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Technology may yet save the chickens. Those would be the lesser prairie chickens, the colorful birds that flee habitats where wind turbines are built. Apparently, the chickens think anything that rises above the horizon is a potential predator, such as a raptor. COLLABORATIONWYOMING PROBLEMS J.D. Strong, state environment secretary, said at the Oklahoma Wind Energy […]

It’s just a few hours before President Barack Obama gives a national address about a major surge of American military forces in Afghanistan. And Nathaniel Batchelder is where you would expect him to be: on the corner of Classen and 23rd holding a sign opposing the war. He is joined by several antiwar compatriots, and […]

Oklahoma House Bill 1595, aka the Statistical Reporting of Abortion Act, suffered another setback on Dec. 18 when Oklahoma County District Judge Daniel Owens extended a temporary restraining order until Feb. 19, 2010. The order prevents the state from demanding women who are seeking an abortion fill out a 10-page questionnaire, and  prevents the state […]

When Roger Gaddis heard about the 50 percent tax credit the state of Oklahoma offered to people who purchase electric cars, he literally couldn’t believe it. He called the Oklahoma Tax Commission to make sure the credit actually existed and was told it did. But that wasn’t enough for him. “I still was somewhat in […]

Zeroing in on the ’00s, Oklahoma Gazette offers up an eclectic review of the decade’s exhibits, stagings and screenings. VISUAL ARTS CREATING CONTROVERSYBy Joe Wertz Revisiting some of their most stirring, controversial and discussion-provoking moments, a handful of metro arts organizations look back at the exhibits and efforts that incited dialogue and helped define a […]

Followers of the old Norse gods call themselves Asatruar, or followers of the way. Asatru, often called Odinism, has experienced a revival in the United States since being granted official recognition by the government of Iceland in 1972. Oklahoma is home to one group of Asatruar: the Oklahoma Great Plains Kindred. ‘I am certainly not […]

Even older churches are beginning to use high-tech tools, including Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, which recently celebrated its 100th birthday. Its communications pastor, Bob Miller, said the challenge is to strike a balance. “We have many in our fellowship who are not tech-savvy and don’t have Internet access. There are many who think […]

With the passage of MAPS 3, city leaders can now take a more serious look at the real estate in the Core to Shore area south of downtown. Buying ProceduresConvention-al Wisdom A redevelopment plan for the hundreds of acres between the central business district and the shore of the Oklahoma River was completed in 2008. […]

Holidays are no time to go hungry, and for 23 years a group of Norman volunteers has ensured that thousands of Oklahomans haven’t dined alone on Christmas. The Christmas Day Community Dinner is served for free 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday inside the Norman High School cafeteria, 911 W. Main. The dinner is open […]

At the recent Urban Neighbors monthly social, both the young and the young-at-heart mingled and laughed. No one complained about living downtown or the national economy that has ground to a halt construction of additional downtown housing.  LIVELY, URBAN AREA SPOT-ON RESEARCH DOWNTOWN GROCERY STORE And while many in attendance have about two years under […]