The subcommittee unanimously selected the site, located at the former Bob Howard Downtown Ford dealership, after several members attacked a consultant’s report on site costs, with subcommittee member Larry Nichols calling it “nonsense.” Meanwhile, under a timeline approved by the convention center subcommittee, almost every other large-scale MAPS 3 project would be pushed back to […]
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The Other guys
Do the math: Other Lives does not equal Kunek. Songwriter Jesse Tabish, a member of both projects with cellist Jenny Hsu and drummer Colby Owens, is quick to point out that the beloved Stillwater band Kunek and newer group Other Lives aren’t exactly the same thing. “It was mutual parting with another member. It wasn’t […]
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Free thoughts with the Kern clan
I think most citizens would agree that we want our students to think and reason for themselves and not just take somebody’s word for it. However, his argument is that both sides of human existence be presented in science classes so the students can reason what to believe. This is more appropriate for a philosophy […]
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Drive-through hand jive
However, the latest dispatch from the Fox affiliate up the turnpike has video evidence to back up its story. While this report doesn’t involve child molestation, it seems a man arrived at an east Tulsa Sonic one night in early March with a hankering for more than a cherry limeade. With what appeared to be […]
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Party with the Gazette!
The first one is Saturday at The Blue Note Lounge, 2408 N. Robinson, with live music and opportunity to win free Soundcheck shirts and other swag all night long! Sponsored by Boulevard Brewing Co., other parties are scheduled for the following Saturdays: • April 9, Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan • April 16, TapWerks […]
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Face-off
(Like when a driver drifts on over to the left lane on the highway — without using the blinker, obviously — and then just chills there going, like, 60, completely oblivious and not a care in the world. The effing left lane is for effing passing, people!) See? Happens to the best of us. But […]
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Munn ho!: Fifth in a series
“I would personally find it really romantic to grab a big pizza, a couple bottles of wine, and hang out in a hotel room with a big fireplace and just talk and laugh.” Got it, guys? Alcohol and cheese might lead to that other thing. And speaking of that other thing, we think we found […]
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Wolf pact
It’s not who you know, but how you know them. Phil Chamberlain, drummer for North Carolina metalcore quintet To Speak of Wolves, knows that as well as anyone, and he has an impressive in with the scene: His brother fronts the revered Christian metal band Underoath — not that he and his fellow Wolves have […]
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Fight club
To combat this, Singer recommends learning “confrontation reduction skills.” Key among these is active listening. “The key to all interpersonal communications is genuine listening, as opposed to defensive listening, where you plan your retort while the other person is talking to you,” Singer said. “In order to begin to really listen, paraphrase what the other […]
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Point: Revise outmoded liquor laws
That’s right — the bulk of these laws remain unchanged since the birth of Oklahoma more than 103 years ago. We live in a world where change is all around us, yet some resist the notion to even examine laws that were put in place more than a century ago. The business community in Oklahoma […]