By “Uncle Sam,” we mean Toby Keith, who is close enough. Both have beards, right? According to a press release, the Oklahoma country singer has declared Oct. 21 as National Mezcal Day, “which just happens to be the Friday prior to his upcoming album release.” Mezcal just happens to be what Keith’s 86.8-proof Wild Shot […]
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‘One-stop shop’
“It’s never one thing. It’s 20 different things, and there is no single agency that is able to address all those issues,” said Dan Straughan (pictured), executive director for the Homeless Alliance. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to reducing and preventing homelessness in Oklahoma through collaboration with government, faith-based and nonprofit service providers, city government […]
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Billy Sims BBQ
924 W. Edmond Road, Edmond 562-1330 Every single day from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Billy Sims runs a great special on any single meat sandwich, a side and a drink. Most diners like to chomp down on the chopped brisket sandwich with baked beans or the smoked turkey sandwich. They smoke products every day, […]
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Over the river and through the woods
“Memorial Day travel experienced a gain of more than 14 percent in 2010, and this year we expect to add slightly to that gain due to an increase in air travel and an improvement in the overall domestic economic picture,” said Brad Roeber, AAA regional president. “Some travelers will compensate for the higher fuel costs […]
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Space out
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees will have plenty of hands-on, space-related activities, such as piloting a Mars rover, launching rockets and gathering moon rocks, said Alex Mattison, museum communications coordinator. “Space Day is one of our biggest events, and it really sets itself apart from our other events, because of how many activities […]
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Sláinte!
When you’re a kid, the mid- March celebration of all things Irish was mostly tainted with memories of forgetting to wear green in the fourth grade and spending the whole day fending off that one kid who was a little too eager to pinch everyone. Maybe you were that kid. But you grew out of […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“There used to be a day when honest reporters would not take quotes for one article and insert them in another article to suit their fancy. There used to be a day when all newspapers factually reported on what was actually happening as news instead of attempting to create news with hearsay, speculation, supposition and […]
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‘Deep’ thoughts
(And how did we know it was a press release? Well, those two words were scrawled across the top with a squiggly line underneath for dramatic emphasis. We’re not certain who sent the release, but it was signed “The Children of the Enlightenment in Oklahoma.”) At first, we wondered if were nominated for another Joseph […]