A new rule increases by 500 percent the amount in meals and other gifts a lobbyist can give to a legislator each year. That comes to $500 per lawmaker. Here’s a little math, so check it twice because we are journalists. There are 149 solons at the state Legislature. If all of them receive the […]
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Y’all, be nice. Seriously.
People are just so mean to her! Yeah, she’s a celebrity and all, but is that really a good reason to be a big, fat meanie-head about it? For instance, after starring in (and totally nailing her role in!!!) the recent NBC television special The Sound of Music Live!, so-called “critics” panned the vivacious starlet. […]
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Lunch lady land
Gov. Mary Fallin’s former personal chef is now working for Southeast High School. That’s right. She debuted her special, Happy Trails Stir-Fry over Steamed Brown Rice, to fanfare — and requests for seconds — late last month, reports NewsOK. Robin Obert-Magturo will help decide what 41,000 Oklahoma City Public School children eat, in accordance with […]
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The gents of politics
The December magazine lists “Conservatives We Love,” and two of the five are U.S. Sen Tom Cole, Oklahoma deputy majority whip, and T.W. Shannon, Oklahoma Speaker of the House. Of Cole, the mag gushes, “Because he respects people regardless of their political ideologies.” Of Shannon, the magazine says, “Because he believes in investing in infrastructure.” […]
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YES, this gal really is doing it herself
“Because they say when you hit 30 it doesn’t get easier. So I thought, ‘Well, you know, if I get a little healthier before I turn 30, maybe I can get ahead of the game.’” Lambert told E! News at the Country Music Association Awards Nov. 6. Well, the situation has gotten a little out […]
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Egged on
The perpetrators busted lights, slashed inflatable decorations and destroyed ornaments because bah humbug. Neat told News9 that he has had to contact several groups that visit the decorations every year and he hopes to have everything repaired or replaced before Christmas. However, there is hope that justice will be served, as Neat’s surveillance camera caught […]
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POP goes the funding?
In the latest episode of Anything That Costs the Government Money is Bad, Oklahoma GOPers are stifling the development of the OKPOP museum — a 75,000-square-foot art and culture museum slated to be built in Tulsa — by withholding the necessary appropriations from the state’s 2015 fiscal budget. Clearly, they can’t comprehend the facility’s potential […]
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Whew! We stink
The three states — Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas — are the biggest offenders of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, according to the latest scientific research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Methane, also referred to as natural gas for obvious reasons, comes principally from livestock, including its manure, belches and flatulence. […]
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What about à la carte?
Well, at least one hospital in Oklahoma City is trying to prevent potential patients from having a heart attack before they see the bill. St. Anthony Hospital and its parent company, SSM Health Care of Oklahoma, has teamed with MDSave, a website that partners with local hospitals and health care professionals to list their prices […]
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Drum right
No one is disputing that Eischen’s Bar has good fried chicken. Some people love driving out to Okarche, fighting for a table and trying to get a waitress’ attention. But in Oklahoma City, just a short drive from Interstate 44, you can find The Drum Room, 4309 N. Western Ave., a rock ’n’ roll fried […]