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Kiss my assets

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According to the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development, the state ranks 33rd in the U.S. for financial security, which determines if people have enough savings to handle a job loss, a medical emergency or a similar money-draining crisis. CFED’s 2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard found that nearly 27 percent of Oklahomans are “asset poor.” More […]

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PR BS

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—“Say ‘Cheese’ When You Say ‘I Love You’ on Valentine’s Day” —“Chicken Parm Deli Meat – Samples” —“World’s 1st Internet Connected Baby Scale”  —“STYX Set To Take Over TV Airwaves All This Month As U.S. Tour Continues” —“Neon Hitch can ‘F*ck U Betta’”

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PR BS

Gazette staff

—“Say ‘Cheese’ When You Say ‘I Love You’ on Valentine’s Day” —“Chicken Parm Deli Meat – Samples” —“World’s 1st Internet Connected Baby Scale”  —“STYX Set To Take Over TV Airwaves All This Month As U.S. Tour Continues” —“Neon Hitch can ‘F*ck U Betta’”

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Shake, rattle and roll

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At 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Oklahomans are asked to drop to the ground, roll under a desk (or another sturdy object) and hang on for 60 seconds. The exercise — sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Oklahoma Geological Survey — is part of the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, in […]

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Cult of personality

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Bangstyle.com (note: not a website for comparing “Kama Sutra” techniques, as CFN was hoping) reported that Nick Logie and his cohorts in the Los Angeles band Telegram recently drove some 22 hours to deliver Coyne a birthday present direct to his Oklahoma City home. We’ll let Bangstyle (tee-hee) take over from here: “Instead of rejecting […]

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Please don’t eat the babies

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The modest proposal by state Sen. Ralph Shortey has predictably attracted national headlines from media outlets who haven’t been this eager to cover Oklahoma since voters here outlawed cockfighting. From the Washington Post to Howard Stern, folks have dusted off their “Soylent Green” references to ponder — and not without merit — just what prompted […]

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The way the cookie crumbles

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As part of the effort, a contest offers $1,529 in a college savings account for the top-hawking scout. Competition should be pretty stiff; who can refuse a Girl Scout pedaling Samoas? Just think: Your stockpile of cookies could get a Brownie to Rice. The partnership also includes an online contest at ok4saving.org for folks to […]

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