Headliners include Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Body Count Featuring Ice T, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Miss May I, Mushroomhead and more. Tickets go on sale April 7, organizers said in a media statement to Oklahoma Gazette. This year’s event, one of the largest heavy metal touring festivals in the world, will include […]
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Teacher rally at state capitol draws 25,000
Respect is what they demanded. Respect in the form of better pay, fewer standardized tests and increased funding. “Things need to change,” said Janie Petersen, a councilor from Claremore Public Schools outside Tulsa. “Our [state leaders] don’t respect teachers, they don’t even respect the kids. It’s hurtful.” Initial estimates put the crowd at over 25,000 […]
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Flaming trips
The release is a companion album to The Dark Side of the Moon, and it’s designed to be played simultaneously, preferably with the original 1973 vinyl. It also syncs with the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, too, so it stands to reason you can listen to the Lips while listening to Pink Floyd while […]
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Oklahoma civil rights leader’s recordings now available
Each reel-to-reel cassette and 8-track recording was preserved, rehoused, digitized and edited. The 28 shows include the Okfuskee County-born educator and civil rights leader’s shows from the 1960s through 2006. More shows will be released soon, organizers said. Luper also was the first black student to enroll in OU’s history department. She earned her masters […]
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Women in Oklahoma lawsuit to allow gay marriage will be in OKC on Saturday
Mary Bishop, Sharon Baldwin, Sue Barton and Gay Phillips, all of Tulsa, sued the state and federal governments for the right to marry and for recognition of the marriages of same-gender couples nearly a decade ago. “It is expected that matters surrounding the state’s same-sex constitutional marriage ban will begin to move very quickly in […]
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The Biggest Loser plans OKC casting call
The crew is looking for families, individuals and athletes. This specifically includes families of four or more that are age 18 and over (moms, dads, siblings, spouses, cousins, in-laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, etc.). It also includes former high school, college or pro athletes, organizers said in a media statement. The casting call is 10 […]
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City sales tax falls short of expectations
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”;color:black”>In a report issued to the city council this week, Oklahoma City’s combined sales and use taxes for the general fund were 2.3 percent below target for the year. By itself, sales tax collections were down 5 percent in March from initial forecasts. <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New […]
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Cornett talks transportation with U.S. Senate committee
As federal lawmakers work on the reauthorization of a major transportation spending bill, city and state officials from across the nation addressed the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on March 27. Cornett told the committee that progress has been made concerning transportation funding and resources from the federal government, but more can […]
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Letters to the Editor: March 25, 2014
Learning to read is the single most important part of an education because we learn most everything else by reading. Clearly, there is a transition when we are learning to read and then reading to learn. I am sure that the timing of the transition is different among students and having a single test after […]
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Moore’s code
Last week, the Moore City Council approved a measure to adopt new residential building codes. Beginning April 17, the city will require residential builders in Moore to add roof sheathing, hurricane clips or framing anchors, continuous plywood bracing and wind-resistant garage doors to their new homes. “We have seen from this (May 20, 2013) tornado […]