One OKC woman found out the hard way that you can’t keep calling the police for funsies.
Emergency!
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Commentary: Long-term disasters
We also must remember that many survivors are still struggling with anger, depression, stress, anxiety and grief as they cope with the trauma they experienced in the storms.
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Salvation Army emergency warming stations now open
Shelters remain open as emergency warming centers 24 hours a day. Learn more at salvationarmyokcac.org or call 246-1100.
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Always help
That’s why the Salvation Army’s Central Oklahoma Area Command is open for everyone. Jeanean South, director of development, said emergency shelters are open 24/7 and will provide a place to sleep, hot drinks, meals, coats, gloves and other winter weather necessities. “There’s no requirement to receive help at the shelters,” South said. “If there is […]
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There is an update. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) joined the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice to challenge the law. On Aug. 19, the case went before Oklahoma District Judge Lisa Davis. She ruled that the law cannot go into effect while the lawsuit is pending. She added that CRR’s challenge has […]
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LETTERS
There is an update. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) joined the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice to challenge the law. On Aug. 19, the case went before Oklahoma District Judge Lisa Davis. She ruled that the law cannot go into effect while the lawsuit is pending. She added that CRR’s challenge has […]
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The truth of emergency contraception
New rules under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, require contraception coverage without cost to women as part of basic health care coverage. Despite overwhelming evidence that the ability to plan and space pregnancies critically impacts a woman’s health and the health of her children, many employers, most notably the Oklahoma City-based Hobby […]
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Steve Aoki — Wonderland
The guy’s earned some cred. However! “Wonderland” stumbles right out of the gate when Rivers Cuomo gets as banal as he does on “Earthquakey People” with the late-song climax, “Don’t be afraid to dance / Don’t be afraid to take a chance!” line. Yes, I realize that it’s been a long time since the Weezer […]
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Qu-qu-qu-quakin’
How bad is it? Meteorologists, who study the atmosphere, are actually commenting on seismic activity instead. The horror! “It’s just that we had so many records in one year,” Marc Austin, a meteorologist at Norman’s National Weather Service, told The Associated Press. “Then you combine that with a record-breaking earthquake, and it makes for a […]
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Qu-qu-qu-quakin’
How bad is it? Meteorologists, who study the atmosphere, are actually commenting on seismic activity instead. The horror! “It’s just that we had so many records in one year,” Marc Austin, a meteorologist at Norman’s National Weather Service, told The Associated Press. “Then you combine that with a record-breaking earthquake, and it makes for a […]