At least that’s the perception a lot of folks are getting since House members voted to slice $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Commonly known as food stamps, the SNAP decision by the GOP-controlled House would cause 3.8 million people to lose benefits while another 850,000 people would have their assistance reduced. […]
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LIFE FOOD & DRINK
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1″><span style=" Times New Roman”,”serif”;mso-fareast-Times New Roman”; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ES-BO”>LIFE FOOD & DRINK The weather is turning cooler, and the creepy-centric month of October is upon us. Get started early 7 p.m. Friday at Deep Deuce Grill, 307 NE Second St., with a gathering of souls living and maybe not so living. Paracon 2013 […]
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Shame, shame, Markwayne
Seems he saw a very fit couple using the national government’s food stamp card to get some food at a grocery store. He assumes it is fraud because the couple is fit and wearing good shoes. Is he ignorant to the fact that approximately 5,000 military families need to use food stamps to survive. Wouldn’t […]
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God makes us good?
In the Aug. 6 cover story “Atheist” (News, Carmel Perez Snyder, Aug. 12, Oklahoma Gazette), Ms. Rebecca Vitsmun said, “I still believe that as long as people believe goodness is the thing they are striving for, then we are on the same page.” As a Christian, I believe we may be “in the same ball […]
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OKG7 sunny stops
Cafe do Brasil/Bossa Nova at the Top440 N.W. 11thcafedobrazilokc.com525-9779 Even if it’s still warm out, the rooftop terrace, Bossa Nova at the Top, catches all the cool breezes before they flutter down to the rest of the city. Here, you’ll find authentic Brazilian cocktails, delicious snacks and usually a live music performance. Flip’s Wine Bar […]
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LIFE Food & Drink
LIFE Food & Drink The sixth annual Tour de Palate, 7 p.m. Saturday, will support the Go Mitch Go Foundation. The organization strives to find a cure for blood cancer and lymphoma. Tickets for the event are $65 apiece or $120 for a pair. At the door, the ticket price will be $80. Guests must […]
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Best of OKC 2013 – Places
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Best place to volunteer REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA 3355 S. Purdue Its motto is “Fighting hunger … feeding hope.” Volunteers help the largest private hunger-relief organization in the state do this by sorting and distributing enough food to feed 90,000 people every week. That’s vitally important in a state […]
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Shackin’ up
Seafood court-bouillon BY: Shannon Cornman From the outside, there’s probably no name more apt for The Shack Seafood & Oyster Bar than the one it has. But once inside, you’d be forgiven for wondering if this was some kind of national chain you’d just never heard of before. Because The Shack is polished. Not in […]
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Caviar dreams in Oklahoma
And of course they’ll eat caviar. A lowbrow definition of that would be fish eggs. So what happens when the premier supplier country, Russia, gets a fishing ban slapped on it? According to ABC News, snobby foodsters turn to the Sooner State for the sophisticated fish larva. Brent Gordon, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation supervisor, […]
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Can you hear me now?
Lopez, director of the Norman-based company, said that his love of TV helped inspire the idea for Audivero. “I’m very much a TV-oriented person,” Lopez said. “I thought it would be cool if there was some kind of app that allowed you to stream TV to your phone.” The app lets users hear what they […]