That’s right. You can bring your least favorite prescription drugs and any ammo you don’t want. It might be a good idea to get rid of the contraband now before the feds decide to raid your home without probable cause. The press release from the city says, “Keeping hazardous material such as lead, zinc, carbon […]
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BREAKING: Petition drive seeks storm shelter funding
Take Shelter Oklahoma is a movement that comes four months after a series of tornadoes ripped through southwest Oklahoma City and Moore, killing 47 people, including seven children at Plaza Towers Elementary. Twisters also struck Canadian Valley Vocational Technology Center on May 31 and leveled parts of Pottawatomie County on May 19, killing two people […]
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Hog-wild for fair season
On Thursday, many will make their way out to the first day of the annual celebration, some solely driven by the insatiable hunger that can only be sated by the anomaly that is fair food. This year, the Oklahoma State Fair has taken its food game to a whole new level by adding 20 new […]
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Payday heyday
According to a Pew Charitable Trusts study, the state has the highest percentage of residents who have used payday loans in the past five years. Kay Richey of the Tulsa-based Oklahoma Policy Institute notes that there are more payday loan storefronts than the number of “Walmarts, McDonalds, and QuikTrips combined.” CFN stands firmly against usury […]
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Fair play
Four hours, 22 booths and about 10,000 calories later, we finished our odyssey of fair food. We may never eat again, but you can! The state fair continues through Sunday. Put on your eatin’ pants and join us. PIECE OF CAKE! Judging by the fervor for fair food, I think we’re missing a passage from […]