The Oklahoma Ethics Commission’s deadline has come and gone for filing end-of-year campaign reports, which shows who got paid, who did the paying, where the money was spent, and which Mexican restaurants were frequented by fervent anti-illegal immigration legislators on their campaign’s dime. Y’all got some ’splainin’ to do! The list of those who have […]
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Oklahoma under siege
A draconian abortion law has assumed national prominence as it continues to draw fire. House Bill 2780, passed by the Oklahoma Legislature in April 2010, became law, mandating that a woman or girl seeking an abortion must have an ultra sound within an hour of the procedure. Specifically, the law requires that an instrument, called […]
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Felonious frisking
We here at CFN are still outraged over the grabby treatment of our intern Bucky at the oh-so-eager hands of the Transportation Security Administration during security screening at an out-of-state airport this Christmas. And while, in the end, no one at the office had to actually post any bail money, the trauma of the incident […]
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‘Grow’ into it
If you’re going to be playing mournful New Orleans jazz, you better have a broken heart, a gritty voice and a talented band. Mark Growden has all three of those things, and he’ll bring his earthy, darkly religious tunes to OKC on 8 p.m. Saturday at a house concert (friend “Blue Moon House Concerts” on […]