Amp Fest returns noon-8 p.m. Aug. 26 to Automobile Alley
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Mustang explores tradition through the lens of sisterhood
Deniz Gamze Ergüven makes a strong directorial debut with Turkish-language feature Mustang. Screenings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art begin Friday.
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Help Oklahoma City grow with planokc workshops
Studies shot that the city’s population is on target to expand from 600,000 to 900,000 residents over the next four decades, planokc organizers said in a media release. The workshops will offer ideas on how the area could accommodate the growth, including a projected 170,000 jobs. Feedback gleaned from these workshops will be used along […]
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News9/Oklahoma Gazette mayoral election poll
Poll results indicate challenger Ed Shadid will need to energize new voters in significant numbers to wage a successful challenge. Results of the poll were weighted by sex and age and were adjusted using a model reflecting participation in previous Oklahoma City mayoral elections. The poll was conducted from February 17 to 19, 2014. Selected […]
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Shimmy and shake
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Mystery meat
Enter the 5th Amendment. Plenty of restaurants have specials, whether for a day or a week, often based on an idea the chef had coupled with the availability and price of certain ingredients. And Big Truck has specials, too — a “dirty bowl” or a kind of tostada or taco. But Big Truck also has […]
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No tea for Tom
This doesn’t mean the seat isn’t safely in Republican hands, but Cole, a veteran congressman, told Roll Call that it often isn’t Oklahomans’ cup of tea to vote with out-of-state groups that promote candidates. This is happening with Tea Party support from the Senate Conservatives Fund and The Madison Project, both of which have endorsed […]
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What about the women?
The dominoes that continue to fall have thrown our state politics into a frenzy. At the heart of the resignations and announcements, one question is not being asked: “What about the women?” Our state ranks 48th nationally in female representation in our Legislature and is consistently named one of the unhealthiest places in the country […]
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Prohibition, not pot, is the problem
Neill Franklin, executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), spent 34 years with the Maryland State Police working primarily in drug investigations. Franklin spoke earlier this month at a University of Oklahoma conference entitled, “The War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration: Myths and Realities.” During an interview with Oklahoma Gazette, Franklin said state lawmakers […]
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Women’s football league tryouts are Sunday
Open tryouts will be Sunday at Soccer City, 4520 Old Farm Road. Registration begins 7 a.m., with tryouts immediately after. Fee is $25 per person. Must be age 18 or older. The league is based in San Antonio, Texas, and now has 11 teams in three states: Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. For more information, […]