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Due to hard economic times and high production costs, Dfest co-founders Tom and Angie Green announced the festival is being postponed. A press release Friday morning from the Greens addressed the difficulties they have had getting the Tulsa annual music festival off the ground for its 2010 incarnation. “We have to make the difficult decision […]

Hockey is returning to Oklahoma City once again, this time in the form of the Oklahoma City Barons. As Prodigal LLC owner Robert Funk Jr. addressed the standing-room-only crowd at the official unveiling of the Barons, he said the search for a new team name from 20,000 submissions from hockey fans was long and strenuous, […]

The future of Oklahoma City may be on the line. All because of a little body of water about 175 miles away. At stake is the right of Oklahoma City to gain access to water from Sardis Lake, located in the southeast part of the state in Pushmataha and Latimer counties. “We’ve worked on this […]

Help wanted. Those two words are music to the ears of anyone in search of a job. With the much-discussed recession of 2009, that proverbial sign may be in the window, but sometimes there are dozens of applicants for every position available. Forget the mid-level professional and the newly minted college graduate for a moment. […]

Haven’t hit the pavement on two wheels lately? Dust off your bike and air up those tires, because it’s time to put the pedal to the asphalt. Bike to Work Day is set for May 21 in seven metro-area cities. Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Yukon and Guthrie each will sponsor a group […]

Among Oklahoma’s Indian tribes, there are many different ways to say “Proud place.” But no matter the language chosen, these words are an appropriate description of what Oklahoma City’s American Indian Cultural Center and Museum (AICCM) is becoming before our very eyes. ‘What is that mound of dirt?’A landmark in new waysSite for the site […]

Gov. Brad Henry signed House Bill 3241 on April 29, making a potent marijuana substitute known as K2 illegal in Oklahoma. Sold under various proprietary names, K2 is an herbal mixture sprayed with psychoactive chemicals to produce similar affects to marijuana, although the product was sold in local head shops as incense. Oklahoma Rep. David […]

Educational reform is of great public concern for many in Oklahoma, and state lawmakers are no exception. There are several components that contribute to overall reform, and teacher performance pay is at the top of the list this legislative session. Both a House and Senate bill have been introduced to address the issue. The Education […]

01 to 2005. But even with its success, Prater has concerns. The program is set up to help those who are facing their third or fourth drug offense and looking at possible prison sentences. He would like to see the state mandate drug treatment after the first offense. “If the state would mandate drug treatment […]

If the state legislators do not adjust revenue spending before next session, every state agency will have to trim up to 12 percent on top of the cuts already enacted this session, Oklahoma Policy Institute Director David Blatt said yesterday at a budget rally in the state Capitol. Throughout the morning, groups of participants wearing […]