Matthew Clark’s college wardrobe regimen consisted of jeans and a T-shirt, shaving once a week and a baseball cap ” “always a baseball cap,” he said. Today, he’s a dapper young professional, donning suits and shaving daily. He has done what so many recent grads fail miserably at: seamlessly evolving from student to professional. Clark, […]
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Documentary portrays Hollywood’s depiction of Oklahoma
“Moving Images in Oklahoma,” a 30-minute film that runs continuously during the Oklahoma History Center’s open hours, presents clips from 70 films that, like it or not, have helped Oklahomans and others define the state. “I came up with 450 films that were either about Oklahoma, set in Oklahoma, had a character from the state […]
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El Reno readies for annual county fair
Want to prove how tough your tyke is? Well, take your little country girl or boy out to the 53rd annual Canadian County Fair now through Saturday, and enter the kiddo into the tricycle tractor pull and try to win some family bragging rights. Held at the county fairgrounds in El Reno, the annual event […]
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Trends in tattoos among collegians change
Your high school classmates forever may remember you with braces and a unicorn Trapper Keeper, but in college, you get to start out again with a blank slate. What better way to establish your new persona than a tattoo? “Trends tend to follow the TV, the pop-culture media,” said Joshua Crain, owner of Think Ink […]
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Opponents of Cargill measure cite separation of church, state
The fight has begun over a faith-based initiative set to take effect Nov. 1, which would use tax dollars to fund religious organizations ministering to inmates of Oklahoma’s prison system. Passed in March by the Oklahoma House, House Bill 2101, the “Transformational Justice Act,” purports to “encourage state prisons to partner with faith-based, community and […]
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Late-night outfits around campus cater to students
Caffeine is the ambrosia of college, the sweet nectar of life that carries students through all-night cram sessions and helps rejuvenate them after an evening of heavy socializing. Once, small coffee joints and grease pits populated the outskirts of college campuses. Chain restaurants and coffee giants have gobbled up many of those small diners, but […]
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Judge recommends Red Rock Power Plant in northern Oklahoma
An administrative law judge who serves as general counsel for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced today she is recommending the proposed 950-megawatt, coal-fired power plant near Red Rock in northern Oklahoma be built, saying the plant is needed and that the high-technology facility represents a “reasonable resource choice.” In her report, Administrative Law Judge […]
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College students make quick bucks in ingenious ways
Being dirt poor is as much a part of the college experience as cold pizza for breakfast. Yet, nobody said college students aren’t creative in the art of earning a quick dollar. Here are a few ways to make a little extra money without scrounging the sofa. CASINOKadin Scott, a senior at the University of […]
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Overholser waters flood trailer park
An Oklahoma City trailer park was flooded today after water was released from the Lake Overholser dam. “I understand they had to open the flood gates at Overholser in anticipation of numerous tributaries flowing into the lake from around the state as a result of the weekend’s flooding,” said Kristy Yager, Oklahoma City director […]
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State executes man for 1987 murder
Oklahoma prison officials executed a man Tuesday for a 1987 murder that went unsolved for more than a decade until police compared the DNA from a second murder for which he was also convicted. Police say Frank Duane Welch (pictured), 45, strangled to death Jo Talley Cooper, 28, at her home in Norman in 1987. Police said […]