The bounty of cartoonishly ridiculous news stories that result from an internet search for “Florida man” is well known. At the time this was written, for example, the top two results were “Florida man caught with Trump-shaped ecstasy pills” and “Florida man attacked by a kinkajou [a South American raccoon-monkey] waiting at the front door.” […]
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Radio Okie
Michael Dean book signing 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday Full Circle Bookstore 1900 Northwest Expressway, Suite 135 fullcirclebooks.com 405-842-2900 Free In Ardmore in 1953, Michael Dean saw a television for the first time. He was not impressed. “The couple that lived on the end of the block bought a TV, and they had to put a tower […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Pack mentality
The latest weird and wild news from Oklahoma that achieved national headlines is the tragic story of an Ardmore woman killed in an attack from seven short-legged dachshund-mix dogs. Tracy Garcia, 52, died May 10 after her neighbor’s dogs mauled her outside her home, according to KXII. The story appeared on both the Yahoo! and […]
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Chicken-Fried News: No deal
Instead of cash, he offered hooch. Instead of cookies, the offer got Swanson arrested.
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Oklahoma City-County Health Department and Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma team up
Lawyers assist patients with various issues, leading to better and often cheaper health care outcomes.
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Oklahoma teachers face new professional development plan
Organizations that provide professional development classes for Oklahoma teachers had to rethink their seminars in light of budget cuts.
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Chicken-Fried News: Hazardous ’Homa
The good news is Oklahoma City isn’t the most dangerous city in the state.
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Hard more in Ardmore
Credit: Brad Gregg When he’s not writing best-selling novels and acclaimed screenplays, McMurtry (The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, Brokeback Mountain) deals in rare and used books. An Aug. 12 profile in The New York Times detailed how McMurtry was consolidating all his inventory into one store in Archer City, Texas. Such efforts required an […]
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Burger bliss
Legend has it that the onion burger was concocted — people argue whether it originated in Ardmore or El Reno — to help stretch out beef during the Great Depression by mashing onions (shredded, sliced or diced) into the patty before grilling it on the flattop. It’s accompanied by little else, but that’s because extra […]