For those who can’t stand sitting in the house waiting for the winter months to go away, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department recommends state parks that feature cabins. “Whether they are state park cabins or private cabins, sitting in front of a fireplace in the woods is very romantic,” said Ron Stahl, marketing director […]
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OKC lawyer recalls historic Roe vs. Wade victory
Sarah Weddington, who successfully represented Jane Roe in Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court abortion case, remembers the day in 1973 she received the Court’s 7-2 decision via telegram. “In some ways it reminds me of how long ago it was, and yet, the need for people to protect their own fertility is […]
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OKC doctor: Winter blues may be form of mild depression
If winter’s blah days have you feeling down, it might be a milder form of seasonal affective disorder, a still-not-quite-understood depression that affects 25 million Americans, primarily women. Unlike depression that can crop up with stress, loss or other life events, SAD apparently is tied to repeated sensitivity to seasonal changes between fall and […]
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Dire’ truth
erence than had seen the original flyer. Only the day before, prospective jurors, residents of OklahomaCounty, filed into the county building for the week’s court docket. Bates was present on the sidewalk, passing out his Wes Watch newsletter critical of Lane. Laid out in a manner similar to national tabloids, the newsletter featured criticism […]
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Beat with a rock
According to the police report, bail bondsman Daniel Carroll picked the wrong informant ” a key witness against the self-proclaimed “Video Vigilante” ” and was beat with a rock. The affidavit filed recently in Oklahoma County District Court claims Carroll was assaulted, beaten and robbed by Renee Bonnie McCullough, a self-admitted prostitute; her male […]
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Heart of a martyr
The Rev. Stanley Rother’s heart rested behind the church’s main altar in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. The successor to the slain priest, the Rev. Thomas McSherry, wanted to relocate the buried vital organ to a less obscure location during the 10th anniversary of Rother’s assassination. Finding a home ‘A paradise and a hellhole’ ‘Accepted on the […]
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Vigilante’ vendetta?
Oklahoma County District Attorney Wes Lane said new charges and a resurrected case against the self-described “Video Vigilante” Brian Bates happened because Bates wouldn’t shut up about the case. Bates and his attorney, Scott Adams, say Lane is using the law to attempt to silence a political critic. Although Oklahoma County District Judge […]