American Indian activists will be in Oklahoma through Tuesday participating in The Longest Walk 2, a commemoration of the original Longest Walk in 1978. Participants left Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 10 this year taking two routes, a northern and southern, on their way to Washington, D.C. The two groups plan to meet outside Washington on […]
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Lance Armstrong kicks off LiveStrong Day/Night at RedHawks game
Lance Armstrong is coming to Oklahoma “¦ well, maybe only via JumboTron, but his foundation will be in Oklahoma City in full force. Support the millions of cancer fighters around the nation and attend the inaugural Oklahoma LiveStrong Day/Night from 7:05 to 11 p.m. Tuesday at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle. The […]
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Oklahoma’s weapon of mass-media destruction celebrates first anniversary
On Tuesday, an Oklahoma City Web site hit a few thousand times each day celebrates its first anniversary. Unlike other well-traveled Web destinations, it does not provide a useful service or product, like e-mail and MP3s. It does, however, regularly feature a photograph of purportedly a popular local anchorwoman in a pink bikini. The Internet […]
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Gov. Henry threatens to veto lawsuit reform bill
Shortly after the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a lawsuit reform bill Wednesday afternoon, the governor was already threatening a veto of the measure. House Bill 2458 would require an expert opinion on whether a lawsuit has merit before a plaintiff could pursue legal action against professional negligence. “Frivolous lawsuits are clogging our courts and […]
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Honoring our heroes
Whether it be the mayhem surrounding Oklahoma’s legislative session, ridiculously high transportation fuel prices or the dogfights over presidential candidates, we often forget that without our military men and women willing to lay down their lives, all is for naught. Recently, the Wild Oklahoma television crew was invited to head to northeastern Oklahoma to film […]
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An elusive opportunity
Improving public education requires focus, dedication and perseverance, and the results are generally incremental at best. Anyone who says they can immediately turn a challenged school district around is being less than truthful. There are no magic bullets in public education, particularly in an urban setting. A school district must have the full and collaborative […]
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Oklahoma County voters to decide to buy former GM plant to lease to Tinker Air Force Base
, the way General Burpee is calculating it. Maybe it was at one time, but according to the secretary of the Air Force, according to (Major) General (Loren) Reno, they said this will in no way change or negatively affect the utilization rate. General Reno has had that discussion with General Burpee.” Reno is the […]
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Taking the rhetorical ‘Fifth’
Everyone has been asking me what I think of Jeremiah Wright now. And to be honest, I’m disappointed. He had a chance to use his moment in the media spotlight to explain both the black church, about which white America is woefully ignorant, and the risky but important business of prophetic preaching in a church […]
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Oklahomans reportedly receive energy from Russian drink
According to a story from News9.com’s “INsite Team,” some Oklahomans are getting energized from a mysterious drink tied to Russia. Labeled “Tunguska Blast,” the beverage is being credited for helping one man lose 35 pounds and quit smoking. “I personally take 2 ounces in the morning and 2 ounces in the evening and I have […]
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Arrest foils former University of Oklahoma student’s birthday plans
Breathe a sigh of relief, University of Oklahoma grads, et al. The Norman U still exists. But for a while, said school’s officials seemed to be in doubt, after a slew of disconcerting messages in chalk and on fliers blanketed the campus. “On April 21, all operations at OU Norman will cease,” fliers reportedly distributed […]