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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 26, 2014
Corporations and nations the world around are making adjustments to the science predicting dire consequences if CO2 emissions are not reduced.
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Chicken-Fried News: We need more women in power
A group of politicians recently gathered to state the obvious with a round-table-like discussion comprised of toothless actions and comments. Business as usual, right? Well, this time, the panel was comprised of women who have held public office in the state discussing the need for more women in politics. In 2013, a record number […]
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Douglas, Russell and Obama share debate stage
Patrice Douglas and Steve Russell disagreed on very little during the final debate before Tuesday’s primary.
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Letters to the Editor: July 15, 2014
Get to the point on Stage Center The destruction of art is equivalent to a book burning. — Tim Parker Midwest City Scheduled Black Mass is profane As a visiting assistant professor of English at Oklahoma State University, I have enjoyed the years I have spent in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Stillwater. My wife has […]
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Election gives you a choice. Or not.
Closed primaries and low voter turnouts mean a sizable number of Oklahomans will have no say in upcoming primary elections across the state.
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Tea Partiers for T.W.
Palin endorsed Shannon in a March Facebook post trumpeting Shannon’s accomplishments, including being the first Republican to with his district’s state house seat and becoming the youngest Speaker of the House in Oklahoma’s history. She also said he’s perfect for the job even though he is an “underdog” and has had many “naysayers” against him. […]
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zombies > Congress
Seriously. So what better way to get back in good graces with the American people than calling your fellow congressman an asshole? According to the New York Daily News, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) did just that when discussing the nature of his relationship with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) at a gala for the […]
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Uhhhh, might he be right this time?
Worry not! In another striking moment of sanity, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Muskogee) questioned the legitimacy of assigning nonprofit status to several tax-exempt, profit-making professional sports organizations, including the National Football League, National Hockey League and Professional Golf Association. The NFL? It raked in a cool $9.5 billion in 2012. Ho-hum. Like so many big […]
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Silent no more
It’s amazing that it was ever made in the first place. The film, rediscovered by the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells a four-way love story but also shows the lost way of life of its actors — about 300 Kiowas and Comanches. Those traditions were discouraged when the film was shot in July 1920 in the […]