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Get a load of that state flag, all rippling austerely in the breeze, its stately design proudly representing Oklahoma. How boring, right? You know what the flag needs? Some pizzazz, some sparkle, maybe a bedazzlement application or two. Luckily, Rep. Shane Jett is to the rescue, according to a recent story in the Tulsa World. […]

State anti-drug officials felt let down when a recent drug abuse forum in Yukon yielded few interested residents, according to a recent story. According to The Oklahoman, Canadian County Sheriff Randy Edwards expressed disappointment that the OKC suburb didn’t turn out more than 20 to 25 audience members. The story said the folks dotted the […]

It seems our March 4 CFN ruffled some feathers. In the first entry, “Thunder(un)struck,” we talked about Associated Press sports writer Jon Krawczynski and his deep love and respect for our very own Thunder basketball team. We’ll give you a minute to flip through your Creative Memories CFN scrapbook. Found it? Good. In it, we […]

After healing all of the woes of the state and with time on their hands, the state House, led by Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada, introduced a resolution condemning leading evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ March 6 talk at the University of Oklahoma. The reason: Dawkins’ views (i.e., believing in evolution) apparently conflict with the views held […]

Oklahomans like to think of themselves as some of the most blessed people on Earth. But according to one survey, the Sooner State doesn’t even rank in the top five for happiness. A recent study conducted by Gallup looked at several factors to determine a states’ cheeriness. In the final analysis, Oklahoma failed to get […]

We love this one. Ponca City man David Mackie wanted a new credit card. The 35-year-old salesman went online to Capital One’s card builder and personalized his new card, according to the Web site The Smoking Gun. With what picture, you ask. Maybe a cute kitten or a snapshot of Gramps? Try actor Nick Nolte’s […]

Men of Oklahoma City, heave your breath and thump that chest. A new report out would make Hans and Franz very proud. OKC ranks as the third manliest city in the country. That’s manly, man. None of the froufrou San Francisco stuff or posh Seattle uppity types. No, we in Oklahoma City like our steaks […]

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) met in late February. Now, for a group that recently lost the presidency and both houses of Congress, we figured there’d be a lot of tears and a few stages of the grieving process, but not for these folks. According to Jim Geraghty’s post for the National Review Online, […]

Anybody catch the recent Fox 25 vs. The Oklahoman row? Chances are a lot more likely you have after The Oke ran a full-page ad calling attention to it. According to the recent series “Problems in Print” on the local Fox affiliate, KOKH Channel 25, by boy wonder Nick Winkler, times are hard for the […]

If Bobby Vest’s trailer is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’ ” because it might be an earthquake. That’s according to a recent story in the McAlester News-Capital. According to the story, Vest, a 66-year-old resident of Five Mile in (you guessed it) Southeastern Oklahoma, awoke recently with his bed shaking “¦ and he was alone in […]