Former state Rep. Thad Balkman said last week that the 100 Ideas initiative will reveal who is giving it money to operate, and how much. That announcement came after Oklahoma Gazette requested records under the state Open Records Act from House Speaker Lance Cargill, R-Harrah, and his staff. DETAILED REPORTS According to […]
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Norman designer transforms yesterday’s clothes into today’s fashions
A Norman woman’s redesigned, vintage clothes have been snatched up by University of Oklahoma coeds. Now that she has connected to an eager market, Jessica Khandros is ready to move forward with a new collection. A former model, the 26-year-old Khandros operates Old News Custom Clothing. YOUTH APPEALAfter earning a bachelor’s degree in fashion marketing […]
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Oklahomans travel to Texas to buy hard-core porn
Oklahoma has some of the strongest obscenity laws in the country, which may be why a place like DW’s Video in Gainesville, Texas, has more Oklahoman than Texan license plates in the parking lot. “Probably about 60 percent of our business comes from Oklahoma,” said Charlotte, who works at the pornographic video store. […]
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OKC couple finds money in making mermaid tails
People anywhere in the world can swim like mermaids and mermen, thanks to Angela Mullens. In 2000, she performed at the annual Medieval Fair of Norman and created her first mermaid tail. Many would follow. “I came up with a design of my own that was both functional in the water and on dry […]
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Oklahoma native premieres first film at Sundance
For Oklahoma filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, was work. His feature-film debut, “Four Sheets to the Wind,” was one of 16 in dramatic competition. “I’m doing photo shoots and interviews. That’s all I do all day,” said the 27-year-old Holdenville native. “I screen the movie and go to […]
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Chocolate can be good for you
While chocolate in itself is not an aphrodisiac, it does contains an amino acid that stimulates the production of endorphins, a brain chemical that dulls pain. “Apparently, people who have just ‘fallen in love’ show elevated levels of this amino acid, indicating that their brain chemistry does change,” wrote Dr. Alan R. Hirsh, the […]
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Oklahoma attorney general’s office moves to new home
At the state attorney general’s office, moving from their cramped office at the state Capitol to a newly remodeled two-story building across the street has meant big changes. “It’s nice because we consolidated our offices,” said Charlie Price, the attorney general’s director of communications. “We had people in the first floor of the […]
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Breast cancer study seeks Oklahoma sisters of survivors
One breast cancer research project hopes to find a cure by studying not women with cancer, but their cancer-free sisters. Since 2004, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ “Sister Study” has recruited more than 30,000 women to take part. OUT OF OBLIGATIONIn Oklahoma, 288 women are enrolled. One is Melody Miner, […]
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Oklahoma Indian was key to Civil War outcome
Invading the Confederate-held West was not an easy task for the Union. One reason: Stand Watie. In Indian Territory “later Oklahoma ” Watie, a Cherokee, led a minority band of the tribe that had voluntarily signed the removal treaty, agreeing to settle in Oklahoma and give up its lands in the South. […]
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Global warming documentary sparks changes in Oklahoma
Members of local environmental group have noticed an increase in membership. Although they’re not sure what the rise can be attributed to, they do know Al Gore’s 2006 documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” has sparked more awareness about global warming. “We were really happy to see that someone like Al Gore, who’s a recognized person, […]