How did that happen? Next thing we know, it’ll be September and the temperature will have dropped to, like, 97. We’ll all be pulling on sweaters because we’ll be so excited it’s not 117. I popped into Learning Tree (7648 N. Western; 848-1415) recently to look for something for my niece (because I feel it […]
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HOT SALSA NIGHT The annual “A Hot Salsa Night” fundraiser is scheduled from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Reed Convention Center inside the Midwest City Sheraton Hotel, 5750 Will Rogers Blvd. The event is a dinner, dance and auction to raise money to support Central Oklahoma Care Link (formerly known as COINS), […]
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Loco over local
The drill remains the same: The following pages include the winners nominated by you and chosen by you — not us. All we did in the process was tally votes. Tens of thousands ballots later (excluding the stuffed ballots that went straight into the recycling bin), the results are ready for you to celebrate or […]
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Horsin’ around
City staff told the council that there were complaints by some of the companies offering horse-drawn carriage rides in Bricktown that other companies offering similar rides were not shoeing their horses properly, complete with a letter from a vet stating horses walking on pavement should be shod correctly. While it is partially a safety issue, […]
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CFN Quotes of the Week
“A hillbilly from Oklahoma teaches city folk how to score fish without the help of a pole or hook. Or, for that matter, the lox counter at Zabar’s.” —Entertainment Weekly on the new Animal Planet series “Hillbilly Handfishin’,” in the Aug. 5 issue “Chance reveals a surprisingly mature voice … though the Facebook-spurred melodrama of […]
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The debt deal
But that’s not the end of the fight over debt, said U.S. Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla. Lankford visited Oklahoma Gazette Aug. 3 and discussed the debt-ceiling debate and legislation, as well as several other issues. The freshman congressman voted for the deal, but expressed doubt about what could be achieved to reduce the nation’s debt […]
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‘Line in the sand’
The measure, authored by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid (pictured right) and Ward 4 Councilman Pete White, failed in a 4-5 vote. Ward 7 Councilman Ronald “Skip” Kelly and Ward 5 Councilman David Greenwell joined Shadid and White in voting to approve the measure. Shadid criticized The Oklahoman at the meeting. Prior to the citywide […]
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Reclamation project
But some rally around those issues as the foundation of the United States, and encourage active discussion, promotion and debate. Planted firmly in the triad is Reclaiming America for Christ held on July 28 and 29 at First Baptist Church of Moore. The event featured speakers who did not avoid controversy, addressing issues such as […]
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‘Water solution’
First, diversion of Oklahoma freshwater from its flow to the Red River would increase the salinity of the Red River, already saline from flow of the Salt Fork, near the boundary of Oklahoma with Texas. Deliberate increase of the salinity of the Red River is forbidden by the Red River Compact (RRC), to which Oklahoma, […]
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Why pay $30 million to move OGE substation?
Some $280 million has been requested in preliminary funds for the new convention center, which could spur development for a new 650-plus-room hotel. A hotel more than double the size of the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel and Spa as an anchor for the convention center is going to bring in more second-tier conventions […]