As the top-ranking Republican member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Inhofe blamed the president for cutting the military and, as a result, empowering Russian President Vladimir Putin to have carte blanche in hassling and invading its neighbors, according to a report in the Kansas City Star. The distinguished gentleman from Oklahoma seems to have […]
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Who’s That?
When you see a guy standing alone onstage, next to a pair of connected steel pipes and wearing a top hat, you might be a bit taken aback. Mike Silverman — the one-man act called That 1 Guy — is completely aware of how he looks. “Where did that thing come from?” he asked, characterizing […]
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The cancer cure
Last fall marked the start of a Phase 1 clinical trial at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, a culmination of work from its researchers on a compound named OKN-007, which has shown marked success in animal trials. The story behind the drug has the makings of good fiction: a family tragedy, an intrepid optimist and several […]
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Keeping order
This is the home of the Sekhet Bast Ra Oasis, the local chapter of the Ordo Templi Orientis religious fraternal order. Not familiar with the OTO? You’re not alone. While its heyday was the 1910s, the order’s Oklahoma City chapter—called an “Oasis”—has been around since 1984. The chapter’s administrator — or “body master” — said […]
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Speak English!
Illustration: Brad Gregg U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, feels your pain. (Or is it xenophobia?) Under his proposed English Language Unity Act, the federal government would be required to conduct all its affairs in English. “This will obligate the federal government to preserve, protect, and enhance the role of the English language within our government,” […]
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Getting fracked
CNN Money reported recently that the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, found that Promised Land is partly financed by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, part of the state-run media company for the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is the world’s third-largest oil exporter. Promised Land, written by and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski (Jim […]
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Taking it to the house
TMZ reports that Kevin Durant recently put his 5,910 square-foot Seattle home for sale; asking price $2.7 million. In case you’re curious, the CFN math department informs us that that sale would fetch 29,463 pairs of Durant’s most recent basketball shoes, the Nike Zoom KD IV. CFN is of course elated to hear that KD […]
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Homer on the range
If an antonym exists for this brand of broadcasting boosterism, that word could be used to describe what certain Oklahoma City Thunder followers think of ESPN/ ABC’s No. 1 broadcasting team. Pompon shakers in Loud City are obviously disappointed that the Cinderella season came up a bit short, leading some to even accuse announcer Mike […]
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Workers under attack
Check that. For sure, the GOP has overreached again on typical wedge issues, such as “sanctity of life” involving medical research, evolution science and anti-illegal immigration, but the real overreach might just be its full fiscal assault on the middle class. It’s happening here and across the country as Republican-dominated legislatures work to cut state […]
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Spreading the word
Poblano Grill 2701 S. Interstate 35 Service Road, Moore 759-7371 Management said this location of Poblano Grill has great food and great service in a family atmosphere. There’s even a hamburger on the menu just for kids. New items include a tilapia Mexicana with a dusting of Southwest seasoning with sautéed spinach and its pollo […]