In 2004, a small group of business owners formed the Diversity Business Association ” DBA Metro, for short ” to give that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender businesspeople in Oklahoma City an outlet for meeting and networking. “It was something that had been needed for a long time,” said Monty Milburn, marketing specialist with […]
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Oklahoma athletic legend’s widow sold burial rights to Pennsylvania town
When Oklahoman and American Indian sports hero Jim Thorpe passed away in 1953, the governor of Oklahoma refused to build him a $25,000 memorial. His remains are now in a distant Pennsylvania town renamed Jim Thorpe, Penn. ” a place he had never visited. When Hollywood’s Thorpe biopic starring Burt Lancaster came out, Thorpe […]
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Gore tells University of Oklahoma audience he is no longer in love with political process
Former Vice President Al Gore denied he’s running for president again, at a March appearance at the University of Oklahoma. Former Senate colleague David Boren, now OU president, said, “Well, I am going to get shot if I don’t ask this one question,” Boren said. “But “¦ do you think you might ever enter […]
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Belly dancing offers health benefits, makes OKC comeback
Though in her 60s, Soraya al Musri of Aalim Dance Academy Inc. in Oklahoma City hasn’t stopped belly dancing. “As long as a woman has got the dedication or desire to do this and put her heart and soul into it, she can be beautiful in her own way, because it comes from the […]
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Oklahoma legislators argue about illegal alien bill
Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, said he was extremely happy with a vote that would withhold state health, welfare and educational services to those who could not prove their legal citizenship status. “I’m ecstatic,” he told reporters as they walked past him in the halls of the Oklahoma House of Representatives following the vote, ignoring […]
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Silencing the minority
Will Ralph Nader run for president if the Democrats don’t nominate the right candidate? Will we, the people of Oklahoma, be allowed to vote for Nader or any other third-party candidate in the next presidential election? Probably not. We didn’t get to vote for any third-party candidates in 2004. No Nader for us. […]
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Noted author has iPod-related auto mishap in Tulsa
New York Times best-selling novelist William Bernhardt found himself in a stranger-than-fiction scenario on his home turf of Tulsa recently. According to a Tulsa World report, the novelist of several legal thrillers was pulled over the morning of Feb. 23 by police after his vehicle hit the curb twice, and then twice more before finally […]
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Oklahoma Hall of Fame ignores Luper and Sequoyah
Only a few days remain to submit nominations for the 2007 Oklahoma Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Oklahoma Heritage Foundation. Last year, Oklahoma Gazette pointed out some omissions from the hall of fame including Woody Guthrie. The Okemah native was inducted back in November. There are still a few names yet to […]
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Tulsa woman posts thong-wearing man’s picture on the Web
Just in case you haven’t gotten enough of a dose of skin with our Enid coverage, CFN is more than happy to bring you more, this time direct from T-town. A few Tulsa women took matters into their own hands recently when a man they spotted wearing what seemed to be revealing underpants appeared […]
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New life for old cat
This is the story of a 70-pound greyhound that has brought back the joy of living to an ancient, timid cat. I’ve always had cats. Fourteen years ago, five cats were on hand to greet Tigger, the first dog to enter my life. Irish and Annie came later, followed by Ashley, the male stray […]