Again the call for tax cuts goes out. I wrote a letter to Oklahoma Gazette years ago comparing those who call for tax cuts while wanting state and social services to people who would go to a pot luck dinner wanting to eat ham, potatoes and homemade rolls while only taking Oreos or a couple […]
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Help Oklahoma City grow with planokc workshops
Studies shot that the city’s population is on target to expand from 600,000 to 900,000 residents over the next four decades, planokc organizers said in a media release. The workshops will offer ideas on how the area could accommodate the growth, including a projected 170,000 jobs. Feedback gleaned from these workshops will be used along […]
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Made for TV
But there’s much more to Ness’ story, including the little-known fact that he tried to solve the case of America’s first true serial killer, the Cleveland Torso Murderer, in 1935. New York Times’ bestselling author and professor William Bernhardt read the factoid in a biography about Ness and was curious enough to start researching Ness’ […]
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Sex Kittens Go to College
1. The character with the silly name of Woo Woo Grabowski? He’s played by the actor with the silly name of Woo Woo Grabowski. 2. Not only has Warner Archive rescued this kooky comedy from nowheresville, but brings us the “extended international version.” That means boobs. Once Orson Welles’ producer, Albert Zugsmith ditched prestige to […]
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Drinking Games / From the Head
Not the psychological thriller it pegs itself as being, Drinking Games takes place largely in a college dorm room the night of Snowmageddon, the big party before winter break. Richard (Blake Merriman, who wrote it) is writing a paper and dealing with a family tragedy, whereas his roommate, Shawn (Nick Vergara), wants to use their […]
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Good to be the king
Credit: Brad Gregg Although terms of the new deal were not disclosed, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that King Bob’s compensation will be more than a peasant’s penance. His contract was extended in September 2011 when a new seven-year deal worth $34.3 million before bonuses was agreed upon. He will earn […]
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Speedy delivery
Sometimes lyrics are so good, they read like poetry. That’s certainly the case with Massachusetts alt-rock act Speedy Ortiz, although it comes with a simple explanation. When lyricist and front woman Sadie Dupuis isn’t onstage, she can be found studying or in class at Amherst College, where she is finishing her master’s degree in poetry. […]
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Evolution revolution
Credit: Brad Gregg As evidence, the National Center for Science Education recently pointed out that two university departments in Oklahoma stepped back to Scopes “monkey trial” territory to defend evolution’s honorable status in higher education. The University of Central Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University have separate, if equally unyielding, statements on the importance of […]
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College and life
Which school offers a real, semesterlong class where kids are shown the reality of college-based occupations vs. technical school occupations? Which high school has a mandatory class that has testing for a student’s interests/abilities and helps a kid match that to real job careers with a livable salary? Kids watch TV and see different situations […]
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College shouldn’t be never-ending
Today, more and more kids think college should take five or six years. Why? If you plan it right, get the core courses out of the way in the first two years, identify a major so you know what you’ll need to graduate, it will take about the same number of classes and hours to […]