When I signed up as a Republican 14 years ago, I don’t recall checking my common sense at the door.
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Getting Kinky
Blue Door audiences catching Kinky Friedman’s solo Saturday-night performance should expect music, political commentary, Q-and-A and a book signing from the singer/songwriter/novelist/failed gubernatorial candidate from south of the Red River. Friedman, probably best-known for his “Asshole from El Paso” cover that parodied Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee,” embarks on his “Springtime for Kinky Tour 2011.” […]
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Counterpoint: Fallin ‘should be praised’
The legislation intended to set up a state health care insurance exchange facilitated by a $54 million “early innovator” grant from the federal Affordable Care Act, referred to by opponents as “Obamacare.” Once the bill arrived in the Senate, Steele and Fallin were both surprised when Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman said the Senate […]
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Barkley’s bite
Barkley, who called his co-hosts “assholes” during halftime of an Oklahoma City Thunder/Los Angeles Lakers playoff game last year, is kinda known for speaking his mind. His Okie-focused haterade started flowing half a decade ago when the TNT analyst and former NBA All-Star dissed the state as being “no place for black people” and claiming […]
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Beau bridges
Artists’ inspiration can be found in obvious places — politics, religion, love and loss — but few find it as early as Oklahoma native Beau Jennings. On a whim, a third-grade Jennings wrote a report on Will Rogers, not out of fandom, but a visit to Claremore’s Will Rogers Memorial Museum. A few years ago, […]
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Open season
Softball is a great American sport for players of all ages, races and skill levels. Even the gay community has adopted the national pastime and formed the Sooner State Softball Association, a league devoted to giving athletes of all persuasions an open and accepting place to compete. Now in its eighth season, SSSA is part […]
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Welcome to the neighborhood
A member of the Virginia Association of Realtors for the last 17 years, she most recently served that organization as vice president of member outreach. Noon has moved to the Oklahoma City metro with her husband, their daughter and three “active” dogs. “Lisa is bringing exceptional experience to our association,” said Hope White, 2011 president […]
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Bite Size
In his free time, he also is a ballroom dancer. Most treasured possessions: “Diana, and my daughter Christy’s two children in California.” Present address: “Langley, where we own and operate The Artichoke Restaurant & Bar.” Best food on your menu: “Our stuffed mushrooms called ‘Whatnots’ and our blackened salmon.” Serving this year as: “Chairman of […]
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Grand ‘ol “Opry”
“In years past, Oklahoma performers such as Jude & Jody, Bob Mills, Conway Twitty and others were featured on Oklahoma television,” said Vince Orza, KSBI president and CEO, in a press release. “The New KSBI TV is dedicated to bringing local Oklahoma entertainers back to television. … This music is a grand tradition in Oklahoma.” […]
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Sweeping down the plains
The project will create enough clean energy to power 46,000 homes and avoid the emission of approximately 339,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from conventional power plants, said Lisa Leipzig, project development manager for Acciona Energy North America. “Sustainability is core to how we do business,” Leipzig said. “We’re excited to be bringing another project […]