According to KFOR-TV, the nasty little buggers invaded the library a couple of weekends ago and forced the library to actually shut down. (We’re sure the classier bookworms were all appropriately miffed to see such scalawags.) “The library is sort of a hub for the community, so we’re going to see a lot of different […]
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Nine is enough?
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents recently gave President David L. Boren the authority to negotiate all alignment options, prompting a largely anticipated move to the Pacific-12 with Oklahoma State University and possible other Big 12 cohorts. But before Pistol Pete loaded up the Sooner Schooner and moved to Beverly — er, Walnut Creek, […]
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Bam!
With a knack for voice impressions, acting chops and remarkable character inventions, comedian Maria Bamford easily could fill her time with television and film work. Instead, she keeps herself locked into the vicious, less lucrative world of stand-up comedy. It has its own rewards, however. “It’s immediate gratification,” Bamford said. “It only involves me showing […]
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Red Rhone rising
Grenache Noir (there is also a Blanc) accounts for more than 70 percent of plantings in the region, and the fame of the wines made it likely that other countries would try to duplicate their success. Tim Fish, an associate editor at Wine Spectator, recently wrote about the reasons Americans failed to produce good Grenache. […]
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Within / The Dead and the Damned
In “Within,” the premise is that grade-school girl Rachel (Mia Ford, a veteran of TV’s “Barney”) sees dead people — or, rather, the evil spirits that lurk in the heart of man. Moving to a new city with her dad (Sam Jaegar, “Lucky Number Slevin”) following the senseless murder of her mother (Elaine Hendrix, TV’s […]
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The other white
Instead, a region of New Zealand called Marlborough has lent its name to a style of Sauvignon Blanc that focuses on grapefruit. Baskets of grapefruit. Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. Over-the-top-acidic grapefruit. “Marlborough became synonymous with a style of Sauvignon Blanc that accentuated a single component of the varietal,” said Chris Alton, Kobrand ambassador to New […]
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I’ve got a company car
Car leasing website LeaseTrader.com noted a 5.3-percent increase in online transactions for company-issued vehicles, following a 4.8-percent increase in February. “On the surface, the jobs outlook is brightening, which creates an environment for rising confidence among drivers and households,” said Sergio Stiberman, CEO and founder of LeaseTrader.com. “What’s more, the increase in jobs creates more […]
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A rollback to racial integration
SJR 15 is a misguided attempt to end equal opportunity in Oklahoma. In a recent editorial appearing in The Oklahoman, Johnson stated that California and Washington experienced no negative impact after passing similar laws. He is wrong. In fact, California saw a dramatic decline in the enrollment rates of minority students in the University of […]
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Truth in advertising
The resulting exhibit, “New Work,” features paintings of landscapes he saw while on a cross-country journey to 16 art shows. It remains on display through Feb. 28 at Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo, where an artist’s reception will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. “It had always been a dream of mine to […]