Park rangers are cautioning folks coming to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton to consider conditions, pack accordingly and tell their friends where they’re going. That’s probably an understatement to a 50-year-old Texas man who climbed the refuge’s MountScott in the midst of the recent ice storm, according to The Associated Press. […]
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Oklahoma’s Idol winner not dating Dallas quarterback
It seems like just four weeks ago, Chicken-Fried News was reporting about Oklahoma’s official sweetheart Carrie Underwood getting snugly with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Oh, because it was just four weeks ago. But now online reports say the romance is kaput, assuming there ever was one at all. Said Underwood to the […]
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George Harrison’s sister joins Chickasha concert of wanna-be Beatles
Hey, Jude. There’s something in the way she moves down in Chickasha. According to the Chickasha Express-Star, George Harrison’s sister, Louise Harrison, visited Chickasha recently to promote a concert by a Beatles tribute band, the Liverpool Legends. According to the story, Harrison joined the would-be moptops, who were playing a concert at the […]
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He just doesn’t get it
President Bush is famous for telling other people that they just don’t get it. He lives in the bubble of entitlement and dismisses critics as unpatriotic, uninformed or just plain weird. Now the American people have turned the tables. As the State of the Union speech made painfully clear, it’s the president who just doesn’t […]
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Remington Park aids nearby OKC school with funds
hers. “Emily Jerman TIMELINE ” 1994 “? Griffin joins Millwood, amidst Remington’s tax devaluation. ” 2004-2005 “? Devaluation continued in the racing business. ” 2004 “? State voters approve electronic gaming, allowing Remington to became a racing casino. ” 2006 “? Remington feeds about $270,500 of property taxes into the district. ” 2004-2019 “? Remington will […]
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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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Oklahoma endures ‘Icepocalypse’ 2007
In Oklahoma, we used to gripe that we didn’t get distinct-enough seasons. Well, forget that crap. Distinct enough for ya, now? In the waning hours as the Jan. 12 storm bore down on the state, local Wal-Marts, Targets, Albertsons and other food stores were mobbed for bread, milk, pet food and toilet paper until […]
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Allergies don’t disappear during winter, says OKC doctor
According to Dr. Warren V. Filley of the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic, winter brings with it “a different set” of allergens. And with approximately 20 percent of the population suffering from allergies, that’s a lot of Kleenex. Last fall, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Oklahoma City as the fifth–worst […]
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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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OKC mayor becomes master of the obvious
” “¦ I imagine that 2007 will be remembered as the year of the state centennial.” “Mayor Mick Cornett at Jan. 17’s State of the City luncheon