Approximately 137,000 native-English speakers in Oklahoma County are at a basic or below-basic reading level, also known as “nonreaders.” They comprise about 20 percent of Oklahoma County’s population, and many have managed to graduate high school only reading at a second-grade level. “It’s shocking,” said Marion Jowaisas, who has tutored with the Oklahoma City Literacy […]
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Henry requests flood assistance
Gov. Brad Henry announced today he has requested federal disaster assistance for 17 counties including Oklahoma County. The financial assistance would help state and local governments pay for flood-damaged roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Henry is asking the federal government to declare disaster areas for 17 counties: Bryan Comanche Cotton Custer Hughes Jefferson Kiowa […]
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Governor names State Poet Laureate
A Pulitzer Prize winner and Lawton native was named Oklahoma Centennial State Poet Laureate today. Celebrated author, playwright and artist N. Scott Momaday, 73, who earned the Pulitzer in 1969 for his first novel “The House Made Of Dawn,” was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry at a state Capitol ceremony. “In this year […]
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Old Douglass High site may undergo historical preservation
Today, the former Frederick Douglass High School building is overgrown with wildflowers, weeds and scrubby trees. A jumble of broken concrete marks the front entrance. But, having served as the segregated high school for the city’s black students from 1934 to 1955, the site was a “hub” of education and culture for the black community, […]
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NCAA: OU guilty of failure to monitor football players
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced during an afternoon teleconference that it found the University of Oklahoma football team guilty of both charges related to the Rhett Bomar-J.D. Quinn case. The first charge was that three student athletes, two of whom were scholarship recipients (Bomar and Quinn), received payment for work not performed at […]
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Boren: OU will begin appeals process
Within hours of the National Collegiate Athletic Association teleconference regarding the University of Oklahoma football teams’ penalties, OU President David L. Boren and football coach Bob Stoops released a statement indicating OU would appeal part of the decision. The NCAA announced earlier in the day the OU football team would vacate eight wins during […]
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Drag boats to compete at Bricktown Nationals
Friday through Sunday at the Oklahoma River in Bricktown, for the 2007 Ozarka Bricktown Nationals drag boat racing competition will feature boats from all across the United States and Canada in 11 different classes, from personal watercraft to 250-mph top-fuel hydroplanes. “It’s probably the largest motor sports event in the state of Oklahoma,” said Glenn […]
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Karaoke king doesn’t let being bipolar keep him from performing
Many people only know it as a title to a Nirvana song, but lithium is a hell of a drug, usually used to treat mental disorders. Matt Jones, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, said although he’s no longer on the prescription, he doesn’t let bipolar get in the way of his art. In […]
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Lost live Woody Guthrie recording unearthed
A previously unheard live recording of folk legend and Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie will be released this fall, according to The Woody Guthrie Foundation’s Web site. The 1949 concert was recorded at Fuld Hall in Newark, N.J., and will be released on Sept. 6 with a 72-page accompanying booklet. The 75-minute concert features Guthrie and his […]
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Softball world cup comes to Oklahoma City
On the eve of the 2007 World Cup, which runs Thursday to Monday at the Don E. Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Team USA enters the competition as the team to beat. More than 26,000 fans attended the 2006 World Cup, which helped bring an estimated $1.2 million into the Oklahoma City economy. ESPN […]