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While visiting in the Middle East, a plane in which U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) was traveling was shot at leaving the airport in Baghdad.   The C-130 military aircraft was en route to Amman, Jordan with Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Florida) along with Rep. Bud Cramer (D-Alabama) aboard.   Inhofe’s Washington, […]

The man convicted of murdering an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer is off of death row after a ruling today from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Ricky Ray Malone was convicted of first-degree murder for the December 2003 killing of Officer Nik Green. Malone received the death sentence from Comanche County Judge Mark Smith. A […]

Military dismissals on the basis of homosexuality “basically devastates people’s lives,” according to Peggy Johnson, a lesbian and former petty officer second class on the USS Puget Sound. “Individuals and individual personalities handle things differently,” Johnson said. “I kind of struggled. I wound up in Oklahoma and kind of struggled.” With the current war in […]

In today’s world of big-business college football, there remains a certain measure of innocence and purity at the high school level that help define its unwavering popularity. It is witnessed every autumn Friday night by millions of people who lock up their homes and shut down their businesses in time to make the opening kickoff. […]

Under the auspices of a national organization called The Peace Alliance, a local group works tirelessly to convince the public of the need for a U.S. Department of Peace, with a cabinet-level secretary of peace. In 2001 and again in 2003, Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio introduced legislation to create a Department of Peace. His […]

The first public meeting regarding Oklahoma City’s General Obligation Fund exceeded expectations, said City Public Relations and Marketing Director Kristy Yager.   Held at City Hall in the council chambers with the rows of seats filled, the public listened to presentations from various city officials regarding proposed allocations for public works, police, fire, parks and […]

Should President George Bush approve federal assistance for the state’s latest weather-related disaster, it will set a new high-water mark. Since the federal government began helping states when disasters struck, Oklahoma has been a common customer. At least 51 times, the Sooner State has called for federal help, the first in June of 1955 due […]

The City of Oklahoma City will host a public meeting tomorrow night at 6 p.m. to share information about the proposed 2007 General Obligation Bond Program. The meeting will be held at City Hall, 200 N. Walker, on the third floor in the council chambers. “We think its important to engage citizens,” said Kristy Yager, […]

The troubles with Oklahoma’s space tourism and transportation company continue to mount.   The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Rocketplane Kistler began laying off several employees, and has sent word to some subcontractors helping Rocketplane Kistler with its NASA project to halt work.   Company chief executive officer George French told the paper […]