The vote in the House Public Health Committee prompted a war of words between Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris and a trio of Tulsa-area Republican legislators who opposed the bill. Harris railed that Reps. David Derby, Ron Peters and Mike Ritze “betrayed their constituents.” Derby shot back that “it’s time the DA did his […]
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A cut above
Operations such as Artisan’s Pride Quality Meats, 1965 W. Lindsey in Norman, believe they offer not only a better product, but personal service once common in another era. “We provide a lot of advice,” said Daniel Hyden, production manager. “We offer cooking and seasoning tips or what cut of meat to use.” The small shop […]
Posted inFood & Drink
A cut above
Operations such as Artisan’s Pride Quality Meats, 1965 W. Lindsey in Norman, believe they offer not only a better product, but personal service once common in another era. “We provide a lot of advice,” said Daniel Hyden, production manager. “We offer cooking and seasoning tips or what cut of meat to use.” The small shop […]
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‘Dr. no’ strikes again
Nothing. Absolutely nothing at all … unless you’re the U.S. Congress. Oklahoma U.S. Senator Tom Coburn recently got into a kerfuffle with Senate leadership when he blocked a bill that temporarily extended funding for the FAA and highway construction, according to a story from NPR. Coburn’s problem with the bill was that part of it […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
Bill Cosby: “Really? That’s funny. I had not heard that. Maybe I’ll send him an autographed photo of me with my beard.” —excerpt from a Q-and-A between Rod Stafford Hagwood and Bill Cosby, published May 18 on SunSentinel.com
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Embarrassing loopholes
The bill’s many loopholes and missing safeguards make it embarrassing. Here’s how it works: The bill authorizes $3.5 million of lucrative tax credits, which are employed as a fundraising incentive to subsidize a $10 million dollar scholarship fund for K-12 private school students only. This perpetual “earmark” continues even if state revenues decline. Even if, […]
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Cannabis crackdown
Authored by Rep. Sue Tibbs, R-Tulsa, the measure extends the same harsh penalties currently imposed on cannabis cultivators to the industrious individuals who make hashish, the compressed resin excreted by marijuana buds. According to the Tulsa World, there has not been a surge in hashish manufacturing, yet a spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics […]
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‘Life’ laws
House Bill 1888, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, bans abortions past the 20th week of pregnancy, a change from the previous 24 weeks. Senate Bill 547 is meant to prevent elective abortion coverage in insurance policies sold in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is the fourth state to pass a pain-capable law, and opponents claim the laws […]
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Point: More doctors, less preachers
The strategy among creationism proponents for a long time has been to create a nonexistent controversy and cast doubt on proven science and the scientific method, a disingenuous ploy that brings into question the sincerity of those who push it. Why don’t the religious-inspired politicians here just openly push to place the story of Christian […]
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Liberals ‘blather without restraint’
Bill complains in Phil Bacharach’s rather brief “interview” story (“‘Real Time,’ red state,” March 16, Gazette) about how so very tough it is for liberals to survive as a minority in Oklahoma City! Try being a conservative in Hollywood — I know that turd-rich environment from nine years’ effort, in the process finding conservatives aplenty, […]