Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2014

Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2014 / Vol. 36 / No. 34

Letters to the Editor: Sept. 3, 2014

No pipeline The Keystone XL pipeline is to be built through central Oklahoma to transport Canadian tar sand oil to the Gulf of Mexico and ship it to China. The Canadian people have blocked a pipeline from the tar sands fields in Alberta to Canada’s west coast. Tar sands consist of a mixture of crude…

Chicken-Fried News: Quest of Leon

Though Kings of Leon fans in New York, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and New Hampshire are still upset over recent canceled shows, fans with tickets to shows in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this weekend can rest easy, as the band returns to its scheduled tour this Thursday with a show at Holmdel, New Jersey’s PNC Bank…

Chicken-Fried News: Party like it’s 1989

In 1989, the students and administration at Putnam City High School had a, like, totally radical idea. They wanted to capture the essence of the 1980s on the cusp of a new decade. In 1989, students and teachers made predictions about what life would be like in 2014, and if this is making you feel…

Chicken-Fried News: The ball’s in Nike’s court

Oh, this is rich. Literally. Thunder pro-baller Kevin Durant informed Nike last week that he has a deal with Under Armour sports clothing and gear company worth up to $285 million over 10 years, ESPN reported. Durant could turn down the offer if Nike makes a move to match it. But it does show that…

Chicken-Fried News: Crime boss: Murder sentence too steep

Convicted crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger is appealing two life sentences he received for murder last year because he says he didn’t get a fair trial. Bulger was convicted of 11 murders, one of which was a Tulsa businessman in 1981, but says the trial was rigged against him because the judge didn’t let him…

Chicken-Fried News: Challenge accepted

At this point, nearly every athlete, politician and celebrity has been called out to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. If you haven’t been, then you just aren’t that important. Oklahoma native and NFL wide-receiver Wes Welker was recently challenged to participate by the coach of his former college, who also extended the challenge…

Chicken-Fried News: Reba remembers Robin

You wouldn’t know it, but country singer and Okie native Reba McEntire has one of the best stories about the late Robin Williams. McEntire, like many celebrities at the time, shared her fondest memory of the legendary actor and comedian after his passing, writing on her official Facebook page: “My favorite memory of Robin Williams…

Chicken-Fried News: Do no harm?

Do no harm? Them’s fighting words. A local doctor was hauled off to jail recently after he smacked one of his former patients, NewsOK.com reported. Notice the word former. Words were exchanged as the, er, good doctor passed 47-year-old Ginger Rogers outside her apartment complex as she awaited a package delivery. What she got instead,…


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