These Republicans, thankfully, have made these decisions for us and have written them into law. I’m so thankful for not having to make these decisions for myself. In fact, I propose that similar laws be passed in Oklahoma to protect men’s reproductive health. How about a law that requires men to visit a sex therapist, […]
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Letters
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to jchancellor@okgazette. com or sent online at okgazette.com, but include a city of residence and contact […]
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LETTERS
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to pbacharach@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com, but include a city of residence and contact number […]
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LETTERS
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to pbacharach@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com, but include a city of residence and contact number […]
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Put down the smartphone and drive
It seems everyone has a story of a near-crash or of a texting driver who nearly ran him or her off the road or of somebody who knows somebody who was in a wreck caused by a driver on the phone. And if you don’t know have such a story, it’s only a matter of […]
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Blue moon
Credit: Brad Gregg Moon has had several allegedly drunken run-ins with the law. In 2008, he was arrested by Warr Acres police and, in a tirade captured on video, demanded to be taken to county lockup. Four years later, he was accused of assaulting and threatening another lawyer at an OKC bar. Those threats, according […]
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Defining rape
Tyrone Nash Tyrone Nash was charged in September 2011 with five counts of second-degree rape and five counts of forcible oral sodomy for having an alleged sexual relationship with a student at Western Heights High School, where Nash was the physical education teacher and a coach. According to an affidavit in the case, the 33-year-old […]
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To litigate or not to litigate?
Credit: Brad Gregg “The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.” “If it doesn’t fit, thou must acquit.” Those lines were penned by William Shakespeare, whose plays took a great interest in the workings of the law and the dramas of the court. (That last one might not be his. Who knows? We […]
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To protect
One woman’s fight for survival has changed Oklahoma law — twice. BY KEVAN GOFF-PARKER Lynne Mullins said she made a “bad mistake” when she got married. Her husband abused her and she soon feared for her own and her children’s lives. Yet, despite a divorce and court protective orders, there seemed to be no end […]
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Going downtown
The OCU Board of Trustees today approved a proposal to move the law school to the former Central High School, near the Automobile Alley area. Earlier this year, OCU competed for the building with Oklahoma City Public Schools, which wanted to use the facility as a new administration building. OCU officials are planning renovations to […]