We at Chicken-Fried News couldn’t be happier to see teachers and their allies at the state Capitol grounds, calling on lawmakers to adequately fund common education. In our opinion, lawmakers shouldn’t be surprised by the large crowds, given that Oklahoma has cut school funding more than any other state over the past decade. While teachers […]
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Class session
There are a few songs in the canon of classic rock music that are ubiquitously known: Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” One could argue that Foreigner — led by the songwriting talents of English guitarist and band co-founder Mick Jones (not to be confused with […]
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Sharply focused
On the second floor of Oklahoma City Hall, just inside the mayor’s conference room connected to both the mayor’s office and the council chambers, framed portraits of the city’s past mayors have always hung on the wall. Not so anymore. On his first day as the City of Oklahoma City’s 36th mayor, David Holt left […]
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Fun factory
Starting a new business from scratch is a lot of work, especially when introducing a concept into a market without a lot of precedent for it. But then again, not many people are Annalisa Douglass, a mother of 4-year-old triplets and founder of Edmond’s Okie Kids Playground, which opened in January just one month after […]
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Keeping notes
Later this month, vocal music students from Classen School of Advanced Studies will fly to New York City to perform by invitation at Carnegie Hall with choirs from Southern Nazarene University and Oklahoma Baptist University. In distance, it is a much greater field trip than most Oklahoma City Public Schools students will ever take. But […]
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Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Junie B. Jones: The Musical highlights the trials of elementary school
Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Junie B. Jones: The Musical highlights the trials of elementary school.
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ReadWrite Center expands its programs and facilities to better help its students
The expansion will bring in 14 new academic language therapists and pathologists.
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Art and science find common ground in Science Museum Oklahoma’s smART Space galleries
An exhibit on the art and science of origami paper folding moves into the gallery space March 9.
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Ralph Ellison Foundation continues to promote literacy and important conversations
The foundation is entering its fourth year of existence.
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OKC mayor-elect David Holt’s job begins April 10, but planning for leading the city through the next four years is well underway
OKC mayor-elect David Holt’s job begins April 10, but planning for leading the city through the next four years is well underway.