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A letter and fact sheet about teen sexual orientation and gender confusion sent from the American College of Pediatricians to public school administrators have been challenged as non-factual by two of the country’s largest and most prestigious professional associations: the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association. The letter and fact sheet were […]

The old upright piano is well-used, and it’s a far cry from the glistening organs and pianos Leon Sanderson sold for so many years. But when Sanderson, the organist for Midwest City’s St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, takes the seat at this instrument that encompasses almost an entire wall in his small living room, the […]

The MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board will conduct its second scheduled meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. The members will receive additional knowledge on the projects planned in the initiative. MAPS 3 Manager Eric Wenger said presenting the board with background information is an important step in understanding […]

Scott Hamilton (not that Scott Hamilton) grew up in Oklahoma never thinking he would return. “I lived in New York for 24 years; it was just not in my thinking at all ever to come back here,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said that several things brought him back to Oklahoma. His husband wanted to return to […]

Need a free bite on the way to work? Whataburger will give away free “Breakfast on a Bun” sandwiches for dine-in or carryout from 7 “? 10 a.m. Tuesday, in all of its 700+ locations, which include eight metro-area sites. The one-per-customer item comes with a fresh egg, choice of bacon or pork sausage, optional […]

At Thursday’s Oklahoma City Board of Adjustment meeting to consider Preservation Oklahoma’s appeal to deny SandRidge Energy Corp.’s plans to raze five downtown buildings, the energy company’s lawyer told board members the plan proposed should be upheld.   SandRidge attorney Frank Hill said that the company’s future home could be in committee members hands if […]

Oklahoma City Council will hold a workshop and meeting on transit issues at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, at Springlake Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake. Rick Cain, public transportation and parking director, and Doug Rex, Association of Central Oklahoma Government transportation planning director, will speak. Transit CEOs from Olympia, Wash., and Nashville, Tenn., will present via […]

With looming budget cuts for the city’s public transportation and parking department and the proposed elimination of the Metro Link service, many citizens took to the Oklahoma City Council meeting June 8 to protest the pending changes to the city’s public transportation service. And it appears their voices were heard as evidenced by the City […]

had never met Sullivan until the day of his aunt’s funeral, and it took only minutes for hatred to seethe. “I sensed something was wrong at the funeral when Leonard Sullivan stood there and said he was the closest person to her other than God,” Argo said. “He started probating her will at that funeral. […]

Venetian art, a renowned poet and a museum expansion are headed straight for Central Oklahoma thanks to newly awarded Oklahoma Humanities Council grants. At a recent meeting of its board of trustees, OHC doled out $77,000 in grant awards and offers to state cultural organizations. Of that total, $44,600 will fund projects in and around […]