Oklahoma City council members addressed issues of home-sharing Sept. 25 amid a crowd of advocates and adversaries. Community members from historic neighborhoods Edgemere Park and Heritage Hills requested amendments to a city ordinance that, if passed, would allow for home sharing businesses throughout the city to operate with relative ease. The amendments would, in theory, […]
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OK law
The incumbent Mike Hunter is a serious man. That’s a description that can be expected from someone whose job tasks include handling criminal and civil prosecutions, enforcing the laws of the state, overseeing a $38.4 million budget, managing over 100 employees and proposing legislation that would protect citizens. Hunter will be the first to admit […]
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Sonic sale
On Sept. 25, Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. officials announced the sale of their company and its more than 3,600 Sonic Drive-In locations to Inspire Brands Inc., owners of Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings, for $2.3 billion. The amount will include any debt accrued by the company, Sonic spokeswoman Christi Woodworth said. The deal will not […]
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Blindsided
Chase Cook admits to being your average 31-year-old American man. He went to college, fell in love, followed his career and still manages to play video games on his time off. However, unlike a typical American guy, Cook carries with him a heavy burden: the loss of five of his friends and coworkers to a […]
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Cover: Drink up
It all changes Oct. 1. On that day, Oklahoma will no longer be a low-point beer state, a place where high-point beer can only be bought in liquor stores at room temperature. As the state ramps up for the change and customers anticipate greater access to their favorites, grocery stores are unveiling new wine displays […]
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Long runner
Open Conversations with Chase Cook 7-9 p.m. Friday Gaylord College of Journalism University of Oklahoma 395 W. Lindsey St., Norman foioklahoma.org 405-361-2027 $35-$50 Oklahoma City manager Jim Couch announced his retirement on Sept. 17 and said he’s hoping to go out like Oklahoma State University/Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders. “I’d like to think I’m […]
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Voting lessons
Aaron Baker’s eighth-grade civics class at Del Crest Middle School is a lively bunch. The average student is 13, that special age where the brain begins to grasp complicated issues but has not yet been worn down by society’s cry for political correctness or the need to be overly polite or apologetic. Thirteen-year-olds are, in […]
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Battle cry
Northwest Classen High School’s cafeteria was filled Sept. 22 with teachers, students, families and politicians who eagerly trickled in and stood up in the crowd to hear Oklahoma born and raised Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, speak about education reform in the Sooner State and across the country. If the crowd anticipated a somber speech by […]
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Native victory
Bella Cornell, 17, remembers the day in middle school when her classmates asked her if she was a cannibal. The only Native American student in her Oklahoma City public school, Cornell was in history class when her teacher began describing Native Americans as savage barbarians who ate human flesh. When her peers asked her if […]
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Homesick
Oklahoma parents found it hard to ignore a letter 8-year-old Elijah Muhammed left for his grandmother before he ran away in July. “I love my family,” Muhammed said in the letter. “I don’t want to get taken away from my family again … so I’m running away.” Elijah’s story quickly went viral with social media […]