The first Scooter’s Coffee in Oklahoma City opened last month in the far northwest part of the city. Two more are expected to open soon along Route 66, and a total of about 10 will be open by the end of the year. Scooter’s Coffee was founded in Nebraska in 1998 as a drive-thru coffee […]
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Changing conditions
Ninety-seven percent of climatologists agree that human activities result in a warming climate. That’s why late last month, hundreds of Oklahomans took to downtown as part of the global youth climate strike. Now, lead organizers of Oklahoma’s strike are rebranding their efforts to push for more revolutionary reforms. Matthew Salcido, a former youth climate strike […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Bigger fights
The Supreme Court refused to hear Oklahoma and Nebraska’s case against Colorado and its legalization of marijuana.
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Chicken-Fried News: Joe Blunt
Lawmakers of our fine state have teamed up with those in Nebraska so we can sue Colorado over all their hippie marijuana laws.
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We’re No. 49!
According to a Gallup poll, Oklahomans are only slightly less unhappy than Louisiana residents. Oklahoma ranked No. 49 on the list of The Happiest States in America. The poll was based on “life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors and access to basic necessities,” reported Business Insider. We guess perpetually being one […]
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No time for pipeline
A major concern is the huge contribution tar sands oil is projected to make to global warming and climate change. Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that the primary cause of atmospheric warming is the rising level of greenhouse gases, including CO2 methane and others. NASA’s leading climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, has called the […]
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No more stalling the Keystone XL
After almost 1,700 days, the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline remains in regulatory purgatory. Those of us who believe it will bring jobs and an economic boost have a new poster child: Cash Western Store. Mr. Berry echoed those sentiments when I visited his store a few weeks ago. The proposed pipeline, which […]
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Nine is enough?
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents recently gave President David L. Boren the authority to negotiate all alignment options, prompting a largely anticipated move to the Pacific-12 with Oklahoma State University and possible other Big 12 cohorts. But before Pistol Pete loaded up the Sooner Schooner and moved to Beverly — er, Walnut Creek, […]
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Such great Heights
JT Woodruff, lead singer of Hawthorne Heights, loves Bruce Springsteen’s work. And not just the anthem-laden albums, which would make sense, as Hawthorne Heights have been playing their own soaring, pounding rock songs for 10 years. Nope, he’s a fan of The Boss’ “The Promise,” a 2010 collection of B-sides from the “Darkness at the […]