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Keeping promises

Before 33-year-old Oklahoma State Rep. Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, made history in 2015 by becoming the first Asian-American woman elected to the state Legislature and the first Democrat to win representation in House District 85 and inspired a wave of female political newcomers in 2018, she was a starry-eyed middle school student in Lawton with […]

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Bird’s eye

What began as a 4-H project with a local student setting his sights on achieving something memorable is now state law. After researching Oklahoma’s raptors — birds of prey that include eagles, hawks, kites, falcons and owls — Ephraim Bowling, a 10-year-old who lives in Crown Heights, learned that only Idaho recognizes an official raptor. […]

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Chicken-Fried News: Board games

The relationship between educators and the elected officials who set the rules and budget with which the educators operate has always been a little strained. But when was the last time Oklahoma saw the two sides so polarized? As Oklahoma City teachers were preparing to strike and business-minded lawmakers cried extortion, Rep. John Bennett, the […]

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