April 1’s Take Back the Night: Oklahoma was the first event of its size in the state, with expected attendance in the thousands. Coordinator Jennifer McLaughlin said the event has taken place all over the country, but she’s excited to have it here. “We are the heartland. We knew that the state would care, and […]
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White wines awaiting discovery at OKC metro restaurants
Metro restaurants are introducing interesting white wines to charm diners’ palates. CHARDONNAYChardonnay remains the No. 1-selling white wine in America. With flavor profiles like green apple, pear, citrus and melon, a good Chardonnay leaves many consumers with long-lasting impressions. It is perhaps one of the most adaptable grapes in wine production today. FRASCATIFrascati remains the […]
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OKC 1955 high school football game paved way for integrated schools
On Nov. 3, 1955, with a crowd of more than 8,000, Douglass faced off against Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City’s first integrated high school sporting event. The long-awaited matchup served to bridge the chasm that had widened due to segregation laws that were a product of the time. Black athletes had made substantial strides on […]
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TurboTax taking bite out of tax prep business, but not Oklahoma CPAs
Commercials for TurboTax’s do-it-yourself software suggest they’re putting tax preparers out of business. How realistic are they? Tonya Miller, store manager of Liberty Tax Service at 5610 Northwest Expressway, said such software has affected business “to a point.” “With those that are actually competent enough to know how to use the software, it has,” Miller […]
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Sixty years after Woodward tornado, girl’s kidnapping unsolved
On April 9, 1947, Oklahoma experienced the deadliest tornado in state history, resulting in a mystery around a 4-year-old girl that remains unsolved. A two-mile-wide cyclone left 107 dead in Woodward. In its aftermath, two men dressed in Army fatigues entered a hospital and kidnapped 4-year-old Joan Gay Croft. The kidnapping began a lifelong […]
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Carpenter Square treats Pulitzer-winning ‘Picnic’ with reverence
William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, “Picnic,” revolves around the people in a tiny Kansas town getting together for a Labor Day celebration. But what rides beneath the action is not fellowship so much as loneliness “? a gnawing ache to escape the boredom of their existence. Handsome drifter Hal blows into town, catching the […]
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Former Norman dairy owner works motivational magic with businesses
Once an Oklahoma Pork Council lobbyist, Gene Parsons now deals with motivational management on the lecture circuit. “I have a great time doing motivational speeches because I always get a new friend and I learn something,” said Parsons, 83. “My main idea is to share what they need to do to have a […]
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Norman museum holds Native American Youth Language Fair
A battle of wits and words will be waged Thursday and Friday at the fifth annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair. Held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman, participants will demonstrate their knowledge of more than 18 different American Indian languages. Students compete in spoken […]
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OKC-shot ‘Sex Machine’ set for DVD release
Despite what the title implies, the locally shot film “Sex Machine” isn’t X-rated. Lensed in 2005, the feature film is a horror-crime hybrid written and directed by Christopher Sharpe. Anthem Pictures will release “Sex Machine” on DVD May 1. “It’s kind of a combination of comic books and horror movies from the Sixties ” lots […]
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Doctors not fleeing Oklahoma, stats show
One of the reasons given for so-called “tort reform” is the claim doctors are heading out of Oklahoma because of skyrocketing insurance costs due to frivolous lawsuits. However, few numbers show evidence of this mass exodus. Some reports show just the opposite. MORE DOCTORS According to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision, […]