grape. French wines remain a cipher to many American shoppers conditioned to look for the name of the varietal. Some French wineries outside of traditional regions […]
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Growth chart
We’ll be popping corks very soon to celebrate the new year, and Champagne has always been the bubbly of choice for those celebrations. This year, for the first time, Oklahomans will be able to choose Grower Champagnes. The name, created by wine importer extraordinaire Terry Theise, refers to small production Champagne made by the same […]
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Grape forecast
This last year saw Australian wine take a beating and South American wine rise to prominence all over the country. Led by popular brands like Luigi Bosca, Crios, Colome, Lamadrid and La Posta, South American wines carved out a niche in metro wine lists and saw an increased presence in shelf space in liquor stores […]
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Valley forge
When Jay Miller of Wine Advocate magazine traveled to Washington state in 1990, he said he was able to visit all 42 wineries operating in the entire state in a very short time. That wasn’t an unimpressive number considering that the first winemakers in Washington, Gary Figgins and Rick Small, started making wine in their […]
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Is the religious left right?
In the beginning was a word, and then more words, and finally, enough words that everyone fit neatly into a category: conservative, liberal, left, right, moderate, progressive. Even for Christians who worship an ostensibly unifying “Word,” the categories apply. It’s seldom been more obvious than in the 2010 election. Much has been written about the […]
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Planting a Seed
The Seeds of Hope fundraiser helps provide mentoring to metro students. Seeds of Hope 6:30 p.m. tuesday national cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 N.E. 63rd www.whizkidsok.org $100 Collins Tuohy, the adoptive sister of “The Blind Side”‘s subject Michael Oher, will be the featured speaker at Tuesday’s annual Seeds of Hope fundraiser to provide literacy, […]
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Republican Scott Pruitt and Democrat Jim Priest have differing views of the attorney general’s office
The attorney general’s race features two candidates with remarkably similar values and a completely different understanding of the job. For Democrat Jim Priest, the role is tied to core programs that directly benefit the state. Republican Scott Pruitt is convinced that the line between state and federal issues is now blurred to the point that […]
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The three-way race for House District 85 pits a Republican incumbent against a Democrat and an independent
Access to governmental power is a central question in the House District 85 race. Dr. Edward A. Shadid, an Oklahoma City spine surgeon and independent candidate, believes advocacy in the Legislature is based on money. “The two parties have joined together to create a system where candidates beholden to PACs and corporations are the only […]