Sipping on low-point (3.2 percent) beers while strolling around the city is legit. But festivals have special permits, and you can’t bring your own beer within the zone in which these events are held, although some will offer drinks to buy. As usual, any place (including restaurants and indoor performance venues) selling beverages won’t let […]
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They’re taking a trip — to jail
Our guess is it was probably pretty easy to track down two young adults who were busted recently for growing a crapload of magic mushrooms in their apartment. Said one respondent on the Shroomery.org message board, “Why didn’t they lie and say they were medicinal mushroom jars?” Thanks for the legal advice, but various strains […]
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Letters to the Editor: April 1, 2014
According to Oklahoma Policy Institute, Fallin has refused to expand Medicaid coverage to 131,000 lowincome Oklahomans. She said no to federal government funding for 100 percent of Oklahomans’ expanded coverage for the first three years, which would have been followed by a gradual reduction of cost coverage to 90 percent by 2020 and thereafter. Since […]
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Written on the wall(s)
The OKC Police Department’s Graffiti Unit was quick to point out that these criminals aren’t like other criminals, gang members who “tag” public property to mark territory. These criminals are much more serious — they do it for the thrills. A NewsOK report stated, “[They] are drawn to the excitement of almost being caught.” These […]
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DNA will not be taken from suspects
The author, Rep. Lee Denney, R-Stillwater, said the addition to the law enforcement database would help solve cold cases. The House was like, “Whatevs,” and killed it with a vote of 51-35, the Associated Press reported. There were emotional pleas from both sides of the aisle about unsolved murders, catching repeat offenders and preventing further […]
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Bang, bang!
At the annual Conservative Political Association Conference (CPAC) recently, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell showed his respect with something, may we say, ageappropriate. Guess. No, really. Guess. Yes, it was a gun. Guess what kind. No, really. Guess. A musket! The gift eclipsed reporting of just about everything else that came out of CPAC; the […]
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#science
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mr. Science himself, was hosting the debut episode of Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey on March 9 when the broadcast was interrupted by a TV spot about the upcoming Fox 25 primetime nightly news, according to independent news source The Raw Story. Cosmos is a 13-episode documentary series exploring nature, science and the […]
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Failed money grabber
Lawton police officer Alicia Redding was one of the officers who responded to the 911 call that was placed by a group of teenagers who heard shouts for help coming from the manhole. She said she was surprised that the man had sustained only minor injuries during his two-day stint underground. Lawton police officers rescued […]
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Anglers
Weather permitting, city workers plan to re-stripe the street over one weekend this month, adding at least 20 new parking spaces along N. Broadway Avenue between NW Fifth and 10th streets. A second phase will add angled parking to NW Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets that jut off of Broadway Avenue. Business owners and others […]
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Grody misconduct
Other than the pointed abuse of privilege in this case, it turns out the guy wasn’t even her attorney, NewsOK reported. It took three months for the sham to be discovered, but after it was, the inmate agreed to participate in a sting, Sheriff John Whetsel told NewsOK. Back in January, she’d contacted attorney Frank […]