Molly Johnson Before 1972, Molly Johnson’s career would have seemed unlikely at best, and more likely, nigh impossible. In addition to her duties as assistant softball coach at the University of Kentucky, Johnson fields balls at shortstop for the USA Softball National Team. This weekend, she and her teammates take the field in Oklahoma City […]
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Liquid cooling
Robert Painter of Iguana Shannon Cornman We have faith you’ll choose the latter. And luckily enough, plenty of metro bartenders are ready to quench your summertime thirst. For a solid hot-weather drink, the keys are tartness and lightness, said Patrick Ireland, owner lightness, said Patrick Ireland, owner of Saints, 1715 N.W. 16th. “You want something […]
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Purr-fect fix
That nearly 50 percent euthanasia rate is something shelter workers and animal welfare advocates hope the City Council can remedy in coming weeks. The potential solution: an ordinance that would allow the city shelter to launch a “community cats” program. Slated for a council vote Tuesday, the program is a simple one that begins with […]
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Thunder-drunk
Brad Gregg Wait, that came out wrong. After the Oklahoma City Thunder ran roughshod over those poor Mavericks, the team’s become the toast of the town. And with everyone thundering up, it’s only natural that you will be throwing playoff parties or drinking yourself silly at a local alehouse as the team now takes on […]
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Seeking answers
Kristen Hatfield in 1997 But photos of both exist in her case file at the Midwest City Police Department. Fifteen years ago, 8-year-old Hatfield disappeared overnight from the small bedroom she shared with her younger sister in their Midwest City home. Her fate and the identity of her abductor remain unknown. May 14 marked the […]
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Made in the shade
And still others wake up to see a sloth swinging from a vine outside the window. Admittedly, this last group is small in number, but as Erica and Matt Hogan prove, its members are large in ambition. The Hogans live in the Costa Rica rain forest, where it is entirely possible daytime activities will include […]
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In-person treatment
Jim Wilson Introduced by Sen. Kim David, R-Wagoner, House Bill 2381 sets its sights on RU-486, also known as mifepristone, as well as any other drug or chemical used for abortion. Mifepristone differs from over-the-counter forms of emergency contraception — so-called morning-after pills — that release hormones to delay ovulation and preempt pregnancy. RU-486 terminates […]
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Mercedes rules
So when Towns, a network engineer at HighMount Exploration & Production, decided he wanted to design his own natural gas-powered vehicle, his natural choice was a 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL600. Plenty of automakers have introduced cars that run on compressed natural gas, but Honda Civics aren’t quite as sexy as the 510-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V12 engine SL600. […]
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Detox Diary
At 2:42 on a Thursday afternoon, I came to the startling realization that my will to live, at least to some not-so-small extent, is directly related to my consumption of alcohol and high-caloric foods. For six days, I followed actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s plan for cleansing one’s body of toxins and holiday cheer (read “fat”) — […]
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Oklahoma’s Children’s Hospital Foundation helps infants both at home and abroad
As Dr. Marilyn Escobedo was briefed on the condition of the preemie, her heart broke. Despite underdeveloped lungs, this baby would recover. But then the attending Chinese doctors informed her that this child, born a twin, was now an only child. Not because the other baby simply couldn’t pull through, but because the parents lacked […]