Hundreds of supporters gathered at the watch party, held at Oklahoma City Public Farmer’s Market. “You can win, even in loss,” the Ward 2 Councilman said. “You can lose the battle and win the war, and that’s what’s happening. There is a movement growing in Oklahoma City. There is questioning and a dialogue and […]
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Cornett wins Mayor race
At a watch party at Grill on the Hill, 324 SW 25th St., more than 100 supporters, including four city council members and Gov. Mary Fallin, turned out to await election results. Just before 9 p.m. Shadid, who got 34.4 percent of the vote, conceded the race. Throughout the evening, state Sen. David Holt, Cornett’s […]
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Homebound angel track
“There’s nothing to be bitter about. It’s war,” he said. “I didn’t sign up to get into the underwater basket-weaving program. You know the dangers.” Dunagan and his team were about to enter an Afghan village when one of his men stepped on a land mine that triggered an improvised explosive device (IED). The […]
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Hey there, sexy
But it also could be better. A report from the Spreadsheets app shows that our in-out, in-out action lasts an average of about two minutes and 21 seconds, landing Oklahoma at the No. 38 time slot of all 50 states. New Mexicans peaked at just over seven minutes. Alaskans are hitand-run masters at 1 minute […]
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Sooners are the best
Real estate website Movoto pitted the state’s cities and towns over 10,000 population with census data, and the college town ranked high for its low tax rate, temperate weather, overall quality of life and other amenities. Sorry (We’re not sorry.), Edmond, but you were only No. 2. Don’t cry. (OK, cry.) The upside, though, is […]
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The (not so awful) truth
Yeah, not true. Even Tom Coburn said that’s a lie. According to a report released by the U.S. Senator and the General Accountability Office (bet you didn’t know we had one of those), DHS ammunition purchases fell by almost 50 million rounds over the last four years — from 132.9 million in 2009 to 84.1 […]
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Inhofe bashes proposed bill
For the past 15 years, Inhofe fostered a friendly relationship with African countries and shifted his interest in the continent from religion to politics during that time, reported NewsOK.com. See, he is buddies with Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda. Inhofe travels to Africa twice a year to discuss foreign policy, U.S. aid (about $400 million […]
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No jokes, Jim
In an odd attempt at humor, or at least lightheartedness, The Duncan Banner reported Lankford made a stop in town and told 50 or so people that things could be worse in this country, you know, like when the Civil War was taking place or when politicians were murdering one another. Heck, the Civil War […]
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Mandating the Pledge of Allegiance
After posting this on my social media, it became painfully apparent that fellow Oklahomans had strong opinions regarding this topic. I realize that the Pledge of Allegiance is a true symbol of patriotism, and for good reason. Have we, however, considered the origins of our pledge and why it was originally introduced into our schooling […]
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Shaky shelter
In an exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, 52 percent of Oklahoma City residents “strongly supported” public funding to help build storm shelters in public schools. Another 26 percent “somewhat supported” the idea. The survey included 980 city residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.13 percent. Though, when asked where the funding should […]