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Religious beliefs only go so far for Hobby Lobby

Hobby Lobby has gained national attention for its recent Supreme Court argument that providing emergency conception through the Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare — violates its Christian faith. However, a recent Mother Jones article reported that the company’s own employee mutual funds include millions of dollars invested in some of the companies […]

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Moore mother will seek House seat

The mother of three who lost her son, Christopher, in last year’s tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore has spent the past year fighting to get a storm shelter funding plan on a statewide ballot. After running into roadblocks through the petition process and unsuccessfully trying to lobby state legislators, Legg decided she […]

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Sweet as Honey

Like most exotic dancers, she makes a lot of money and gets to meet new people on a nightly basis, but more than anything else, the 22-yearold wife and mother sees herself as an unofficial, unlicensed sex therapist for couples young and old. Honey requested only her stage name be used in this story to […]

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Hello, sailor. Oh, nevermind.

Former Norman resident and University of Oklahoma student Brock Mason, 24, has been sent back to Oklahoma from his deployment in Japan to face 11 felony charges stemming from a sexual abuse allegation. “The NCIS, the naval intelligence, got a tip from a cyber line that some child porn had been downloaded onto his computer,” […]

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LETTERS

I have always been “pro-teacher” and have been firmly on the side of funding education above special interests. However, this week, I did not understand the rage you must feel at the lack of control you have over educating your own students. I am sorry that we gauge a child’s value and your worth based […]

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

Unclear on the concept In August, the Mother Nature Network website showcased an array of camping gear seemingly designed for the daintiest of those ostensibly “roughing” it. The Blofield outdoor couch inflates in minutes to produce a facsimile of a Las Vegas lounge sofa. The Rolla Roaster’s 42-inch-long steel fork assures elegance (and evenness) in […]

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TELEVISION

The Goldbergs wallows in a decade’s worth of shame and guilt. BY DEAN ROBBINS The 1980s take a beating in The Goldbergs (8 p.m. Tuesday, ABC). An adult narrator looks back on his childhood in the days when REO Speedwagon seemed profound and even middle-aged moms wore a Madonna hairdo. The Goldbergs are a hostile-yet-loving […]

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Bonded by art

Elise Gordon, Windows Buckling Down “My daughter has been an artist from a very young age and became quite accomplished in high school,” Mathews-Gordon said. “During her high school years, I was a professional artist, and we would bounce ideas back and forth off of each other on our various projects. We would share techniques […]

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Superior sound

A five-piece of former “Motherbitches” gathered around its communal kitchen table on a Monday afternoon, indulging in stories of drunken fan squabbles, Oklahoma City’s finicky music scene and the romance that started it all six years ago. Now known as Em and the MotherSuperiors, the psychedelic soul outlet opted to drop “Motherbitches” from its name […]

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