Theresa Hurt But when the directors of the In Your Eye Studio and Gallery in the Paseo Arts District took a good hard look at these artists’ works, they knew Townley and Hurt were kindred spirits and the perfect pair for their latest exhibit, Complementary Colors. “Complementary Colors is not necessarily a collaboration between Theresa […]
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Ok, this one isn’t funny
The state ranked 18th in economic security, with a grade of “B-.” Among the scores, Oklahoma women overall make 76 cents, African-American women make 64 cents and Hispanic women make 46 cents for each dollar white men in Oklahoma make. We ranked 41st in leadership. Only 36.4 percent of statewide elected executive seats and 13.4 […]
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Now it’s Blake Shelton’s turn
The church picketed his Oct. 3 concert in Kansas City, Mo., because it believes his marriage to country star Miranda Lambert is adultery; it’s Shelton’s second marriage. Shelton and Lambert live on a farm just outside of Tishomingo — you know, when they’re not busy being famous. Like Gill, who stood up for his marriage, […]
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Tom coburn’s gone … liberal?
“I’m now no longer a conservative according to the standards that have been set by the expectations of this process,” he said recently. “It’s a disappointment that we have put a short term goal with lousy tactics ahead lousy tactics ahead of being honest with the American people.” In comments last month, Coburn said he […]
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Hey, y’all, the Flaming lips are still weird
The fun new device is a plastic frog that records and manipulates sound. Fansite The Future Heart reports that the package reads, “A playful audio memo recorder you can use to tell people the stuff you are too chicken shit to say to their face! Now with pitch change capabilities!” Of course, it wouldn’t be […]
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White magic
In a couple of years, the entire landscape for American kayakers and the availability of training courses will change, the three-time Olympian and four-time world champion said. Shipley, owner of S2O Design and Engineering in Lyons, Colo., the firm hired to design Oklahoma City’s MAPS 3 whitewater superpark, said the newest and most sophisticated course […]
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Hunger pains
Yet, even with all those credentials and a productive work history, she has a hard time making ends meet. At 75, Graham works part-time at Gold’s Gym Express, but that income plus her Social Security check still isn’t enough to pay rent and put food on the table. It’s her reality, but she doesn’t complain. […]
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LETTERS
We were surprised and disappointed to read Larry Laneer’s review “Which witch?” (Life, Performing Arts, Sept. 11, Oklahoma Gazette), in which he described this performance as a “dud,” the score as “largely forgettable” and the ending as “satisfying as watered-down cream of celery soup.” Surely he is aware Wicked has won 35 major awards, including […]
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Together again
Brenda Beaty walks with Tinker. Photo by Mark Hancock “I was screaming for him,” said Beaty. “I was crying.” Beaty searched for him at a nearby shelter and at Home Depot, one of the original holding facilities for lost animals. No sign of Tinker. As minutes passed, hope of finding the dachshund-beagle mix was fading. […]
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Stuck in the middle
Shawn Spears and her son. Photo by Mark Hancock Between the Oklahoma County Election Board and Oklahoma Health Care Authority buildings, Shawn Spears, 24, works as a clerk at Langston University. She also studies psychology full time at Rose State College and plans to finish her bachelor’s at Langston. The student has a 5-year-old son […]