A missing Texas cow is located near Lindsey.
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Letters to the Editor: March 22, 2017
The American Muslim Association (AMA) of Oklahoma City oversees the Grand Mosque. We condemn domestic violence, and we support empowering women who have been victimized by domestic abuse.
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Cover Story: HOT HEADS! Local tastebuds yearn for burn
There is such a thing as “too hot,” but that doesn’t stop metro residents from seeking out the city’s spiciest dishes. After showing off his fish tanks, greenhouses and the rows where vegetables will soon begin breaking through the ground, Russell Cox reopened his tiny general store near the gated entrance of Tilapia Garden Farms. […]
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Proposed rule changes would impact USDA organic labeling
The proposed rule change would establish new quality-of-life requirements for poultry and livestock.
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Law language of State Question 777 is major issue for opponents, as supporters preach its protections
“When I hear farms complaining about the bureaucracy and the agencies bothering them, they are talking about the federal government, not the state,” he said. “This will not protect from federal intervention.”
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Nationwide farming coalition helps Oklahoma veterans
For Brian Chambers, life after deployment is a struggle in some ways. “I was a special missions aviator in the Air Force for eight years. We were everywhere — Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa — and I was lucky; I didn’t sustain serious injury physically, but I do have some issues mentally. It’s hard to explain, but […]
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Oklahoma Conference of Churches explores right to farm issue
Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ second Evenings of Listening event explores the right to farm debate.
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Playing chicken
Recently, the Oklahoma City Council rejected a proposal that would have allowed any resident to raise six backyard chickens without any special conditions and regardless of lot size. The measure failed 7-2 during the Dec. 31 meeting, with Salyer joining five other councilmen and Mayor Mick Cornett in their opposition. City ordinances currently allow chickens […]
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Fancy farmin’
Samantha Lamb milks one of her cows. BY: Shannon Cornman Tall, sun-dried grass sweeps the broad borders of the old, abandoned barn, weaves in and out of the wooden stables and encircles the surface of a moss-topped pond. No livestock or domestic friends inhabit the space yet, which is a change of pace from Lamb’s […]
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‘Justified’ cause
On Oct. 19, Oklahoma Gazette published the top 10 residential and top 10 commercial users of Oklahoma City water. At No. 8 on the list of residential users provided by the city was an account for Rodney and Shauna Timms, 7515 S.W. 119th, showing around 2.1 million gallons of water used between September 2010 to […]