Palin endorsed Shannon in a March Facebook post trumpeting Shannon’s accomplishments, including being the first Republican to with his district’s state house seat and becoming the youngest Speaker of the House in Oklahoma’s history. She also said he’s perfect for the job even though he is an “underdog” and has had many “naysayers” against him. […]
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FOOD
Taste of Yukon, a delicious food extravaganza featuring 20 local and surrounding area restaurants, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mar. 27. Robertson Activity Center, 1200 Lakeshore, Yukon, 350-7680, cityofyukonok.gov. THU Guest Chef Dinner Series: Russ Johnson, several top Oklahoma chefs mentor the school’s students, Mar. 28. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle.edu. FRI […]
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Mayor candidate Shadid concedes with message of hope and change
Hundreds of supporters gathered at the watch party, held at Oklahoma City Public Farmer’s Market. “You can win, even in loss,” the Ward 2 Councilman said. “You can lose the battle and win the war, and that’s what’s happening. There is a movement growing in Oklahoma City. There is questioning and a dialogue and […]
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News9/OKG Poll: Cornett still dominates in pre-election poll
The exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, released Sunday, shows almost no change from a poll taken a week ago in Cornett’s support, while Ed Shadid drew some votes away from other candidates. The Feb. 27-March 1 tally put Cornett in the lead with 63 percent. Candidate Ed Shadid gained six points over the Feb. 17-19 poll, […]
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LIFE
Guernsey Park restaurant kicks off a new monthly event, BRKFAST Social, on Saturday. The restaurant will showcase two of our favorite things: brunch and day parties. Hosted by Lerato Maunatlala, Bertille Sefolosha and Ciara Amir, the food portion of the event will feature a new menu for customers to peruse. The brunch is from 11 […]
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No tea for Tom
This doesn’t mean the seat isn’t safely in Republican hands, but Cole, a veteran congressman, told Roll Call that it often isn’t Oklahomans’ cup of tea to vote with out-of-state groups that promote candidates. This is happening with Tea Party support from the Senate Conservatives Fund and The Madison Project, both of which have endorsed […]
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Reel Zombies / Sorority Party Massacre
Just now getting a DVD release (through Synapse Films), 2008’s Reel Zombies is a feature mockumentary with a welcome twist: Its filmmakers are poking fun at themselves, acknowledging how terrible their previous two (real) movies were. The shot-on-video “epics” in question are 2003’s Zombie Night and its 2006 sequel. The concept behind Reel Zombies is […]
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Happy birthday
Ellison is considered by many to be one of the most important literary figures of American literature in the 20th century. His existential novel Invisible Man is about race, identity and alienation. It was published in 1952 to critical acclaim and won the National Book Award the following year. In cooperation with Oklahoma City University, […]
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Let them eat king cake
Parishioner Jenifer Cameron, a New Orleans native, started baking king cakes at the church three years ago as a form of rehabilitation therapy after having seizures in 2009 and subsequent brain surgery, Rev. Jeannie Himes said. The seizures caused Cameron to lose some of her long- and short-term memory, but her intact baking skills are […]
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James lankford liberal?
After announcing his bid for Tom Coburn’s soon-to-be vacant senate seat, local Tea Partiers (not to be confused with “partiers”) launched an all-out assault on the fiery, redheaded Republican U.S. Representative of Oklahoma’s 5th District. Apparently, gutting SNAP food stamp benefits, blaming gun violence on “welfare moms” and believing it should be legal to fire […]